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On enrolment and gender parity, pro-poor private schools in Nairobi’s poor urban neighborhoods have a point to make : 

On enrolment and gender parity, pro-poor private schools in Nairobi’s poor urban neighborhoods have a point to make Contributor: sheiraz hammad malik 7th INDEPTH Network Annual General and Scientific Meeting 3-7 September 2007. Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya Theme: The Role of DSS in monitoring progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 1

Presentation outline: 

Presentation outline Background Research questions Methodology Results Key message Policy proposals 2

Background: 

Background 3

Research questions: 

Research questions What is the enrolment in pro-poor private primary schools in Nairobi’s informal settlements compared to public schools? What is the Gender Parity Index (GPI) in schools within the informal settlements? 4

Methodology: 

Methodology Longitudinal Retrospective data 2000-2005 Site Site description Children aged 5-19 yrs Number & % of girls Korogocho Slum 7698 4016 (52.2%) Viwandani Slum 3892 1974 (50.7%) Jericho Non Slum 1564 788 (50.4%) Harambee Non slum 728 362 (49.7%) Total 13882 Slum=5990 (51.7%) 5

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Preliminary results 6

% of enrolled pupils irrespective of school location : 

% of enrolled pupils irrespective of school location 7

% of enrolled pupils within schools in the informal settlements: 

% of enrolled pupils within schools in the informal settlements 8

Situation in select public schools in the informal settlements, 2007: 

Situation in select public schools in the informal settlements, 2007 School Name Str c1 c2 c3 c4 c5 c6 c7 c8 Total Daniel Comboni 4 210 235 251 273 274 257 243 173 1920 Ngunyumu 3 80 136 132 181 229 222 190 91 1264 Star of Hope 1 78 70 90 84 54 50 42 46 515 St. Elizabeth 3 157 154 168 169 90 144 134 122 1141 9

Why call them pro-poor?: 

Why call them pro-poor? They are not in the class of conventional private schools in Kenya Their fees are low, on average about (USD 5 or Ksh 300 per month) and payment is staggered Not strict on school uniform Operate within the informal settlements where most of the urban poor live. 10

Key challenges facing pro-poor private schools: 

Key challenges facing pro-poor private schools Substantial % of untrained teachers Poor infrastructure and sanitation Lack of adequate and appropriate teaching and learning materials Most are not registered with the Ministry of Education so cannot get its support Individualised or poor management systems 11

Key message: 

Key message Despite many challenges, these pro-poor private schools in the informal settlements Have enrolled a substantial % of children from the informal settlements Their GPI is much better compared to that in the public schools 12

Policy proposals: 

Policy proposals Bring these private schools on board in terms of Registration with MoE (perhaps as private formal) quality assurance (regular visits) Trained teachers and teaching and learning materials( can a minimum # in each school be a pre-requisite?) Attempt vouchers for the delivery of FPE in the urban poor neighbourhoods 13

Thank You: 

Thank You 14