Authors :
By Faith Chelagat; Barack Calvince Omondi; Jane Khasoa Lusenaka
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 10 - October
Google Scholar :
https://tinyurl.com/wfry438b
Scribd :
https://tinyurl.com/2bu65tjv
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10071399
Abstract :
Attaining a gender-balanced development
environment is an essential step to reaching the
worldwide clarion call of “leaving nobody at the back ”.
Multi-sectorial strategies for gender mainstreaming in
training have been widely followed, however, the gender
parity gap is protracted in developing international
locations. The government of Kenya has partnered with
special actors including NGOs in bridging the gender
disparity gaps in training. The disproportionately low
retention, high dropout, and consequent poor
performance in school amongst teenage girlshave been a
culprit in exacerbating the gender disparity in training
regardless of the introduction of free basic education in
Kenya. Dropout cases were higher amongst girls than
boys, especially in counties with excessive levels of child
rights abuses like Kisumu. The position of non-state
actors like Plan International is important in offering an
alternative and more secure mastering environment for
girls. Therefore, this takes a look at the awareness of the
programsand roles of Plan International and DREAMS
as non-governmental organizations to sell gender
equality by upholding the training rights of the women
in Kisumu. The primary goal is to study the effectiveness
of non-governmental Organizations in promoting the
rights to education of young girls in Kisumu County.
The study used the Human Rights Approach theory.
This observation will appoint a combined strategy case
study design to have a look at Plan International and
DREAMS’ support applications. The study was
undertaken in Kisumu County in two sub-counties Seme
and Kisumu West. The study population enlisted 374
young girls and adolescent girls purposively sampled
from the two sub-counties who are beneficiaries of the 2
NGOs. To enable information triangulation, the
researcher conducted key informant interviews amongst
pinnacle management of those NGOs, women leaders in
strategic positions, beneficiaries of NGO applications,
and Sub-County administrators of Gender, Youths, and
Personswith Disabilities (PWDs). A unique sampling
technique was used to analyze quantitive and
qualitativedata. The study's consciousness became
around four signs revealing the findings.Awareness of
both two organizations' activitieswhere the study was
carried out reveals majority of the respondents (80.3%)
are aware of the operations of Plan International while
(18.6%) are aware of the operations of DREAMS and
1.1% are aware of the operations of both organizations:
The engagement of the organizations by both National
and County government levels; The effectiveness of the
support offered to the girlchild within the two Sub-
Counties named; and lastly how the two organizations
engage with both levels of the government to keep the
girl child in school.
Keywords :
Approaches, Plan International and DREAMS, engagement, governmental departments,education, child rights.
Attaining a gender-balanced development
environment is an essential step to reaching the
worldwide clarion call of “leaving nobody at the back ”.
Multi-sectorial strategies for gender mainstreaming in
training have been widely followed, however, the gender
parity gap is protracted in developing international
locations. The government of Kenya has partnered with
special actors including NGOs in bridging the gender
disparity gaps in training. The disproportionately low
retention, high dropout, and consequent poor
performance in school amongst teenage girlshave been a
culprit in exacerbating the gender disparity in training
regardless of the introduction of free basic education in
Kenya. Dropout cases were higher amongst girls than
boys, especially in counties with excessive levels of child
rights abuses like Kisumu. The position of non-state
actors like Plan International is important in offering an
alternative and more secure mastering environment for
girls. Therefore, this takes a look at the awareness of the
programsand roles of Plan International and DREAMS
as non-governmental organizations to sell gender
equality by upholding the training rights of the women
in Kisumu. The primary goal is to study the effectiveness
of non-governmental Organizations in promoting the
rights to education of young girls in Kisumu County.
The study used the Human Rights Approach theory.
This observation will appoint a combined strategy case
study design to have a look at Plan International and
DREAMS’ support applications. The study was
undertaken in Kisumu County in two sub-counties Seme
and Kisumu West. The study population enlisted 374
young girls and adolescent girls purposively sampled
from the two sub-counties who are beneficiaries of the 2
NGOs. To enable information triangulation, the
researcher conducted key informant interviews amongst
pinnacle management of those NGOs, women leaders in
strategic positions, beneficiaries of NGO applications,
and Sub-County administrators of Gender, Youths, and
Personswith Disabilities (PWDs). A unique sampling
technique was used to analyze quantitive and
qualitativedata. The study's consciousness became
around four signs revealing the findings.Awareness of
both two organizations' activitieswhere the study was
carried out reveals majority of the respondents (80.3%)
are aware of the operations of Plan International while
(18.6%) are aware of the operations of DREAMS and
1.1% are aware of the operations of both organizations:
The engagement of the organizations by both National
and County government levels; The effectiveness of the
support offered to the girlchild within the two Sub-
Counties named; and lastly how the two organizations
engage with both levels of the government to keep the
girl child in school.
Keywords :
Approaches, Plan International and DREAMS, engagement, governmental departments,education, child rights.
