Produce all round leaners for the East African human resource pool

African girls in class [Courtesy]

This week's global summit on education, hosted by President Uhuru Kenyatta and UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in London, comes at a time when critical questions are being asked about various education policies in East Africa.

In a recent assessment on self-awareness carried out by the collaborative Assessment of Life Skills and Values in East Africa (ALiVE), it was realised that perceptions among learners aged between 13 and 17 years about self-awareness varied, but one common factor is that they have limited awareness of their self, and are highly polarised by the environment.