Lchokuti Foundation

With the help of local staff as well as international volunteers, the Lchokuti Foundation provides informal education and advice by teaching life skills, language, literacy, culture, and health. Additionally, the program provides special events such as cultural/entertainment programs, sporting events, and guest speakers. The programme is based in and around Merille, Marsabit County, Eastern Province of Kenya. Lchokuti  aims to improve quality of life by facilitating students’ everyday life, as well as altering long-term community attitudes towards education.

Inclusive EducationCommunity EngagementSkills for WorkOut-of-School Children2016With the help of local staff as well as international volunteers, the Lchokuti Foundation provides informal education and advice to out-of-school students by teaching life skills, language, literacy, culture, and health. Long-term projectNot-for-profitStudent supportIncreasing or sustaining enrollmentParental/community engagement in support of studentsCommunity resourcesHealth/NutritionLiteracyEntrepreneurship skillsMath/numeracyEnglish languageArt & MusicFree service or productRuralNoNomadic communitiesOut-of-school childrenOrphans and vulnerable childrenBottom quintile (0-20%)No

The monitoring and evaluation take place internally on a quarterly basis. The project managers working at each school compile a report and share it with the senior administration of the organization. Since inception, the program has had a very agile approach towards learning. If the results in the report are found lacking, the project managers are encouraged to learn lessons from old strategies and adopt a new approaches for problem solving. 

As of May 25th, 2016, teacher attendance was measured at 100%. 

Connect with fundersConnect with public sectorConnect with other implementers to explore programmatic collaborationTraining/toolkits for management tasksTraining/toolkits for programmatic tasksDirectory of providers of technical supportProgramme Structure Lchokuti Foundation.docxWilfred Anunda254702717352

Building partnerships with local and international educational NGOs for help with funding, book and other resource donations, and any other assistance which might promote cultural exchange in order to find international volunteers. The program also applies for grants and posts on several independent advertising sites to attract potential donors, including interested individuals. The Lchokuti Foundation does raises awareness for the issues/problems affecting the area, mainly through social networks.

15YesInternal assessment performance300 000Kenya

As of May 25th, 2016, student attendance was measured at 70%. 

Kenyan ShillingUnited States of AmericaVisit this program's Facebook pageNoNoEastern ProvinceMerille0Technology Not a focus15Number of current learners servedTotal number of learners served/enrollment to dateActiveLack of funds to pay local teaching staff, organize special events, and generally advance the program.The program educates those who either never attended or dropped out of formal education early on for reasons such as: warriors, life-stock grazing children in the bush/ those waiting for child marriage, etc.Marion Zillerlchokuti@yahoo.comQuarterlyNoNoNo