31st July 2014, the Safari Park Hotel , Nairobi, Kenya

1. Role of eLearning in delivery of SRH services in Kenya A Case of NOPE Peer Education eLearning Program 31st July 2014, the Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya Peter Njuguna, NOPE ICT MANAGER NATIONAL ORG.OF PEER EDUCATORS

2. Take home • Successfully implementing Learning Management system • Build a strong advocacy case for developing free ‘eContent’ to benefit all Kenyans • How eLearning can change the delivery of social programs through as a cost effective delivery option • Where do we go from here

3. Background • NOPE NGO was registered in 2000 with int. mandate in 2007 starting with peer-centered programs • Core Business: Behavioral, Biomedical and structural services • Has trained over 1.5 million youth Peer Educators(PE), TOTs, CHWs in Kenya • Trained over 100,000 Workplace PEs • Trained over 50,000 MSM & FSW • Presence in Uganda, Works in Tanzania, S-Sudan, Puntland, Liberia and Eastern Europe • Minimum package**

4. ELearning Initiatives • Developers of National MSM curriculum • Hosts the YPEER cyber peer • Success CD based and online PE • Certification • Targets 14- 25 year olds • Support Workplace programs (blue color and jua kali) • Hosts the Biennial NOPE Conference on Sexuality, Peer Educators, HIV and AIDS • Innovators of Ambassadors of Change program Apx. 20,000 Nairobi students

6. Kenya Airways Employee Wellness Program • KQ is among the largest airlines in Africa • The business is travel most employees are not physically in the office •  75% of the employees are between ages 21 and 49 Years • KAP survey was done in 2008 by NOPE • ELearning was recommended as delivery method to reach most staff

7. Counseling Sessions by category from a service provider Source: Kenya Airways, Jane Munyi

8. Implementation • Moodle 1.6.x then eFront • Transfer of a 52 Week curricular online content • Visuals as used in hardcopies++ & Videos • Pre-Post tests - Assessments • Feel and Look of the Landing page • Kept Simplicity and need for ePeerEducation • 3 months implementation, 2 months break, 1 year close • 3 people involved from NOPE Manager, IT officer and a Trainer • First time dare devil attempt to bring change • Already invoiced for the job • Final Product to be part of the KAP report

9. Challenges • Acceptance by trainers (staff) • Interface Design and complexity of moodle • Prototyping and landing on a final product (sign-off) • Inclusion of “Participatory” in the content • ELearning specific curricular and content • Virgin ground – meant IT was left front all initiatives • ROI and business case for KQ • Staffing ownership and championing change

10. How we overcame • Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out. Benjamin Franklin • Content is the driver, customizing everyday • Simplicity is Key - back & front end • Need for elearning outcomes consensus and Metrics for impact • Mistakes laid ground for current project • Need for SDLC – systems development lifecycle • Review of content, switch of to a friendlier platform • Organization registration – The NOPE International Institute

11. Before

12. Now

13. Why we need eLearning in Social Work • Access to mobile is heading to 100% • Cheaper to implement • Open Source LMS – PHP, MySQL • ELearning goes beyond LMS – YouTube, Videos, Social Media • Willing partners NGO, PPP, government and stakeholders here • Social Enterprise possibility • Leverage on the standards, experts, lessons, models.. • Minimum package can be agreed upon

14. Conclusion • LMS are varieties and need time before you implement • Utilize project management workflow to implement • Keep to perquisites Checked : Standard, Policy/Strategy, Model, Motivations, Ownership, ROI • Creativity and open mind will lead to innovation • Allow Mistakes though costly • Form offline society – meetups, social media etc • Evaluate progress often • Let it be a teams glory • All NGO should be talking to NOPE

15. Thank You Qs or Cs pkaranja@nope.or.ke @njuguna www.nope.or.ke