Zizi Afrique Foundation continued its close partnership with the Ministry of Education (MoE) and its key agencies, ensuring evidence–based practices
and research agendas are integrated into policies to drive systematic change through co-creation.
Strengthening Foundational Numeracy and Parental Engagement in Bungoma West, Kenya
Zizi Afrique Foundation is driving system-level change in foundational numeracy through its error analysis approach, which has boosted ownership and readiness
among local education officers. Field immersion exercises have reinforced teacher professional development, head of department accountability, and curriculum support systems. In Bungoma West, collaboration with the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) has earned strong endorsement from education leaders, leading to the formation of a county advisory group championing school-level action and parental engagement. During a recent review, school leaders and teachers were introduced to five global best practices in Parental Empowerment & Engagement (PE&E), leading to increased awareness and application of strategies to involve parents in learning. Schools are now more actively tracking reading levels and applying catch-up strategies, with headteachers reporting improved follow-up on non-readers. It is expected that the next steps will include scaling the initiative to more schools in Kenya, training additional teachers, and developing localized PE&E guides to support broader adoption. Read the Numeracy Error Analysis Report – March 2025
Career Pathways for Junior Schools in Kenya, Gain National Endorsement
Zizi Afrique Foundation collaborated with key education institutions, including the Ministry of Education (MoE), the Ministry of Education’s Directorates of Junior School, Quality Assurance and Standards, and Secondary (Senior schools) Education, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA), Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs), and universities, during a two-day convening to advance the institutionalization of career pathways in Junior Schools. The Ministry of Education’s senior leadership officially endorsed the simplified Career Pathways Guidelines under the Competency-Based Education (CBE). The next steps include developing a national action plan and supporting resource development through a multi-agency working group led by the Ministry.
Influencing the Review of Kenya’s National Education Quality Assurance and Standards Framework (NESQAF)
In Kenya, Zizi Afrique Foundation collaborated with the Directorate of Quality Assurance and Standards (DQAS) to review the National Education Quality Assurance and Standards Framework (NESQAF) to align with the Competency Based Education (CBE) context as well as international standards. This will be followed by the creation of national tools and benchmarks for assessing life skills in Grades 3 and 6, laying the foundation for a standardized, competency-based measurement system for improved tracking of learners’ non-academic competencies throughout the basic education cycle in Kenya.
