Project Re-ignites academic hope for thousands

GABRIEL OCHIENG WITH OFAFA JERICHO PRI SCHOOL HEADMISTRESS MRS KOKWACH

Thousands of  ‘Out of School Children’ (OOSC) are re-kindling their education dreams through  an operation come to school (OCTS) project in select Nairobi County Primary schools , thanks to Women Educational researchers of Kenya (WERK), a professional association of researchers in education funded by the United Nations International Children’s education Fund (UNICEF). 

Among WERK’S Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) star candidates last year was 21 year old Gabriel Ochieng’, who scored 360 points after a stint as watchman at Maranda High School, a national institution in Siaya County. He was called to join Chesamisi High School in Bungoma County, but like many from destitute backgrounds sharing his plight, school fees remains a mirage at a time learning has already started. He cries at the thought that he might never pursue further studies.