- The Big Idea
The Keep Learning Program is a lifelong learning initiative designed to accompany a learner from birth to old age.
In a world defined by rapid technological change, climate uncertainty, social media saturation, and shifting forms of work, the most important skill is no longer what one knows — but the ability to keep learning.
Keep Learning exists to ensure that people continue to grow, adapt, and stay human in a changing world, regardless of age, background, or geography.
Our core belief is simple:
Learning never ends. To grow in any field, one must keep learning.
- Why This Program, Why Now
Global evidence is clear:
- Education systems alone cannot keep pace with change
- Skills are expiring faster than ever
- Mental health challenges are rising alongside information overload
- Misinformation thrives where critical thinking is weak
- Inequality in access to learning begins early and compounds over time
In East Africa, these global pressures meet local realities:
- Young populations navigating uncertain futures
- Unequal access to books, libraries, and learning infrastructure
- A widening gap between schooling and real-world skills
The Keep Learning Program responds to this moment by shifting the focus from one-time education to lifelong learning capacity.
- What Makes Keep Learning Different
Keep Learning is not a course, a school, or a one-off intervention.
It is a learning ecosystem built around:
- Reading and writing as foundational life skills
- Learning as a continuous, circular process
- Community, mentorship, and giving back
- Relevance across all stages of life
Rather than asking “What should people learn?”, the programme asks:
“How do we help people keep learning as the world keeps changing?”
- The Learning Loop (Birth to Old Age)
The Keep Learning Program supports learners across five interconnected life stages:
Early Life
Building curiosity through access to books, libraries, reading programmes, and support for basic educational needs in low-income and rural communities.
Youth & Adolescence
Developing reading, writing, critical thinking, communication, and 21st-century skills that help young people find their voice and navigate complexity.
Transitions (Graduates & Opportunity Seekers)
Supporting scholarship and university applications, personal statements, CVs, interviews, and presentation skills that turn learning into opportunity.
Professional Life
Strengthening workplace communication, professional writing, personal branding, social media literacy, adaptability, and future-of-work skills.
Later Life
Creating opportunities for continued learning, reflection, storytelling, and intergenerational mentorship that keep elders active, relevant, and engaged.
Across all stages, learners are encouraged to give back, creating a self-renewing learning loop.
- Giving Back: Learning That Circulates
A defining feature of Keep Learning is reciprocity.
Participants are invited to contribute through:
- Mentorship
- Volunteering time or skills
- Donating books, materials, or school fees
- Supporting community learning initiatives
Learning does not flow in one direction.
It circulates across generations.
- Rooted Locally, Relevant Globally
The Keep Learning Program is grounded in East African realities while engaging global conversations on:
- The future of work
- Artificial intelligence and human skills
- Climate change and sustainability
- Mental health and digital wellbeing
- Lifelong learning and social inclusion
It translates global evidence into practical, human-centred learning pathways that make sense in everyday life.
- Why Writers Guild Kenya
The programme grows out of over a decade of experience by Writers Guild Kenya in:
- Reading and writing development
- Community-based learning
- Youth mentorship and creative expression
- Cultural and intellectual engagement
Keep Learning does not replace formal education.
It walks alongside people for life.
- Vision, Mission, Values
Vision
A society where learning never stops — and everyone has a chance to grow.
Mission
To support lifelong learning across East Africa by providing relevant skills, resources, mentorship, and opportunities that help people thrive in a changing world.
Values
Curiosity · Equity · Humanity · Community · Growth
- The Message
In an age of speed, noise, and uncertainty, the Keep Learning Program offers a grounded truth:
Learning is how we remain adaptable, resilient, and human.
