Every year, from 25th November to 10th December, the world observes the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a global campaign dedicated to ending violence against women and girls. These 16 days represent a movement, a unifying call that reminds us that gender-based violence is a human rights violation and it affects communities, […]
20th November 2025 Today is a special day. Not just any day your day.World Children’s Day is all about celebrating you, your ideas, your dreams, and yes… your rights. When I think about this year’s theme, “My Day, My Rights,” I imagine a big, bright sign held up by every child saying: “Hey! Listen to […]
Across Kenya, many adolescent girls and young women face what experts call the “Triple Threat”, that is the combined risks of HIV infection, gender-based violence, and early pregnancy. These challenges are deeply connected, feeding off one another and often trapping girls in cycles of vulnerability. Yet, a new report titled “Tackling the Triple Threat in […]
September 2025 – The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), has launched a groundbreaking report titled RIGHTS.AI: Children’s Experiences of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Kenya. The report seeks to answer an important question: how are Kenyan children using artificial intelligence, what challenges are they facing and what changes do they want to […]
Last week in Nairobi, more than 100 young innovators from across the country gathered for the Learners EdTech Summit 2025 at Milele Hotel, Nairobi, organized by Mtoto News in partnership with EdTech East Africa. Watching them present their solutions, I could not shake one question…if children already know what the future of education should look […]
Nairobi, Kenya – Mtoto News has officially launched the Gear Model of Child Participation in the Digital Age, a first-of-its-kind framework developed in Africa to guide how children can meaningfully participate in digital spaces. Unveiled today, the model is the result of years of engagement with children across the continent and aims to shift how […]
Have you ever dreamed of racing super-fast cars around the world?Well, Bwana Gessese, an 11-year-old boy from Lamu, Kenya, is doing just that! Bwana grew up on Lamu Island, a beautiful place where people walk or ride donkeys because there are almost no cars. But even in a town without cars, Bwana fell in love […]
After the commemoration of International Missing Children’s Day on May 25, 2025, Kenya continues to face an alarming surge in missing children cases. Despite ongoing efforts to address this crisis, the country reported over 8,800 missing children cases in 2024, according to data from the Child Protection Information Management System. This significant increase marks a […]
The other day during the Africa Children Summit 2025, I found myself in a breakout session listening to children from Malawi. I thought they will be sharing about their school experiences , stories, I assumed, of books, subjects and maybe friendships or playtime. But what I heard was different. It wasn’t about learning. It […]
Mlipuko wa ugonjwa wa kipindupindu katika Kaunti Ndogo ya Nyando, Kaunti ya Kisumu, umesababisha vifo vya watu watatu, akiwemo mtoto wa mwaka mmoja, Jambo ambalo limechochea uchunguzi wa mamlaka za afya. Chifu Msaidizi wa Kobongo, Samuel Orage, alithibitisha kuwa vifo hivyo vilitokea ndani ya wiki moja, hali iliyozua hofu kuhusu kuenea kwa ugonjwa huo […]