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Who we are
REACH-Education (Resources for Effective Assessment, Classroom Teaching and Holistic Learning) is a non-profit organisation based in Kenya, helping underserved nomadic and refugee families reclaim their educational future.
Our story
Operating primarily in five counties (Garissa, Isiolo, Marsabit, Tana River and Wajir), we focus on equipping and upskilling teachers and on offering a blend of online and printed learning kits that improve access to quality education for nomadic children. We also help refugee families make sure their school-age children receive, and keep, access to education.
Our flagship programmes are Digital Learning Platforms (DLPs), Mobile Learning Apps (MLAs), Assessment Generators (DAGs) and Self-Learning Kits (SLKs). They are available through locally available technologies and in print across underserved communities.
Our team of online teachers, special needs assistants and counsellors works both in person and remotely with schools, teachers, mobile learning centres and community libraries.
Reported by REACH-Education in 2024, covering the preceding 36 months. Our goal: 100 schools and informal learning centres enrolled by 2026.
Our mission
To empower nomadic and displaced children by providing them with quality learning materials and supporting their teachers with professional development resources to improve educational outcomes.
Our vision
A world where nomadic and displaced children have equitable access to quality education, enabling them to unlock their full potential and build a brighter future for themselves and their communities.
Our approach
REACH-Education works with government agencies, charities and the private sector to keep innovating the right blend of responsive, accessible and lasting solutions: online and offline digital teaching, printed materials, and learning and assessment tools for learners in marginalised and underserved communities. They are designed to help learners acquire, demonstrate and articulate the knowledge and skills they need to take part in, and contribute to, the wider world as lifelong learners.
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Core values
We engage professional, qualified people to develop e-learning materials and solutions and to teach.
We bring passion to the work we do.
We keep a close eye on the education sector and develop innovative solutions to the challenges nomadic students and teachers face.
We approach our work with integrity and honesty. When things go wrong we take responsibility and put them right.
We adapt to changing conditions in order to achieve our objectives.
We take the utmost care and responsibility in everything we do.
Safeguarding
REACH-Education puts the safety of its non-resident staff and volunteers first, with strict security protocols that include not publishing the names or pictures of team members or pupils. Much of our work in the region is delivered through online platforms, which reduces the risk of targeted reprisals.
For that reason, the photographs on this website were generated with AI. They do not show REACH-Education's learners or staff, unless a caption says otherwise.
Questions and answers
REACH-Education (Resources for Effective Assessment, Classroom Teaching and Holistic Learning) is a Kenyan non-profit that expands access to quality education for nomadic, pastoralist and refugee communities. It provides printed Self-Learning Kits, offline and online digital resources, mobile learning apps and a digital library, and it supports teachers with continuous professional development, counselling and mentorship.
Learners from nomadic and refugee families, and the teachers, schools, mobile learning centres and community libraries that serve them, mainly in Garissa, Isiolo, Marsabit, Tana River and Wajir counties. REACH-Education gives particular attention to girls, learners with special needs, migrating families and adult learners.
Because the formal school system is designed for settled communities. Pastoralist families move with their livestock, schools are far apart and under-resourced, and many teachers have left northern Kenya because of insecurity. By REACH-Education's analysis, 90% of Kenya's 2 million unschooled children live in the arid and semi-arid lands, where primary enrolment falls as low as 40% in some counties against a national average of 95%.
REACH-Education builds on technology communities already have: mobile phones, tablets and school computers. Content travels offline on CDs, flash disks and portable hard disks, and online through cloud platforms and mobile apps that work without a continuous internet connection. Teachers use REACH-Education's digital library and the Exam Vista test generator to prepare lessons and assessments.
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