Zizi Afrique foundation has officially kicked off it’s two day meeting holding six countries Sierra Leone, Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya is now the host.
The executive director has said that foundation learning is ground set to incorporate skills that every child needs.
“Foundational learning, we know is a key thing. The literacy and numeracy skills that every child needs is a strong foundation to support the learning that comes after. This, we know is an important thing, not just for Kenya but globally for all children.” John Mugo CEO affirms.
The CEO has said that this is a forum free to address many aspects ranging from having extensive and intensive training to improve intelligent quotient of children at tender age.
“This forum is going to address many aspects among them the reason why we are making such slow progress in getting all the children everywhere to learn the foundation. By foundation we mean by the time the child is finishing grade three in our Kenyan context, to be able to read with fluency and comprehension so understand what they are reading and also be able to reason with numbers.” CEO John Says.
Zizi Afrique launched there Agenda Report of 2021 which indicated that only 40% of children in grade four were able to read at grade three level.
This report now indicates that the majority of children were able to read at grade three level.
“It means that a majority of our children, even with all the effort and improvement and investment, proceeding to upper primary without the foundation of skills.” Mr Mugo says.
The forum is set to achieve the connectivity progress to accelerate progress by ensuring high rise of majority of children in the future.
“This forum is going to connect us to discuss how we can accelerate progress, how we can ensure that in the coming years, at least 90% of our children are able to read and plan at the right level.” John Mugo affirms.
Furthermore, the foundation has called the nation to invite corporation and unity to achieve the best for the young ones through both the government and the community.
“We are making a call to every Kenyan because achieving this for all children will not just be government, the government has its role, and they must play that ensuring that we have teachers who are well prepared and motivated. They are the books and materials to learn.” Mugo adds.
The CEO has however finally urged all the parents to ensure children at home are satisfied with all the necessary materials for growth.
“Children need books at home so that they are supported to be able to read the love for reading is important. So having as many things as possible at home for children to read, we know helps them to learn faster, but also other people members of the community that can support schools to be better, and accountability for schools and every learner to be able to read.”
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