Rutland High School WISER Presentation
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Women’s Institute for Secondary Education and Research, Muhuru Bay, Kenya Lear n. Be. Live. Rutland High Rutland High School School HARAMBEE HARAMBEE
Transcript of Rutland High School WISER Presentation
Women’s Institute for Secondary Education and Research, Muhuru Bay, Kenya in partnership with Duke University and
the Duke Global Health Institute
Learn.
Be.
Live.
Rutland High Rutland High School School
HARAMBEEHARAMBEE
Women’s Institute for Secondary Education and Research, Muhuru Bay, Kenya in partnership with Duke University and
the Duke Global Health Institute
Learn.
Be.
Live.
Oyaore!Oyaore!
Idthi Nade?Idthi Nade?
Adthi Ma Adthi Ma Ber!Ber!
Ma Ber!Ma Ber!
KenyaKenya
WISERWISER
InIn
MUHURU BAYMUHURU BAY
A Partnership Across SeasA Partnership Across Seas
Dr. Dr. RoseRose
Dr. Dr. SherrylSherryl
A LetterA Letter
Dear Andy,Dear Andy,““The male The male
teachers cane teachers cane me me
unconditionallyunconditionally…the boys take …the boys take my private parts my private parts as their toys…as their toys…please get us please get us
out of this hell.”out of this hell.”Sincerely,Sincerely,
JanetJanet
3 Steps for Growing 3 Steps for Growing WISERWISER
The Big 5 Ideas The Big 5 Ideas
1. LIVE1. LIVE
““Should I stop having sex with my teacher who Should I stop having sex with my teacher who pays my school fees?”pays my school fees?”
““Last year, my Last year, my sister was told sister was told
by a man he was by a man he was going to take her going to take her
to her first to her first supermarket. supermarket. She got in the She got in the car, and never car, and never came back. She came back. She was forced to was forced to
marry.” marry.”
““Only 5% of the Only 5% of the girls in Muhuru girls in Muhuru
Bay attend Bay attend secondary secondary
school, why school, why should I not try should I not try to marry early?”to marry early?”
““I fetch water I fetch water and firewood for and firewood for
5 hrs a day, 5 hrs a day, when do I have when do I have time to do other time to do other
things?”things?”
““During the During the dry season, dry season, women, me, women, me, are the first are the first
harvest.”harvest.”
““I am a fish I am a fish monger. monger.
I sell my body I sell my body to the to the
fishermen so fishermen so my kids can my kids can
eat. eat.
I am a widow I am a widow of 11 kids. We of 11 kids. We
all have the all have the illness.illness.
Malaria RateMalaria RateHIV/AIDS PrevalenceHIV/AIDS Prevalence
Muhuru Bay
2. LEARN2. LEARN
“Educating girls yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world.” World Bank
Her hero.Her hero.
Her Her gatekeepegatekeepe
rs.rs.
Every year of secondary school will Every year of secondary school will increase a girl’s future income by 15-25%.increase a girl’s future income by 15-25%.
Her opportunity.Her opportunity.
Each extra year of primary school will Each extra year of primary school will increase lifetime wages by 10-20%.increase lifetime wages by 10-20%.
Her Her powepowe
r.r.
Bottom Line
204,000 adolescent girls in Kenya drop out of secondary school per year and become mothers.
If they went back to school, $504 million could be saved from health costs.
That’s the same amount of money made by the Kenyan construction sector per year.
3. Be 3. Be
BIG 5 Priorities for Empowering New Self-Reliant Women Leaders
Educational Capital
1. Creating a Safe 1. Creating a Safe Space for Girls.Space for Girls.
Educational Capital 2. Community Ownership2. Community Ownership
Educational Capital 3. Local Vision3. Local Vision
Educational Capital 4. Local Labor4. Local Labor
Educational Capital 5. Local Success5. Local Success
Clean, Drinking
Water
Solar/Wind/Grid Power
Educational Capital 6. Get more Time6. Get more Time
120 Students (100% on scholarship)120 Students (100% on scholarship)
8 Kenyan Teachers with 1 Month US 8 Kenyan Teachers with 1 Month US FellowshipFellowship
1 Kenyan Headmistress1 Kenyan Headmistress
1 Executive Director1 Executive Director
Staff of Muhuru Bay Gardeners, Matrons, Staff of Muhuru Bay Gardeners, Matrons, Maintenance, Security Guards, Cooks, Maintenance, Security Guards, Cooks, Cleaners, Teaching Assistants Cleaners, Teaching Assistants
Educational Capital
7. Getting the Right 7. Getting the Right PeoplePeople
8. Co-8. Co-CurriculumCurriculum
Chinese Proficiency Literate in Computer Technology
Social Entrepreneurship
College Ready
Educational Capital
9. Building our Foundation through WISERBridge
Educational Capital
450 boys and girls
14 Primary Schools
56 Teachers
Double Passing Rate
36 years old and Back in School.
