Kenya: FAWE Honours work on Girls Education

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Summary: Ms. Margery Kabuya, the Regional
Representative of Christian Children's Fund
(CCF) Eastern Africa Region, is this year's
winner of FAWE Kenya's Agathe
Uwilingiyimana Award.



Ms. Margery Kabuya, the Regional Representative of Christian Children's
Fund (CCF) Eastern Africa Region, is this year's winner of FAWE Kenya's
Agathe Uwilingiyimana Award. The awarding ceremony, which was
organized by FAWE (K) was held on 8th March 2005 at Nairobi Safari Club
as part of the celebrations to mark International Women's Day. Hon. Linah
Jebii Kilimo, the Minister of Immigration in the Office of the President and
His Excellency the Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda, George William
Kayonga, presided at the ceremony.

The winning innovative project was the Naningoi Girls Education Project in
Kajiado District, which involves 'booking' girls for school, as an alternative
to being booked for marriage. The project has assisted 324 girls access
primary education and has a retention rate of 98%.

The Runners up was Mrs. Kauchi Chivumba, the Coordinator of the Role
Models Club in Kinango, Kwale District. The club was initiated by KAACR in
1996 and aimed at improving enrolment and retention of girls in school
through use men and women who have been to school as role models.
The club took over KAACR's activities after it phased out of Kinango.

The Agathe Award seeks to honour innovative strategies that have made
an impact in the promotion of girls' education. The award is dedicated to
the memory of Agathe Uwilingiyimana, a founder member of FAWE in
Rwanda and in Africa. She was also the Prime Minister of Rwanda in 1993
and was killed during the 1994 genocide. Before her death, Agathe
worked tirelessly to promote girl's empowerment, access, retention and
performance in schools.

Mrs. Kabuya was presented with a cheque worth Kshs. 444,000. 60% of
which will go to the project and 40% is hers. Mrs. Kabuya said she had
established a fund with the 40% to assist any girl who graduates from the
school to secondary school.

Country: 
Kenya

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