In March 2015 the Kenya Philanthropy Forum (KPF) was formed in order to institutionalize a voice for philanthropy in Kenya and to create a harmonized, centralized forum that will coordinate and support the needs of any organization with an interest in philanthropy. KPF also formed an education sub-group to increase effectiveness of philanthropy in the education sector and to positively engage multi-stakeholders in public policies to enhance a favorable environment for philanthropy in Kenya. In May 2016 KPF’s education sub-group held an inaugural meeting with the Ministry of Education, to set the stage for successful private/public partnerships.

KPF currently has a virtual secretariat formed by EAAG and KCDF. During the inaugural meeting between members of the KPF education sub-group and the Ministry of Education, participants agreed to establish a joint working group, consisting of KPF members and the Ministry of Education that would coordinate future common activities. Additionally, the joint working group will look at specific tools and work towards integrating philanthropy into national frameworks by finding opportunities for collaboration.Further to the joint working group, four smaller roundtable working groups were formed and for each group three responsible parties identified who will be in charge of driving the progress in each of the thematic areas discussed during the inaugural meeting. These include: - Adult learning - Technical and Vocation Training - Basic Education – Primary and Secondary - Early Childhood Development Education/Special Needs Education

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