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North Rift Education for All

Keeping children in safe, dignified learning spaces.

North Rift · NandiMember since 2021

About the organisation What they do

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Partner schools

Placeholder until verified school partnership counts are confirmed.

Safe

Learning environments

Safeguarding routines embedded in partner schools.

Retention

At-risk learners

Support for children at risk of dropping out.

2021

Member since

Full NORCCAPA member in the education and advocacy space.

Nandi · North Rift

Keeping children in safe, dignified learning spaces.

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Who we are

A full overview of the organisation

North Rift Education for All (NREFA) is an illustrative school-facing organisation that partners with schools, parents and community structures so children stay in learning and are protected from harm in and around school. Its work sits at the intersection of retention, safeguarding and advocacy across Nandi County.

Teams work with attendance monitors, focal teachers and parent groups to identify learners at risk of dropping out, strengthen reporting channels and reconnect children after exclusion or harm. When a child’s barrier is in the home or the wider protection system, NREFA seeks warm links to family-strengthening and protection members in NORCCAPA.

Through the association, NREFA aligns safeguarding practice with peer organisations and contributes education evidence when the network speaks collectively. This landing profile is a composite example — replace with confirmed organisational content before publishing as fact.

01School partnerships focused on retention and dignity

02Safeguarding routines that teachers can actually use

03Parent engagement that closes the home–school gap

04Education evidence contributed to NORCCAPA advocacy

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Purpose

Mission, vision and the change they seek

Mission

To keep children in safe, dignified learning spaces and remove barriers that push them out of school.

Vision

A North Rift where every child learns in an environment that protects their rights and dignity.

The change

NREFA seeks schools where safeguarding is routine, at-risk learners are noticed early, and education barriers are addressed together with the wider protection network — not in isolation.

School partnerships, parent engagement and learner-centred safeguarding — connected to the wider protection network through NORCCAPA.

At a glance

Where they work and who they serve

Primary and secondary school communities across Nandi County and linked corridors.

Areas of work: EducationAdvocacy
Who they serve: ChildrenAdolescents

What we do

Programmes and services

How North Rift Education for All works day to day — select a programme to see the detail.

Programme 01

School retention partnerships

Working with schools and parents so children at risk of dropping out are identified early and supported to stay. Attendance monitoring is paired with family-support referrals when the barrier sits outside the classroom.

01Attendance monitoring with school teams

02Parent engagement sessions

03Links to family-support members when needed

How we work

Focus areas

School retention

Supporting children at risk of dropping out with community and school partnerships.

Attendance
Parent engagement
Referral to family support

Safeguarding in learning

Helping schools strengthen reporting and response for protection concerns.

Focal teachers
Reporting channels
Reintegration

Advocacy with peers

Contributing education evidence to collective NORCCAPA positions.

Joint briefs
Forums
Peer review

What guides them

Principles in practice

Dignity in learning

Every child deserves a school environment that protects their rights as much as it teaches skills.

Early notice

Attendance and wellbeing signals are treated as invitations to act, not as paperwork alone.

Whole-pathway honesty

Schools are not asked to solve protection alone — links to the network are part of the design.

Evidence with care

Advocacy claims are grounded in field notes and reviewed with peers before they travel.

People

Leadership and key roles

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Grace Jepkosgei

Director (illustrative)

Leads NREFA’s school partnerships and advocacy contributions. She represents education practice at NORCCAPA forums and keeps safeguarding linked to retention work.

Brian Kiprono

School Partnerships Manager (illustrative)

Coordinates with focal teachers and head teachers on attendance, reporting channels and reintegration. He coaches school teams on practical, learner-friendly routines.

Mercy Chepngetich

Parent & Community Engagement Lead (illustrative)

Builds parent sessions and community links that close the home–school gap. She connects retention cases to family-strengthening members when barriers sit outside school.

“Schools cannot protect children alone — and neither can we. The association keeps us honest about the whole pathway.”

Director, North Rift Education for All (illustrative)

From the field

Notes from the work

Illustrative snapshots of how the organisation shows up for children and families.

An attendance signal that opened a pathway

A partner school flagged repeated absences; NREFA and the parent group discovered barriers that needed family support, not only classroom discipline. A warm referral to a NORCCAPA family-strengthening member kept the learner in view. Illustrative composite — not a confirmed individual case.

Reporting channels that learners would use

Focal teachers redesigned reporting so learners could raise concerns without public stigma. Coordination with protection members meant the next step after disclosure was clear. Use as tone for school-safeguarding practice, not as published metrics.

Evidence that travelled into a joint brief

Field notes on transport and safety barriers were peer-reviewed and contributed to a NORCCAPA education brief. The association spoke with one voice because members had shared the same underlying evidence. Illustrative of advocacy collaboration, not a confirmed publication.

Their story

Organisation timeline

How North Rift Education for All grew and connected with NORCCAPA.

2017
School partnerships begin
Starts structured work with primary schools on attendance and child dignity.
2019
Safeguarding focus deepens
Adds focal-teacher orientation and learner-friendly reporting as core school work.
2021
Joins NORCCAPA
Enters the association to connect education practice with broader protection work.
2024
Shared safeguarding routines
Co-develops school safeguarding checkpoints with other member organisations.
Today
Member in good standing
Continues school partnerships and participates in association learning seasons.

In the NORCCAPA network

How they belong to the association

Full member contributing education and school-safeguarding practice to NORCCAPA learning and advocacy products.

Become a Member

01Co-develops school safeguarding checkpoints with peers
02Supplies education evidence for joint advocacy
03Links retention cases to family-strengthening members
04Active in quarterly NORCCAPA forums

Questions

Engaging with North Rift Education for All

Practical answers for partners, families and peer organisations — illustrative until confirmed by the member.

Contact NORCCAPA

How can a school partner with NREFA?

Illustratively, schools begin with a partnership conversation covering retention monitoring, safeguarding routines and referral links. Confirmed partnership criteria should be published by the organisation before use as fact.

How are learners referred beyond the school?

When barriers sit in the home or protection system, NREFA aims to link to NORCCAPA family-strengthening and protection members with follow-up. Live referral contacts should come from the association pathway map.

What does NORCCAPA membership mean for NREFA?

As a full member since 2021 in this seed, NREFA co-develops safeguarding checkpoints and supplies education evidence for joint advocacy. Verify status and contributions with NORCCAPA.

Can volunteers or partners support NREFA’s work?

Collaboration usually requires safeguarding orientation and a clear fit with school-facing programmes. Formal volunteering or MoU steps should be confirmed directly with NREFA.

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