Centre for Governance and Development
For A Project To Improve Public Accountability And Service Delivery In Public Primary Schools
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Amount$300,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/20/2011
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Term12 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
Most, if not all, national policies state that parents should be involved in the management and oversight of schools, but the reality is that in Kenya, like much of sub-Saharan Africa, they are not. In addition to making the connection for parents between their tax dollars and the quality of their public schools, the Centre’s National Taxpayers Association project has developed a method—the school report card—for getting parents involved in monitoring schools and teachers to improve the quality of education. This grant would allow the Association to involve parents in all 19,000 primary schools in Kenya in monitoring school quality, using the report card to support the efforts of parents, teachers, and education officials to improve school management. By conducting this exercise across the country and releasing district and national school report cards, the Centre hopes to show the importance of parental oversight in making schools more accountable for delivering quality education and providing a model for how to do this across the country.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.cgd.or.ke
Address
Riara Gardens P.O. Box 4037, Nairobi, 00506, Kenya
Grants to this Grantee
for a project to improve public accountability and service delivery in public primary schools
In Kenya, as in many countries in Africa, parents often do not play an active role in monitoring and managing their children’s schools, despite national policies that mandate this role. The Centre’s National Taxpayers Association is helping parents make the connection between their tax dollars and the quality of their public schools, and then working with parents to provide greater oversight of the quality of education. Through this project, the Centre would involve parents in collecting information for a school report card to monitor key aspects of schooling and then help parents and other community leaders address areas of concern. By conducting this exercise across the country and releasing district and national school report cards, the Centre hopes to strengthen community voice in demanding accountability and quality education across Kenya.
for a project to improve public accountability and service delivery in public primary schools
Most, if not all, national policies state that parents should be involved in the management and oversight of schools, but the reality is that in Kenya, like much of sub-Saharan Africa, they are not. In addition to making the connection for parents between their tax dollars and the quality of their public schools, the Centre’s National Taxpayers Association project has developed a method—the school report card—for getting parents involved in monitoring schools and teachers to improve the quality of education. This grant would allow the Association to involve parents in all 19,000 primary schools in Kenya in monitoring school quality, using the report card to support the efforts of parents, teachers, and education officials to improve school management. By conducting this exercise across the country and releasing district and national school report cards, the Centre hopes to show the importance of parental oversight in making schools more accountable for delivering quality education and providing a model for how to do this across the country.
