Strathmore Macheo Project - Kenya

Abstract
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The Macheo project was set up in the light of COP's conviction that the best way to tackle poverty in Kenya is to empower its people through education. In Kenya, only 3% of the people who enroll in primary school education go on to enroll at University level. Many extraordinarily bright and able young Kenyans are underperforming and failing to finish even secondary level education. This tragedy has motivated the Macheo Project, which is tailored specifically towards improving the retention rates of these underserved students in the education system.
Based in the Kibera slum, where statistics suggest there is almost no probability of a child surviving through to tertiary level; the Macheo Project seeks to directly combat those barriers which systematically cause students to drop out or underperform academically. In Kibera, poor Kenyans who want to escape the viscous cycle of poverty around them, need to maintain high enough grades to attract public and private sector scholarships. Where aspiration is low and drug addiction, alcoholism, and parental disengagement are high; young people desperately need positive role models. Mentorship provides the students not only with academic tutoring, moral guidance, and sound strategic advice, but also a clear sense that there are people who care about their welfare.
Three Saturdays a month, students leave Kibera slum and meet in the inspiring grounds of Strathmore campus, where a guest speaker delivers a talk designed to hammer home those principles like perseverance, punctuality, diligence, and integrity, which are just as essential as academic qualifications for Kenyans wanting to keep steady employment. They are tutored in subjects like Maths, English, and the sciences, and are individually coached by their Strathmore 'mentees', who help them set personal goals and who give them encouragement and advise about how to rise above the pervasive culture of despondency.
Macheo aims not only to broaden their academic horizons, but also to show them the possibilities of life beyond Kibera slum. Each month the students are taken for excursions in and around Nairobi, where they engage in sports activities, cultural and historical outings, or simply just enjoying the countryside.
The Macheo Project relies upon the generosity of donors and of students who wish to volunteer. Anyone interested in contributing to this initiative of hope make a tangible difference in inspiring Kenya's young people to build better lives for themselves, their families, and for the generations to come.

Geographic coverage
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informal settlements in Nairobi (Kibera)

Analysis unit
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individual secondary school students

Universe
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This survey focused on secondary school students from informal settlements in Nairobi (kibera)

Mode of data collection
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Face-to-face [f2f]

摘要
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Macheo项目应运而生，基于COP坚信，解决肯尼亚贫困问题的最佳途径是通过对民众进行教育赋能。在肯尼亚，仅有3%的初等教育注册生能够继续升入大学。众多才华横溢且能力出众的年轻肯尼亚人表现不佳，甚至无法完成中等教育。这一悲剧激发了Macheo项目的诞生，该项目专门针对改善这些未被充分服务的学生在教育体系中的留存率。
项目基地位于基贝拉贫民窟，据数据推测，儿童在该地区几乎无望生存至高等教育阶段；Macheo项目旨在直接对抗那些系统性地导致学生辍学或学业表现不佳的障碍。在基贝拉，渴望摆脱周围贫困恶性循环的贫困肯尼亚人，需要维持足够高的成绩以吸引公立和私营部门的奖学金。在志向不高、药物依赖、酗酒和亲子关系疏离现象普遍的环境中；年轻人迫切需要正面的榜样。导师制不仅为学生提供学术辅导、道德指引和明智的战略建议，还让他们明确感受到，有人关心他们的福祉。
每月的三个周六，学生离开基贝拉贫民窟，在斯特拉斯莫尔校园这片激励人心的土地上相聚，客座讲师在此发表演说，旨在强调诸如毅力、守时、勤奋和正直等原则，这些原则对于渴望稳定就业的肯尼亚人而言，与学术资格同等重要。他们在数学、英语和科学等科目上接受辅导，并由他们的斯特拉斯莫尔‘导师’进行个别指导，帮助他们设定个人目标，并给予他们克服普遍的绝望文化的鼓励和建议。
Macheo项目不仅旨在拓宽他们的学术视野，还旨在向他们展示基贝拉贫民窟以外的生命可能性。每月，学生们都会在内罗毕及周边地区进行远足，参与体育活动、文化和历史游览，或仅仅是享受乡村风光。
Macheo项目依赖于捐赠者和愿意志愿服务的学生们的慷慨。任何有兴趣为这一充满希望的倡议贡献力量的个人，都可以在激发肯尼亚年轻人为自己、家人以及子孙后代创造更美好生活的过程中，做出切实的贡献。
地理覆盖范围
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内罗毕非正式定居点（基贝拉）
分析单元
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个体中等学校学生
总体
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本调查聚焦于内罗毕非正式定居点（基贝拉）的中等学校学生
数据收集方式
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面对面[f2f]