The Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on 1 November, is short-sighted in that it fails to protect and prioritise the development and wellbeing of children. It continues the path of austerity budgeting at a time when increased social spending is urgently needed. Social grants will not be increased […]
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Nairobi — First Lady Rachel Ruto has called on able families in the country to consider opening their homes and adopt children. Speaking when she visited Mji Wa Salama Children Home in Mombasa Thursday, the first lady observed that this is consistent with the government’s latest directions, which favors absorption of children into families over […]
Isaac Ndyamuhahi, a young Ugandan entrepreneur with a background in forestry, is passionate about using nature-based solutions to help communities become more resilient to shocks like poverty and the global climate crisis. He is the founder and team leader of Asili Kwanzaa Uganda, a social enterprise that provides safe, affordable, and sustainable energy solutions. Ndyamuhahi comes […]
A suspect has confessed to the crime, according to the police. The police in Enugu State, South-east Nigeria, say they have smashed a child-theft syndicate which specialised in stealing babies for ritualists in the state. The police spokesperson in Enugu State, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Mr Ndukwe, a deputy superintendent […]
Brussels — The Spouse of the Deputy President Pastor Dorcas Rigathi has completed a three days working tour of Belgium seeking opportunities for the boy-child. Pastor Dorcas completed her tour at the BeCentral and Close the Gap-Kenya facilities in Brussels, two facilities that she will partner with in different boy-child programs in Nairobi and Mombasa. […]
In a powerful gathering of innovative minds, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, in collaboration with the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation and the Spotlight Initiative, hosted a three-day summit to address the deeply entrenched social and cultural norms of female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage. […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 18 – All is set for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations that begins Monday next week with rehearsals set for tomorrow, the Kenya National Examinations Council has announced. In a statement to newsrooms, the Council further stated that 1,700 officers drawn from an array of organizations will monitor the […]
Harare — Moussa Faki Mahamat, the head of the African Union, said that Israel committed a “war crime” after the fatal attack on a Gaza strip hospital on Tuesday, October 17. “There are no words to fully express our condemnation of Israel’s bombing of a #Gaza hospital today, killing hundreds of people. Targeting a hospital, […]
Nairobi — National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has emphasized the importance of inclusive education, particularly focusing on the education of the boy child. Addressing education stakeholders on Saturday during a prayer day at Bungoma D.E.B Mixed Primary School in Kanduyi constituency, Speaker Wetangula expressed his concerns regarding the neglect of the boy child in education. […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Wednesday, joined others to mark the 2023 international Day of the Girl Child with a call for more investment in the girls. International Day of the Girl Child is an annual and internationally recognized observance on October 11 that empowers girls and amplifies their voices. This year, UNICEF […]
All critical stakeholders must do more to empower the girl-child As we join the rest of the world to celebrate the 2023 International Day of the Girl-Child, authorities in Nigeria must reflect on the travails of our young population, made more poignant by the recent abduction of female students in some northern universities. Girls have […]
COAST REGION: THE government has been commended for its efforts in uplifting the reading culture among school children and members of the public at large. Among government’s measures is to distribute children’s story books in primary schools aimed at eliminating illiteracy within communities. Room to Read Programme Operations Manager for Kibaha Community Based office, Ms […]
Government could face court action for failing in its constitutional duty A review of the Child Support Grant has found that unless the grant increases to match the food poverty line, child poverty will continue to increase. The report has modelled three different scenarios to determine how an increase in the Child Support Grant will […]
Leprosy Mission Nigeria (TLMN) has trained no fewer than 24 children of people with leprosy and persons with disabilities (PWLDs) in various vocational skills in Sokoto State. The beneficiaries, which were selected across four communities within the state, were trained in tailoring, mechanics, carpentry, and computer graphic design. The national director, Leprosy Mission Nigeria, Mr […]
The Local Surf Lounge Academy relies on donations from other surfers. It offers surf lessons to boys from poorer communities As a child growing up in Vrygrond, Shuan Solomons and his friends would walk 30 minutes along busy roads to Muizenberg beach. Solomons and his friends would make it through the day by begging or […]
NGO Coalition on Child Rights (NGOCCR) has told the ongoing Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) CSO Programme Regional Learning Workshop in Lilongwe that trafficking for commercial and sexual exploitation remains a serious problem affecting Malawi. NGOCCR is one of the organizations implementing child-centred interventions with financial support from […]
“I was very scared when I first entered the safe house. I was lonely and didn’t leave my room for a month,” said Ms. Alemtsehay*, now 18. She was recalling her early days at a safe house that offers shelter for survivors of gender-based violence, supported by UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health […]
Harare — The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new, inexpensive malaria vaccine to prevent malaria in children that can be produced on a massive scale. The new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, created by the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, is expected to be made available in mid-2024, Dr Tedros […]