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- Non-governmental organization
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Partners: **Community Education Services (CES) Kenya is an accredited CBO based in Kakamega, Western Province, Kenya. CES Kenya is made up of a Board of Directors comprising three women and six men, all professionals and community based. The Patron of CES Kenya is a former diplomat to Canada. www.cescan.ca **ACCES (African Canadian Continuing Education Society) is a Canadian NGO based in Kakamega, Kenya. A strong area of cooperation is in career education and health care programs. A non-profit society providing Africans with access to education to build better lives for themselves and their society. Since 1993, ACCES has: Sponsored over 1,500 Kenyans to study in Kenyan universities, colleges and training colleges; set up 9 primary schools for over 1,200 children; helped reach thousands of Kenyans with information about HIV/AIDS; established a small business training and micro-enterprise program. www.acceskenya.org |
| Publications: |
Semi-annual President's Messages: CES Canada Creates Hope Surviving Rural Kenya 01/12 http://www.cescan.ca/publications/presidents-message-ces-creates-hope/ Turning Adversity Into Joy 11/10 http://www.cescan.ca/publications/adversity-into-joy/ Part of Kenya's Future 01/10 http://www.cescan.ca/publications/presidents-message-a-part-of-kenyas-future/ Help Turn the Tide 09/09 http://www.cescan.ca/publications/presidents-message-help-turn-the-tide/ Harambee Reports bi-monthly http://www.cescan.ca/harambee-report/ e.g. CES Canada Health Report http://www.cescan.ca/harambee-report/ces-canada-health-report/ |
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Role of Education in Nation Building http://www.cescan.ca/downloads/speeches/TheRoleofEducationinNationBuilding.pdf Environmental Sustainability http://www.cescan.ca/downloads/discussionpapers/CESCAN_DiscussionPaper_3_Environmental_Sustainability.pdf Impact of JIV/Aids on the Kenya School System http://www.cescan.ca/downloads/specialreports/CESCAN_ImpactOfHIVAids_July2004.pdf |
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| Purpose of the organization: |
Project PREPARE “Program to Reduce Poverty and Provide Access to Rural Education” Poverty is a major social/economic problem in Kenya, especially in Western Kenya. The high level of poverty negates the little gain in the access to education that has already been achieved. There are deeply entrenched negative socio-cultural behaviours and practices that hinder the enormous efforts undertaken by stakeholders to counter the lack of access to education. Poor access to education has a direct relationship to the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS. This pandemic has produced orphans, child-parents and general poverty. Many children are unable go to school because they have to take care of younger siblings, work to earn money to put some food on the table or simply to care for their ailing parents. This has led to an increased drop-out rate for students and presents a very deep threat to the future of Kenya’s economic progress. These youth will continue to suffer and aggravate the already acute level of poverty in their community. Project PREPARE provides a link between generations and cultures, a bridge between two Commonwealth nations and ties of cooperation and friendship that are ongoing. The main objective of Project PREPARE is to build capacity within the Luambi and Malava constituencies of the Kakamega District of Western Province to address the issue of access to secondary school at an affordable cost. The recipients of education scholarships will be those orphaned by HIV/Aids and eligible for secondary school studies. They may include school leavers who cannot afford to continue their education and others at secondary schools that are unable to provide quality education at an affordable cost. The key goal is to identify students in CES supported school communities who in the past have demonstrated strong learning potential and who require funding support in order to continue their learning. To achieve this objective (CES Canada) will appeal to community stakeholders to provide facilities and scholarships to selected schools and students. The four cornerstones of CES Canada are Education, Water, Health Care and Food Production. Each is foundational to building a healthy community of learners, mitigating against the acute poverty that exists. All project activities will be planned, implemented and monitored by the benefiting community under the supervision of CES Canada. All participants are requested to identify the areas of greatest need and the strategies required in an education model designed to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS. The project is designed to provide access to education for secondary school youth orphaned by the HIV/Aids pandemic and to build the capacity of local public schools to provide quality education at an affordable cost. Project PREPARE has three essential categories that together focus on the above: Phase I Education including tuition fees, school resources, health care and nutrition. Phase I centers on the orphan child. Phase II Professional and Program and Curriculum Development including learning programs, lectures, workshops and conferences that center on students, teachers and school community members. Phase III Infrastructure building projects that support schools through water wells, addition of and repair to classrooms, computer labs, kitchen and farm projects. CES Canada will continue to strengthen its mandate and its effectiveness within the Kakamega District through its key partner - CES Kenya. The CES Canada family of schools is a partnership of 18 secondary schools in an area bounded by 1600 sq km. Its programs impact on approximately 5,000 students. As of January 2012 there are 161 partially or totally orphaned students supported by CES Canada. CES Canada Updated: 01/2012 Project PREPARE |
