Nairobi – Dignitas Project

01 Oct 21

The Road to LeadNow

As soon as the COVID19 pandemic hit Kenya in March 2020 we realised that it was going to be important for us to work alongside our school partners to ensure our commitment to them remained relevant and impactful. Whilst we never would have imagined that national school closures would have…

03 Feb 21

Hope for At-Risk Girls in the COVID-19 Crisis: Dottie Scholars

Written by Mercy Naitore, Finance and Admin Officer Dottie Scholars is a girls scholarship program launched by Dignitas in 2011. The program aims to provide young women from marginalized communities with an opportunity to attend a high-quality secondary school and develop as leaders and role models in their community. In total…

26 Jan 21

Meet our new Advocacy and Development Director

It has been an exciting start to the year for the Dignitas team. We’ve been privileged to grow our team by welcoming a new Advocacy and Development Director on board. Ng’ang’a Kibandi comes to us with a wealth of experience, and a passion for quality education that offers all children…

08 Jan 21

Looking Ahead: Supporting Learners to Thrive to 2021

What a year 2020 was! It is still strange to think that, at this time last year, we sat at our desks planning for a year that would most definitely not unfold as foreseen. We worked together as a team to set goals and make plans that would be thrown…

16 Nov 20

Well-being for Learning: Feeding Program for Vulnerable Households

Written by Francis Njoroge, Programs Officer In January, 2020 was proving to be another busy year for Dignitas and the communities we serve. Dignitas hit the ground running with planned programming and new partnerships. Covid-19 seemed like any other story on the news and the majority of Kenyans did not believe it would…

25 Aug 20

School Leadership in a Time of Crisis

If we’ve ever doubted the place of great leadership, the current global crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic have demonstrated its importance. This is no different for educational institutions. Whether school based or not, the need for educational leadership has been a painful lack for many across the world. As schools…

25 Jun 20

Coaching Journey: A Successful Walk With my Teachers

Coaching is a core element of Dignitas school partnerships, one we often refer to as a our ‘secret sauce’. With COVID-19, we’re coaching remotely, but here’s a flashback from Dignitas Leadership Coach Justus, highlighting the impact of walking the coaching journey with one of his assigned school teams. As we…

01 Jun 20

Keeping 12,000 Children from Marginalized Communities Safe and Learning!

Since the COVID-19 crisis hit Kenya mid-March, the Dignitas team have been extremely busy. You may have already read our post highlighting the beginning of our plans, and this update as we began to think about how best we could support children in marginalized communities whilst schools are closed. As…