The Links between Kakuma Refugee Camp HIV/AIDs Education Programmes and the Programmes in Regular Schools in the Surrounding Host Community in North-Western Kenya
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Date
2014
Authors
Ochieng', Rubai Mandela
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Scholarlink Resource Centre
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to assess the links between HIV/AIDS education programmes offered at Kakuma Refugee Camp (KRC) in North-Western Kenya and the programmes offered in regular schools in the surrounding communities. This is based on a qualitative case study on factors that influence the teaching and learning of HIV/AIDS education in refugee schools. A total of 3 primary schools from KRC and 3 from the host community (HC) participated in the study. A sample of 617 respondents of diverse nationalities, including 356 male and 160 female pupils, as well as headteachers, teachers, community members and NGO staff was used. The study utilized semi-structured interviews, observation, FGDs, documentary analysis and drawings to generate data. The study established that schools at KRC and HC shared the same MoE curriculum that integrated HIV/AIDS education. KRC schools had an added advantage of teaching HIV/AIDS and reproductive health as an independent subject using a curriculum developed and implemented by the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK). There was also a strong NGO support for HIV/AIDS education programmes at KRC schools which resulted in better HIV/AIDS awareness among pupils at the camp as compared to HC. However, many teachers from KRC were moving from KRC transferring knowledge and skills in HIV/AIDS education to the HC schools. The various NGOs supporting HIV/AIDS Education programmes at KRC had also extended their programmes to the HC. The study concluded that refugee pupils who left KRC to seek education in the host community schools may have lost considerably in terms of HIV/AIDS education. From the study findings, it was recommended that the government of Kenya should consider regular workshops for teachers in HC schools so as to bring them at the same level with their counterparts at the refugee camp
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links, kakuma refugee camp, HIV/AIDS education programmes, regular schools, host community
Citation
Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) 5(2): 199-209