This morning we got picked up by Caleb Abayo Owino , our guide for the day and the headteacher of Pama Education Academy. The plan was to visit all the CIFEFA-Schools in Kangemi (apart from Five Star, see https://kycarchitecture.design.blog/2019/04/05/nairobi-day-three-2/ ). Overall there are 14 CIFEFA-Schools – 7 in Kawangware, 7 in Kangemi.
We learned a lot about the Kenyan education system and the challenges they face. For example many girls drop out before grade eight due to pregnancy and renting schoolgrounds eats up most of the fees, that parents are able to pay. Other challenges include: very little space for classes (up to 70 students per 20qm), expensive clean water, too few toilets, in rainy season flooding of classrooms.
Again we had a very tasty lunch, this time at Sweet Angels School with headteacher Christine. After lunch we head back to KYC and had our first floorplan dicussions with headmaster Joseph Simiyu and parent representative Zablon Shikuku. They were very helpful and gave useful insights into the Kenyan way of life.
Kangemi Youth Centre Architecture 