By Simon Saitoti and Geoffrey Rumbe
Education has been an area of concern
to most people of Isinya. High illiteracy in the area has led to slow economic
growth. The government and Non-Governmental organizations in the area are
currently reversing this trend.
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| Computer students at Isinya Maarifa Centre |
According
to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) and Society for International
Development (SID) report on exploring Kenya’s inequality released this month, some 31% of Kajiado County residents
have no formal education. A total of 42% of Kajiado County residents have a
primary level of education only while only 28% of Kajiado County residents have
a secondary level of education or above.
Drastic campaigns carried out by both
government and non governmental organizations have been sited in the area all
in the quest to eradicate the so called enemy of development “illiteracy”.
These organizations have devotedly supported in community awareness while
others support pupils and students further their studies in addition to other
services.
Organizations like Compassion International
uses a holistic three- phase approach in Isinya. This includes Child survival
programme, Child sponsorship programme, and Leadership development programme.
Isinya Multipurpose Development Training Institute has been
instrumental in eradicating illiteracy among elderly people in Isinya. They
have enabled many elderly people who never got an opportunity to study acquire
both Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary
Education (KCSE).
All these services are mostly for the
purpose of excelling past education barriers in the community.
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