What works in Kenya
26 evaluated practices · All catalogues
Evidence snapshot for Kenya
Kenya has become a global leader in digital financial inclusion, with M-Pesa lifting an estimated 194,000 households out of extreme poverty and now serving 40 million monthly users who conduct roughly 59% of Kenya's GDP in transaction value. Beyond finance, Kenya is advancing digital skills and accessibility: Ajira Digital has trained 390,968 young people across all 47 counties and connected 119,462 to online jobs, while eKitabu and Signs Media Kenya have produced 160+ accessible titles and reached an estimated 500,000 Deaf viewers through free sign-language content and the assistALL app. The evidence demonstrates scale in financial inclusion and emerging reach in digital skills and accessibility, though the accessibility initiatives remain smaller and depend partly on government and donor support for sustainability.
Drawn from: M-Pesa – Mobile Money as Financial and Digital Inclusion Infrastructure · Signs TV & assistALL (Signs Media Kenya) · eKitabu Accessible Content Program: Born-Accessible Books & Kenyan Sign Language Storytelling · Ajira Digital – Digital Skills and Online Jobs for Kenyan Youth · Green Belt Movement — Women-Led Reforestation and Environmental Governance, Kenya (1977–present) · Close the Gap - Mombasa Circular Economy Hub for Refurbished ICT · Kenya Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) — Government Credit Facility for Women Entrepreneurs · AkiraChix codeHive — Residential Tech-Training Pathway for Young Women in East Africa
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evaluation evidence +0.67
Equity & inclusion +0.36
Documented learning +0.276
Demonstrated reach +0.265
Curator validation +0.25
Transparency, fairness & accountability +0.203
Evidence of learning impact +0.173
Evaluated outcomes +0.163
Sustainability (ongoing) +0.095
Weaknesses
Transparency, ethics & data protection -0.084
Evidence of impact / measured public value -0.098
Gender-mainstreaming embedding -0.102
Achievement / evidence -0.127
Scalability & sustainability -0.147
Teacher capability & pedagogy -0.147
Effectiveness -0.211
Efficiency -0.317
Top good practices here
M-Pesa – Mobile Money as Financial and Digital Inclusion Infrastructure · 100
Signs TV & assistALL (Signs Media Kenya) · 96
eKitabu Accessible Content Program: Born-Accessible Books & Kenyan Sign Language Storytelling · 92
Ajira Digital – Digital Skills and Online Jobs for Kenyan Youth · 92
Green Belt Movement — Women-Led Reforestation and Environmental Governance, Kenya (1977–present) · 89
Close the Gap - Mombasa Circular Economy Hub for Refurbished ICT · 88
Kenya Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) — Government Credit Facility for Women Entrepreneurs · 85
AkiraChix codeHive — Residential Tech-Training Pathway for Young Women in East Africa · 82
Recommended to adopt or replicate
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