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Sino-Africa Initiative Project Monitoring & Evaluation Final Exchange January 2014

Sino-Africa Initiative Project Monitoring & Evaluation Final Exchange January 2014. Overview. Primary Goal: Identify areas in which Chinese, African, and U.S. cities can collaborate on economic development and urban poverty in Africa. Madaraka Primary School.

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Sino-Africa Initiative Project Monitoring & Evaluation Final Exchange January 2014

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  1. Sino-Africa Initiative ProjectMonitoring & EvaluationFinal ExchangeJanuary 2014

  2. Overview Primary Goal: Identify areas in which Chinese, African, and U.S. cities can collaborate on economic development and urban poverty in Africa.

  3. Madaraka Primary School City school in Nairobi, children ages 6-12 Operating at ¼ of its 1,600-student enrollment capacity - reduces amount of per-pupil City funding • Improving facility conditions = • Increase enrollment • Increase city funding • Improve education • Improve health • Increase development

  4. SAI Project Focus • Renovate/repair water piping & flow to toilets/sinks • WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) Training • Sustainable City-to-City relationships Water supply limited and unhygienic Toilets & supply lines broken

  5. Surrounding Conditions in Kibera Informal Settlement

  6. Successes

  7. Construction Completed • Toilets (28) • Cisterns (31) • Water basins and sinks (17) • Taps (17) • Water tanks (3) • Steel doors (4) • Timber doors (7) • Manhole covers (7) • Steel grills on toilet walls • Tiles on walls • New roof for toilet block • Drainages cleaned to improve water flow

  8. Building Relationships & Global Partnerships

  9. Principal Munene

  10. Students of Madaraka

  11. Teachers of Madaraka School

  12. City Leaders

  13. Building City-to-City & People-to-People Partnerships

  14. Successful Tri-lateral Partnership!!!

  15. Special thanks to NoKero – Solar Light Champion and Madaraka Supporter

  16. Technical University of Kenya, Metro State University, & Chair, Denver-Nairobi SCI Denver Delegates, County/City Leaders, Minister of Water U.S. International University, Metro State University, UC Boulder & Delegates

  17. Spreading the Word!!!

  18. Challenges

  19. Procuring Supplies & Implementing Work • Money • Supplies • Paint: Interior/Exterior • Doors + hinges/locks • Window glass • Desk/chair sets • Delivery • Coordination • Labor • Department of Education • City/County Assembly Mr. Ashok Patel, Supplier

  20. WASH Training

  21. Reliable Performance Metrics • Increased enrollment • Reduced absenteeism • Motivated teaching staff • Improved hygiene • Increasing Test Scores • Water Supply & usage • Storage capacity, metered supply, weekly usage, etc. • Rain collection • WASH related

  22. Next Steps • DC Conference • Delegates & Panelists • Kenyan & Chinese Embassies • Private donors • Madaraka • Sustainability • Prioritized list of needs • “One Classroom at a Time” • Fundraiser(s) • Parent Gardening Plots • Future exchanges • Follow through & continue building the network • Unlimited potential

  23. “One Classroom at a Time”

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