1. ALLEVIATING POVERTY THROUGH
EDUCATION : CASES FROM KENYA
BY
PROF. GENEVIEVE WANJALA , PhD.

2. INTRODUCTION
• Theme of conference an opportunity to assess
performance of educational institutions (TIVET
sub-sector)
• Dominant model of the Demand for Education
based on Human Capital Theory in which
education is social investment ; hence a public
good (with benefits)

3. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
• CONCEPT OF HUMAN CAPITAL
competencies , knowledge , social and
personality attitudes as well as creativity
embodied in the ability to perform so as to
produce economic value.
Investment in human capital development =
Education – justification for government
funding

4. POLICY FRAMEWORK
• Getting the economy going is important for
alleviating poverty ;
• Sustainable micro and macro economic
policies
• Create a conducive environment for
technology adaptation and innovation as well
as addressing educational objectives
• Education and training are expected to play a
key role in the attainment of VISION 2030.

5. THE TIVET SECTOR
• VISION 2030 has placed special demands on
it
• social and geographical inequalities in access
to TIVET services which is worsened by the
high levels of poverty.
• conference as a research forum so that we
learn lessons from them as to what is right
and what is not in our schools and colleges.

6. CASE STUDIES
• Listen to the testimonies of the invited
participants
• learn lessons from them as to what is right
and what is not in our schools and colleges.
• Analysis of data that can then be used to
formulate appropriate intervention strategies
which can then be used to improve the
effectiveness and efficiency of our education
and training systems.

7. CONCLUSION
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