Teachers are secondary care givers, where they too nurture and care give learners while at school. But this doesn't happen without a cost. Compassion fatigue, well known as cost of caring. When teachers absorb trauma from learners, without support, often times they will experience emotional burn out and fatigue, hence losing the ability to care and nurture. Compassion Fatigue. Compassion fatigue due to secondary (vicarious) trauma is inevitable in teaching as a profession. When forums are...

The Digital Watch Feeding Schools in Kenya They wear it everywhere, some put it in the pocket, others hide it inside the school bags. Its has become another essential item to school, the digital watch loaded with lunch money. It presence assure learners of a hot lunch at school and every parent must ensure it is safe, well kept before their child leave for school. In mitigating negative impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences in learning, county governments in Kenya have rolled out a school...

Ever heard about Trauma Informed Schools Kenya? Well, we have been around, almost 3 years now and counting. How has the been the progress? Almost 3 years ago I, the Founder/Director of Trauma Informed Schools Kenya featured on PACEs Champions Corner. Interviewed by Silvia Paul. https://www.pacesconnection.com/blog/paces-champion-rebeccah-ndung-u-launches-trauma-informed-schools-in-kenya TISK is a non profit making , non governmental organization registered and situated in Nairobi -Kenya.

Its been a year since TISK idea was developed, conceived and actualized. TISK is now registered and licensed to operate in Kenya as a non-profit organization. Visit Website: tis-k.org Twitter: @traumasch_kenya Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090113226174 There has been immense progress since Dr. Marc Hauser PhD came on board as a partner through his organization Risk Eraser LLC, and as a senior consultant. He introduced free virtual training that has birthed Google...

Trauma in schools is real and has been worsened by the pandemic. This has not spared Kenyan schools. There is need to create mental health awareness by introducing Trauma Informed practices and create trauma sensitive schools. Teachers in Kenya have experienced burn out, fatigue and attrition well known as compassion fatigue or secondary trauma. Kenya education has lots of challenges; in 2013 the presidential aspirant then Mwai Kibaki promised free primary school education. After he became...