Written by Gloria Ngatha At least 160 people have lost their lives after flash floods swept through areas along the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday, August 26. Hundreds of people are still missing as rescue teams search for survivors and try to reach communities cut off by the disaster. The flooding happened […]
Written by Alice Njoki Kenya’s Basic Education Bill, 2026 is proposing tougher consequences for parents and guardians who fail to enrol their children in school or do not ensure they attend regularly. The Bill, sponsored by National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, is currently before Parliament and seeks to strengthen Kenya’s commitment […]
Written by Alice Njoki A safety investigation in Australia has found gaps in how Roblox protects children from unwanted contact with adults, raising fresh concerns about children’s safety on one of the world’s most popular gaming platforms. Testing by Australia’s eSafety Commissioner found that adults could still send connection requests to […]
Written by Alice Njoki Meta is facing a major trial in the United States that could force changes to some of the features that define Instagram and Facebook, including infinite scrolling, like counts and the way content is recommended to users. The trial began on August 18, 2026, in federal court […]
Written by Gloria Ngatha A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Flores Island on Saturday, August 15, has left thousands of families without homes and disrupted the education of more than 8,000 children. The earthquake struck shortly before 6 a.m. local time in East Nusa Tenggara, a province in eastern Indonesia. […]
Nearly 20 million children aged 14 to 18 in India were not attending school, according to the country’s Ministry of Education, based on the 2023–24 Periodic Labour Force Survey. In March 2026, the ministry announced a nationwide effort to identify out-of-school and dropout children and help bring them back into education. For a […]
Written by Gloria Ngatha On 12 August 2026, young people around the world are being celebrated as important partners in building a better future. The United Nations is marking The International Youth Day 2026 under the theme “Different Contexts, Common Aspirations.” The theme recognizes that young people may live in very different […]
Written by Alice Njoki South Sudan has been independent for 15 years, but many families are still living with the effects of decades of war. Millions of South Sudanese have been forced from their homes by conflict, and many who return face another challenge ,rebuilding their homes, livelihoods and communities in a […]
Written by Alice Njoki On Tuesday, Chief Justice Martha Koome officially opened the Kisii Municipal Court in Kisii County, where she called for faster handling of child defilement cases and urged all justice institutions to strengthen efforts to protect children from abuse. During the launch, she emphasized that children who experience sexual […]
Written by Gloria Ngatha Every year on 30 July, the world comes together to mark the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons to raise awareness about human trafficking and encourage governments,organisations,and communities to protect victims and prevent this crimes from continuing .The day was established by the United Nations General Assembly […]