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Forged in Fire: Celebrating the Heroes of KNLA Cohort 4 Every year, countless young people in underserved communities face a difficult crossroads after high school. Plagued by challenges like limited opportunities, low self-esteem, and a sense of hopelessness, their potential often gets lost. But what if they had a chance to ignite their inner strength,…

March 2021 The covid-19 pandemic changed all our lives in many ways. We had to adjust our social behaviors in unforeseen circumstances, and all we can see and feel is fear and distress calls. It is a very difficult space to be in for families, schools, and communities in this Covid-19 pandemic times. Schools re-opened…

Big Picture Learning Kenya Trust continues to serve the community and in January 2021, the organization launched a new program launched ‘Alumni Engagement’ which focuses on having some active Alumni give back to the community using the skills they have learned throughout the program during their high school years. The Alumni come from different schools…

Last year we piloted the Girl Rising program at Divine Mercy School, Kangemi, which was a success despite the myriad of challenges our team and students encountered during the pandemic. When schools opened this year, we were doubtful of our chances to implement the program due to the predetermined school calendar set by the Ministry of Education.…

Student development is not common in many community schools in the marginalized communities in Kenya. Big Picture learning Kenya’s mission is to activate the potential of marginalized communities, systems, and education through student-driven real world learning to unlock self-reliance, critical thinking, authenticity and global citizenship. I didn’t get the chance to learn about life skills…

I was partly raised in Nairobi and the rural area in Nyanza region. Growing up, I was an inquisitive girl and I loved engaging in various activities. With time, I slowly realized that the playmates I had over the years grew apart, boys and girls began to play separately and duties were also assigned differently. In the village, gender…

When I was schooling in the late ninety’s, learning was characterized by cramming of content from my teachers. Students would be seated in a classroom with the blackboard being the focal point. Learning was all teacher centered, it was very rare to have group discussions or students actively engaging with their learning. This is a…

Welcome to our new site, which promises to be much easier for us to keep up with. There’s a Donate button on every page and we now know how to tend our content ourselves. And the most exciting part is that we will be training a young person in Kenya to be the intern learning…