Are Kenyan youth, women and persons with disabilities disinterested in elections? This question broadly guided a research study focusing on the engagement of special interest groups - the youth, women and people with disabilities - in national elections as voters and aspirants undertaken between August and December 2023 by Jaslika. Co-funded by Danida and UNDP through Uraia Trust, this research was part of three other post-election thematic studies conducted by the Consortium for Election Research and Advocacy (CERA) of which Jaslika is a member.
Education, Downloads
In December 2021, Porticus Africa commissioned Jaslika to investigate the uptake of e-learning by Catholic religious scholars participating in the New Generation Leadership Programme (NGLP) in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The study reveals institutional, programme and individual level challenges to the implementation of the NGLP aggravated by the abrupt and swift spread of COVID-19.
Report Summary, Work
Values are one of the three pillars of the vision and mission of the Basic Education Curriculum Framework guiding education reforms in Kenya. This study led by Dr. Sheila Wamahiu provides the evidence base for the operationalization of values in the Kenyan education system.
Report Summary, Work
This study led by Dr Sheila Wamahiu was the first comprehensive analysis of education of the girl-child in Kenya. Though conducted over two decades ago, issues such as the gross abuse of children’s rights in schools, widening of gender disparities to the disadvantage of girls as one ascends the education ladder, their continued marginalization in STEM, and the pockets of male disadvantage in some geographical locations that were flagged in the report remain current.
