NUMERACY FOR LIFE: TEACHER TRAINING FOR EARLY YEARS EDUCATION PROJECT

CEMASTEA, in partnership with Echidna Giving, is implementing the Numeracy for Life (NfL) Teacher Training Project for Early Years Education (EYE). The project’s overarching goal is to tackle the critical challenges faced by girls in numeracy during their formative years (Pre-Primary to Grade 3) across 15 marginalized counties in Kenya. Beginning 1st December 2025, CEMASTEA and Echidna Giving are training Master Trainers, targeting 120 tutors from teacher-training colleges nationwide. These national-level trainers will cascade their expertise to 6,000 teachers, thereby strengthening classroom practices at scale. 

Chief Guest Dr. Elyas Abdi, Director General of the Ministry of Education, State Department for Basic Education 

The training program is designed to enhance teachers’ capacity to integrate effective numeracy methodologies with gender-responsive pedagogical approaches, ensuring equitable learning opportunities for all children. During the opening ceremony, Dr. Elyas Abdi, Director General of the Ministry of Education, State Department for Basic Education, emphasized that as the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) continues to be rolled out, foundational literacy and numeracy remain central to quality education. 

Chief Guest Dr. Elyas Abdi, Director General, State Department for Basic Education, seated at the centre, poses for a group photo with CEMASTEA staff and participants during the opening of Numeracy for Life: Teacher Training for Early Years Education Project workshop at CEMASTEA 

He reminded participants that they were embarking on a transformative journey—one that will shape how young learners experience numeracy and how they see themselves as capable problem-solvers, innovators, and future contributors to Kenya’s STEM landscape.

Participants involved in various activities during the training