WERK in Brief

WERK is an organisation that has among her membership different professionals with key expertise in education research, development research especially in areas of gender and empowerment. WERK was established in 1994 and has been operational since then with key emphasis being undertaking research that will inform different organization programmes.WERK research goes hand in hand with dissemination workshops involving stakeholders and advocacy campaigns as a way of influencing policy and sensitization respectively.WERK currently has over thirty (30) members.

Our Vision:

A Kenyan society based on the principles of equity, justice and peace for all.

Our Mission:

To undertake research and development work in the field of education in order to contribute to the attainment of a Kenyan society characterized by equity, justice and peace for all Kenyans.

Organization’s objectives:

• To conduct creative gender responsive social research
• To link research to advocacy and implementation of programmes
• Disseminate research findings to educationists and non-educationists alike
• Build professionalism in social and educational research

Our Strengths:

WERK’s strengths lie in her capacity to conduct:

• Qualitative and quantitative research
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Documentation and production of IEC materials
• Capacity building through trainings
• Advocacy campaigns.
• mentoring young members.