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Helping children to access remote learning during the pandemic Rose Foley and Sammy Nyaberi UNICEFKenya/2020/Nyaberi 30 April 2021 Tens of thousands of tin roofs, gleaming white in the sun, pour down the slopes of Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi. Under one, 16-year-old Selina Nekesa Mamati is studying. She huddles by a grey and orange radio in her small living space, on one of two chairs placed on the earthen floor. She leans into the set, writing quickly in an open binder. “I was out of school for eight months,” Selina explains. “Now I am behind.” When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Kenya in March 2020, schools closed across the country. As a result, more than 17 million students like Selina had their education interrupted. The solar-powered radios are part of an effort to help them catch up. Blinking white and red lights, it is broadcasting lessons developed by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development, in partnership with UNICEF, o

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