An estimated 246 million girls and boys globally experience gender-based violence every year in or around the school according to a new report. This violence be it sexual, physical, or psychological, is perpetrated by peers, educators, and other school staff, sometimes exploiting children for grades or other favours, the report found. School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) […]
Author: Lydia Gichuki
A -13- years old boy from DEB Primary School in Naivasha died by suicide earlier this week. The police report indicates that the boy hanged himself in his parent’s house. It is said the boy had gone home to seek medication for a headache before taking his life in unclear circumstances. This now brings to four […]
Hundreds of children in Ghana residing along Volta Lake have been reported to be forcefully removed from their homes in an operation backed by one of the world’s leading anti-slavery organisations, according to a BBC Africa Eye investigation. The organization, International Justice Mission, is said to help in rescuing children from trafficking and slavery but […]
United Nations has sounded alarm over increasing reports of gender-based violence in Sudan including conflict-related sexual violence against internally displaced and refugee women and girls – since the war erupted in the country more than 11 weeks ago. Since this conflict began, the UN Human Rights Office in Sudan has received credible reports of 21 […]
A new report by UNICEF and WHO indicates that girls are nearly twice as likely as boys to bear the responsibility of fetching water for households and spend more time doing it each day, The report Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) 2000-2022: Special focus on gender shows that globally, 1.8 billion people […]
Safe Online is set to invest $4 million for generating crucial data and evidence to tackle online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA). This initial investment will be followed by an additional $1.5 million for evaluations of the projects in the next quarter. This project intends to inform solutions for the tech industry and policies […]
Two students of St Charles Lwanga High School in Uganda have been arrested for issuing an anonymous terroristic threat of attack by Allied Democratic Forces, ADF. against their school. According to the police report the suspects identified as Mwesigye Innocent Ayebare Benon were discovered after the school leadership came across an anonymous letter, dropped at […]
At least 27,180 grave violations committed against children caught up in wars in 26 conflict situations were reported between the months of January to December 2022, making this the highest number ever verified by the UN. This was revealed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, during […]
Kenya’s National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) has launched a training handbook on investigating and prosecuting online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) in Kenya. The handbook aims to help in training officers in the justice system on handling OCSEA cases in the child’s best interests. The training has eight core modules and four […]
To ensure ECDE education is free in Nairobi County, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has unveiled sh100mn for utilization on this program for Nairobi County Children. Speaking yesterday during the launch, Sakaja said the aim is to double the number of children enrolled in public ECDE in Nairobi from 30,000 to 60,000 within the year; and […]