Press Release - 04/28/2020
Community Education Services (CES) Canada
Since 2004, Community Education Services Canada has been actively engaged in Project PREPARE, a Project to Reduce Poverty and Provide Access to Rural Education. Forty-two secondary school communities have been strengthened and over 3500 scholarships have given hope to Kenyan youth.
Poor health, lack of education and high unemployment are among the leading causes of poverty in Kenya. CES Canada has invested in Kenya’s youth and in particular to the most vulnerable, children orphaned by the HIV/Aids pandemic. A focus on gender equity and equal opportunity has created new hope for girls to reach their potential.
CES Canada is making a difference for women and children who continue to suffer needlessly because they are denied the quality education they need and deserve. Transforming a community requires investments beyond the education sector. CES believes that a balanced approach includes a focus on infrastructure, water and sanitation, nutrition and health care systems.
We don’t just need more funding for education and health – we also need to achieve the best possible outcomes. To achieve this goal CES has created valued partnerships that focus on accountability and sustainability. CES has designed innovative programs such as the PAD (Feminine Hygiene), WASH in Schools, and anti-malaria net projects that link funding to results, producing gains in both access and quality of education and health care.
CES Canada is committed to alleviating poverty and the scourge of HIV/Aids, raising the standard of living for young people living in rural Kenya. Ten wells, sources of clean water have been created to serve school communities. St Caroli SS is the hub for a water project supplying treated water to a village of 4,000. Musaga SS was built to accommodate students having to walk ten or more km each day. The 2013 CES Kenya De-worming, the 2015 Vision Clinics and the 2016 Jiggers projects resulted in 50,000 children and youth receiving education and treatment. However, the key to our work remains - helping youth achieve a secondary and college/university education.
CES relies on a network of people, resources, and information that make the difference. Canadian volunteers work closely with Kenyan partners to ensure quality and accountability of service. CES Canada believes that poverty can be alleviated where human rights prevail and where access to education for all is a non-negotiable priority.