In Kenya, children face barriers that go beyond school fees. Classrooms are overcrowded or damaged. Sanitation facilities are inadequate. Water is unreliable. Teaching materials are limited. In some schools, insecurity keeps children from attending consistently.
Islamic Relief Kenya works to strengthen the quality, safety, and inclusivity of learning environments so that children can stay in school and learn effectively.
Our education work concentrates on supporting basic education in underserved and hard-to-reach communities. We prioritise schools where infrastructure gaps and poverty directly affect enrolment, retention, and learning outcomes.
We support comprehensive upgrades of school facilities to address structural and environmental barriers to learning. These improvements directly affect attendance, concentration, and overall school performance, including:
Equipped classrooms enable teachers to deliver lessons more effectively and reduce disparities between urban and rural schools.
Improved leadership and classroom practice contribute to better school management and learner outcomes. We support capacity strengthening for:
Vocational training as a tool for economic empowerment and development of market-oriented technical skills.
Islamic Relief provides young people with vocational training, giving them the skills and support they need to start earning a living in a country where unemployment is rife.