The over-reaching goal of EYC is to make a significant contribution towards Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education and Training for All.
Elimu Yetu Coalition (EYC) is Kenya’s National Education Coalition, established in 1999 as the National platform for Civil Society Organizations (CSO), Professional groupings, Education and Research institutions and other non-state actors in Kenya’s education sector – to lobby for the implementation of Education for all (EFA) goals as articulated in the Jomtien Declaration in 1990 and the Dakar Framework of Action 2000.
EYC focuses on mobilising and harnessing the collective efforts of all education stakeholders and local communities in Kenya and providing leadership in the on-going efforts to make EFA a reality in Kenya.
EYC in partnership with selected County Education Networks planned for County Dialogue forum to enable education stakeholders develop a common understanding on access to inclusive and equitable quality education within the county. The dialogue was held 6 Counties namely; Makueni, Nandi, Bungoma, Muranga, Mombasa and Tanariver Counties. One of the Key discussions was an overview…
The Africa Education and Learning Hub is the digital platform of the Horn, Eastern and Southern Africa (HESA) Learning Collaborative, an initiative mooted and advanced by Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working in education sector policy advocacy and influencing in Africa. The idea was first initiated by CSOs implementing the Education Out Loud (EOL) program in…
EYC is in the process of organizing for the 12th CSO conference on Education for All (EFA) in collaboration with partners. The conference is organized annually and brings together EYC members, partners and other education stakeholders over a particular theme. It presents an opportunity for stakeholders to share experiences and This years’ theme is “Promoting…
The Regional Management Unit (RMU) based in Kampala, Uganda that manages Education Out Loud (EOL) grant, encourages peer support as a form of capacity building for the Grantees. Elimu Yetu Coalition (EYC) Finance department was privileged to be identified as a peer facilitator due its consistency in demonstrating capacity in financial management to Capacity build…
On May 20th, 2022 the National Media held a Tweet event. This was prompted by the need to address matters related to the transition to Junior Secondary School occasioned by the ‘’confusion’’ around the issue within the public domain. Participants drawn from education stakeholders discussed challenges to the process and the most immediate issue was…
EYC National Coordinator, Joseph Wasikhongo on 11th May, 2022 had the privilege of meeting the Acting C.E.O of the Global Partnership for Education(GPE) Mr. Charles North in Nairobi. The meeting focused on the New GPE Funding Model; and the explored the role the Civil Society would play during the implementation of the Kenya Partnership Compact.…
On 10th May, 2022 GPE co- hosted a reception with Rotary International to dialogue on opportunities for business action and impact. Elimu Yetu Coalition was one of the invitees. Other CSOs represented were Action Aid and FAWE. The event was graced by Principal Secretary for the State department for Early Learning and Basic Education Dr.…
On 9th – 14th May, 2022 Education Out Loud (E.O.L) Regional Grant Manager Oxfam Ibis, Uganda organized a learning and sharing event in Nairobi that brought together grantees under operational component 1(OC1) and operational component 3(OC3) of the Education out initiative. The target OC1 participants were from countries that OC3 grantees are going to implement…
The conference aim was to strengthen the relevance of the contributions to education by accredited organizations before the Communique of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is developed or revised. It was to further address educational priority issues towards the 2030 Agenda. The theme of the conference was; Lessons learned from COVID-19 mitigation and…
The Kenyan government had proposed a systems transformation grant from the GPE board of up to US$ 53, 300 000. GPE reached to EYC to establish whether the coalitions are satisfied with the actions tabled to improve their transformation systems for evidence-based planning, monitoring and financing and if the coalitions were fully involved in the…
The National Policy Forum on Inclusive Education was held on 15th February, 2022 at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development Nairobi, Kenya. It was organized by Elimu Yetu Coalition (EYC) Special Needs Education thematic group as a buildup activity to the 22nd Global Disability Summit (GDS The Global Disability Summit offers a concrete mechanism for…
This article is about Kakenya’s Dream, one of Elimu Yetu Coalition Member organization as featured by Bill Gates on the https://www.gatesnotes.com/Health/Heroes-in-the-field-Kakenya-Ntaiya?WT.mc_id=20220124100000_HITF-KakenyaNtaiya_BG-TW_&WT.tsrc=BGTW