Educational Capital
BIG 5 Priorities for Empowering New Self-Reliant Women Leaders
Economic
Capital 1. Simple Equation1. Simple Equation
• Pilot: 3 Girls, 3 Boys Entrepreneurs
• 15% to WISER, 65% individual, 20% sustaining
• Market, Social, Financial, Sustainability Analysis of each Initiative (MSFS)
2. WISER Youth Social Entrepreneurs (WYSE)
Economic
Capital
Economic
Capital3. Transfer New 3. Transfer New SkillsSkills
Economic
Capital4. Create New 4. Create New MarketsMarkets
Economic
Capital
5. New 5. New ExposureExposure
Economic
Capital
6. New 6. New NetworksNetworks
Economic
Capital7. New Public 7. New Public ResourcesResources
BIG 5 Priorities for Empowering New Self-Reliant Women Leaders
1. Partners in 1. Partners in HealthHealth
Community Health Advancement
Mapping Project
3 Year HIV/AIDS Research Program with Duke Global Health Institute
SolarChill Refrigerator in
partnership with Greenpeace
Health Capital
2. The Power of the Pad2. The Power of the Pad25,000 Johnson and Johnson 25,000 Johnson and Johnson Sanitary Pads Sanitary Pads
Health Capital
3. SolarAID: Solar Baskets3. SolarAID: Solar BasketsHealth Capital
4. SolarAID: Micro Solar Lightbulbs4. SolarAID: Micro Solar LightbulbsHealth Capital
Health Capital
5. Increasing Latrine Coverage and 5. Increasing Latrine Coverage and access to Clean Drinking Water with access to Clean Drinking Water with UNICEF UNICEF
BIG 5 Priorities for Empowering New Self-Reliant Women Leaders
1. Primary School Soccer 1. Primary School Soccer LeagueLeague
Men & Boys
2. Academic & Athletic 2. Academic & Athletic ExcellenceExcellence
Men & Boys
3. Gender Allies 3. Gender Allies
Camp WISER for Girls and
Boys led by Duke students
Technology Seminars and Professional Development
International Young Future
Leaders Summit
1. 2. 3.
Men & Boys
4. WISERBridge Boy & Girl 4. WISERBridge Boy & Girl Success Success
Men & Boys
BIG 5 Priorities for Empowering New Self-Reliant Women Leaders
1. Local 1. Local InvestmentInvestment
Building Costs
$500,000
Water Pump/Filtration System Costs
$120,000
Solar Powered Campus
$20,000
Sustainability
Sustainability2. School Investment: 2. School Investment: Opportunities to become self-Opportunities to become self-reliant women leadersreliant women leaders
30 WISER 30 WISER Partner Partner
Schools by Schools by 2010 with 4 2010 with 4 Yearly GoalsYearly Goals
Sustainability 3. International Investment3. International Investment
1. Primary 1. Primary Investment: Investment: $1000 per $1000 per
YearYear
Sustainability
2. 2. Secondary Secondary
Investment: Investment: Your ChoiceYour Choice
Sustainability
3. Learn and 3. Learn and Share: Share:
Learn the Learn the Girl EffectGirl Effect
4. Live & 4. Live & Connect: Connect: Annual Annual
International International SummitSummit
$25 provides
Pencils, pens, exercise books, and a calculator for one girl per
year.
$50 provides
13 Textbooks
$100 provides
2 skirts, 2 blouses, 2 pairs of socks, 2 pairs of shoes, 2 pairs
of sandals, and 2 sweaters.
$250 provides
Science Laboratory equipment for 30 students for 1 Full Year.
$500 provides
5 Teachers with Full Teaching Supplies for 1 Year
$1000 provides
One Girl’s School Supplies & Residential Supplies for 1 Year
Power of $1000 for 1 Girl
Academic Bundle
• 13 Textbooks
• 2 Uniforms
• 20 Exercise Books
• 1 Math Supply Packet
• 30 Pencils & Pens
• 6 Springfiles
• 6 Reams of Paper
• 1 Calculator
• Travel Fees for Class Trip & Music Competitions
• Exam Fees
• Sports Equipment
Residential Bundle
• Mosquito Net & Treatment
• Medical Fees for Doctor’s Visit
• Sheets & Blankets
• Bed Mattress
• Trunk and Lock
• Silverware and Utensils
• Sanitary Pad Packet
• Bars of Soap
• Toothpaste and Toothbrush
• Shoe Polish & Detergent
• Vaseline
• Toilet Paper
$3500 provides
Full tuition, room & board, all academic and residential
supplies, water, electricity, and internet services per girl for 1
year.
Bottom Line: Realize Their Potential
30 Schools
$30,000 Investment
30 Empowered Girls at WISER
International Summit 2011
11 Spots Left
1
What If?
One girl could finish secondary school?
What If?
One girl never had to sell her body to feed her mind?
What If?
She could spend 4 hours in the classroom rather than 4 hours carrying water from the lake?
What If?
One girl could change everything?
