additional burden to the family in term of labor provision. This means that more likely for it’s girls to drop out and look after the herds 4.3.2.8 Ignorance/Failure to Appreciate Value of Education Failure of girls and parents to appreciate the value of education is another factor which influences school enrolment. Most of the times parents and girls who live in these areas are not exposed to other cultures and lifestyles especially of literate societies and this may limit their knowledge on benefits of education. They fail to realize that the benefits of education are intergenerational and accumulate over time. The parents are therefore not privy any information regarding the benefits of education. They will not at any one time feel obligated to take the girls to school. 4.3.2.9 Conflicts The Gabra community is very prone to inter clan conflict and cattle rustling. a common norm It’s to see fights erupting, families getting displaced and fleeing from such conflict zones. In most times parents would be reluctant to enroll their girls in school since they will see it as an inconvenience for them to run around and look for children in school when fights break out. Also in most of these remote areas, there are no schools and the few mobile schools do not even have boarding facilities to ensure children who are enrolled can still continues with education even in instances where their parents migrate to other areas. In case where parents of the children pass on, older girls in the family are usually entrusted with the role of taking care of the rest of the children. Most girls in such households are not enrolled and even when enrolled such girls would eventually be forced to drop out of school so as to undertake the role of managing the households and other issues in the family. 4.3.3 Factors Influencing Academic Performance In School Girls’ In objective number three, the researcher wanted to find out what factors influence girls school performance in Gabra of Marsabit County and the following responses were obtained from all the respondents: academic performance: lack of a motivation scheme that rewards girls for their exemplary performance; lack of parental involvement towards education; lack of enough girls’
additional burden to the family in term of labor provision. This means that it’s more likely for girls to drop out and look after the herds 4.3.2.8 Ignorance/Failure to Appreciate Value of Education Failure of girls and parents to appreciate the value of education is another factor which influences school enrolment. Most of the times parents and girls who live in these areas are not exposed to other cultures and lifestyles especially of literate societies and this may limit their knowledge on benefits of education. They fail to realize that the benefits of education are intergenerational and accumulate over time. The parents are therefore not privy any information regarding the benefits of education. They will not at any one time feel obligated to take the girls to school. 4.3.2.9 Conflicts The Gabra community is very prone to inter clan conflict and cattle rustling. It’s a common norm to see fights erupting, families getting displaced and fleeing from such conflict zones. In most times parents would be reluctant to enroll their girls in school since they will see it as an inconvenience for them to run around and look for children in school when fights break out. Also in most of these remote areas, there are no schools and the few mobile schools do not even have boarding facilities to ensure children who are enrolled can still continues with education even in instances where their parents migrate to other areas. In case where parents of the children pass on, older girls in the family are usually entrusted with the role of taking care of the rest of the children. Most girls in such households are not enrolled and even when enrolled such girls would eventually be forced to drop out of school so as to undertake the role of managing the households and other issues in the family. 4.3.3 Factors Influencing Girls’ Academic Performance In School In objective number three, the researcher wanted to find out what factors influence girls school performance in Gabra of Marsabit County and the following responses were obtained from all the respondents: academic performance: lack of a motivation scheme that rewards girls for their exemplary performance; lack of parental involvement towards girls’ education; lack of enough
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