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One of My Village Holiday Learning Camps hosted by Mizizi Elimu Afrika. [Courtesy]
Across Kenya, millions of children attend school every day but still struggle to read with understanding. Recent national and regional assessments continue to remind us of a painful reality: too many learners in Grades 2 to 6 are unable to read and understand texts meant for much younger children.
This challenge has placed enormous pressure on schools, teachers, and families. Yet the solution is closer than we think.
Kenya today has nearly half a million Gen Z young people who are either trained teachers, teacher trainees, or pursuing teacher education across our colleges and universities. At the same time, we have approximately five million learners struggling with foundational literacy.
