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Using Education to Provide Valuable Skill sets Education plays an enormously significant pivotal role in eradicating poverty. An education is a child’s greatest hope for a better future. It lowers birth rates, increases economic productivity and equips individuals with the skills necessary to participate in the workplace. Education has an essential role in our community as educated adults procreate, have healthier children, become more productive at work, receive better pay in the workplace and generally enjoy greater health. Education seeks to improve the quality of life by providing lifelong learning opportunities for all members of a community. Lifelong learning is based on the belief that people are learners at every age and are entitled to pursue educational opportunities that are meaningful to them. The success of the Gatanga Education Program relies on the active involvement of our constituents - not only those who are enroll in school, but also those who participate on our Education Committee, volunteer at our schools and events, or share their passion and knowledge with others by teaching a class. There are one hundred and forty seven (147) schools in the constituency, with a total student population of eighty six thousand nine hundred and sixty five (86, 965).
The school distribution is as follows:
The education committee was established in 2006, with the representatives from each education zone under the chairmanship of Mr. Patrick Mwangi. The representatives of the education zones are as follows:
The purpose of the committee is to try and provide incentives to both teachers and students, organize refresher courses for both teachers and students, provide career education days and highlight the various facilities required in the schools. This they do, in close liaison with the District Education Officer. |
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