| Activities relevant to the conference of States Parties to the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: |
CES Canada/Kenya engaged in a partnership of 18 secondary schools as listed below: CES Kenya Family of Schools – 2011-12 Name of School Affiliation St. Caroli Lwanga Lutaso SS Catholic St. Mary Gorreti Shikoti Girls SS Catholic St. Patricks Bukhakunga SS Catholic St. Patricks Ikonyero SS Catholic Bishop Sulumeti Girls SS Catholic Eshitari SS ACK Friends Musaga SS Quakers Friends Makhukhuni SS Quakers Friends Navakholo SS Quakers Friends Sivilie SS Quakers Friends Samitsi SS Quakers Friends Namirama Girls SS Quakers Friends Sidikho SS Quakers Ibinzo Girls SS EACG Kakamega Muslim SS Muslim Namundera Mixed SS NDA Ematiha SS NDA Sheywe SS NDA |
| Confirmation of the activities of the organization at the regional, national or international level: |
Recent e-mail CES Kenya Patron Malik Khaemba: Malik Khaemba malikkhaemba@yahoo.co.uk 12/30/11 (12 days ago) Mr. Michael Frederiksen, BA, MA, M.Ed, LHD, JP President, CES-Canada, Dear Michael, RE: NEW YEAR GREETINGS AND CES-KENYA UPDATES On behalf of CES-Kenya Board, I wish you and the entire CES-Canada Board members a prosperous and happy 2012. Together, we have done and achieved many things for the children of Kakamega during this past year, but hope to do and achieve more this coming year. We wish all the CES-Canada members of the Board a healthy 2012. Yesterday was a good day for CES-Kenya Board members. We were joined by CES-Canada directors; Dr. Mayenga and Mr. Leonard Wandili for a joint discussion on various important issues affecting CES operations and mandate. Specifically we discussed about the fourth coming visit to Kenya by the Canadian teachers next year in July and we all agreed that the logistical details will follow. Dr. Mayenga also briefed members on the intended expansion of CES-Kenya/Canada beyond the 18 (eighteen) schools in 2012, a proposal that we have already accepted despite the challenges involved. We also touched very briefly on the fourth coming visit of CES-Canada President to Kakamega early next year and we should begin working on the details as soon as the actual dates of the visit are confirmed. We shall forward to you the full details of our meeting in due course of time. Sincerely Yours, Malik Khaemba, HSC Patron, CES-Kenya |
| A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality: |
CES Canada Members of the Board All Directors are Canadian Citizens Alecia Chen CANADA International Affairs Lawyer Michael Frederiksen, Barrie ON DENMARK Justice of the Peace Dennis Freeman, Toronto ON CANADA Securities Executive Susan Freeman, Toronto ON CANADA Community Volunteer Ken Froese, Toronto ON CANADA Forensic Accountant Ray Gallant, Guelph ON CANADA Retired Educator Catherine Gatere, Toronto ON KENYA Community Health Administrator Arthur Khaemba KENYA Publisher Diana Kuzmanovic, Toronto ON SERBIA Policy Advisor, Economic Development Charles Mayenga, Ottawa ON KENYA Reasearch Analyst Jane Odeny, Pickering, ON KENYA Human Resources Supervisor Leonard Wandili, Mississauga, ON KENYA Teacher Administrator Ron Ward, Toronto ON CANADA Humanitarian Aid Coordinator |
| Description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members: |
Membership of CES Canada is based on Directorship roles. Presently there are 13 Directors. |
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Publication 25/11 - focusing the critical need for Gender Equity. It is included in this area to support our conviction that the advancement of women in Kenyan society can improve only through the education of the girl-child. CES Canada - Providing Hope through Education Our Mission The CES Canada mission is to provide orphaned Kenyan students affected by HIV/Aids with education, nutrition, health care and overall support so that they may improve their communities and break the cycle of poverty in Kenya. The four foundation cornerstones of CES Canada are Education, Water, Health and Nutrition. WHY EDUCATION? Education for children is a luxury that many parents cannot afford. With a per capita income of $730 (World Bank 2009), poverty is the primary reason most Kenyans do not complete high school. 60% of Kenyans live below the poverty line defined as earning less than $1/day. Education is the seed of opportunity, particularly for desperately poor Kenyan girls and boys. Girls are often left out of educational opportunities. CES maintains a policy to support an equal number of girls and boys. CES scholarships change the lives of bright, motivated Kenyan youth. High school education helps these students improve the lives of their families and communities — whether they continue on to a university, go to vocational school, or return to work in the village. Their education can break the cycle of poverty by providing the family with a knowledgeable advocate in the marketplace and income that is not dependent on rain and the natural growth of food for livestock. CES Canada currently sponsors 161 students in 26 secondary schools, impacting on 5,000 students across six provinces in Kenya. Since 2004 CES Canada has provided 650 scholarships with 85 graduates earning the KCSE. Five clean water community well projects, a working farm, two classrooms and a school kitchen have been built through the donations of caring Canadians. Students are provided a school uniform, school resources, a nutritious meal each day, anti-malaria mosquito net and basic health care. CES Canada supports the most vulnerable – those orphaned by HIV/Aids |
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