NDLI: Rethinking women’s learning and empowerment in Kenya: Maasai village women take initiative

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Takayanagi, Taeko
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	This study investigates the activities of a village-based literacy centre in Kenya and explores the benefits of community development activities on women’s well-being in Africa. Through the analysis of the stories of two Maasai women who had experienced adult literacy learning, the author discovered that: (1) the literacy instructor had inadequate in-service teacher training support from the government; (2) these women were using a space generated by collaborative informal learning through the literacy centre to improve their families’ and community’s well-being; and (3) these women gained empowerment through community development activities organised by the literacy centre. The author concludes that grassroots literacy and informal learning have been effective in improving the quality of life for the village women, and should be encouraged and supported by external agencies.Repenser l’apprentissage et l’autonomisation des femmes au Kenya : des villageoises Maasaï prennent l’initiative – La présente étude examine les activités d’un centre d’alphabétisation d’un village au Kenya et explore les bienfaits des activités communautaires de développement sur le bien-être des femmes africaines. En analysant les parcours de deux femmes Maasaï qui ont fait l’expérience de l’alphabétisation, l’auteure a fait trois constatations : (1) L’intervenant en alphabétisation recevait de la part du gouvernement un soutien insuffisant à une formation des enseignants en exercice ; (2) Ces femmes ont exploité un potentiel tiré de l’apprentissage coopératif informel au centre d’alphabétisation, pour améliorer le bien-être de leurs familles et de leur communauté ; (3) Ces femmes ont gagné en autonomie grâce aux activités communautaires de développement organisées par le centre d’alphabétisation. L’auteure conclut qu’alphabétisation à la base et apprentissage informel sont efficaces pour améliorer la qualité de vie des villageoises, et devraient être stimulés et soutenus par les organismes externes.
Starting Page	671
Ending Page	688
Page Count	18
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00208566
Journal	International Review of Education
Volume Number	62
Issue Number	6
e-ISSN	15730638
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2016-10-21
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	literacy and informal learning women’s empowerment community development gender and development Africa narrative analysis International and Comparative Education Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education E-learning

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
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