Although the number of children in Kenya attending primary education has increased significantly over the past 5 years, it turns out many children leave primary school without being able to read and write. ICS believes that the quality and effectiveness of primary schools will increase if management and teachers are held accountable to the children's parents and the community. School Improvement Programmes (SIP) are being created by school community clusters to make this happen, in which representatives of the school and the community work together to safeguard the quality and access to education.
Two school community clusters in the districts of Busia and Teso (Western Kenya) will be supported in creating and execute a School Improvement Programme (SIP). The support consists primarily of training and financial contributions to the execution of the SIP’s. The project involves 2 community clusters, reaching 7 Early Childhood Decelopment Centres, 9 Primary schools, 3 Secondary schools and 1 Vocational school.