The African Union set aside 16th June Day of the African Child (DAC) as a day for not only celebrating African children but also as a platform for child participation. But, is DAC about children? I am in several planning meetings at sub-national, national, sub-regional, and regional and one thing I have heard over and […]
By Ben Oroko There are many life skill lessons parents attempt to teach their children while they are young. One such important life skills is teaching them on how to prudently manage their money during their tender and old age . It is critical for parents to be positive role models to their children in […]
By Ben Oroko: Bullying in schools is a complex issue and cannot be prevented, unless all responsible parties take an active stance against the issue and proactively work together to promote equality as part of the efforts of preventing any unlawful discrimination within the school environment. Bullying is not a new phenomenon in our schools, since it has been around […]
Two Non-profit and Non-Governmental Organizations namely Inua Dada Foundation and Mama Ibado Charity (MIC) have partnered to bring to an end period poverty in Kenya. The two signed a 1-year partnership that goes towards advocacy for the girl-child and ending period poverty. According to research, about 1 million school-going girls in Kenya miss out on […]
A study conducted in 2021 and published last week in the Journal of Advances in Sports and Physical Education has revealed that three in every ten school-going children in Kakamega county are overweight. The study involved a sample size of four hundred children in twenty-four schools, both public and private. According to the findings of […]
Machakos County is mourning the untimely death of two children that drowned while swimming in a quarry. The 2 boys aged ten and thirteen had gone for a swim on Thursday evening in Kathaana village located in Kangundo sub-county. The Kangundo Sub-county police commander Mr.Zechariah Bitok confirmed that the incident took place on Thursday evening, […]
While scrolling through Twitter two days ago, I came across a thread of a man revealing the lengths he went to realize that one little boy in the estate had no father figure in his life. It all started when the man judged the little boy as rowdy and chaotic based on how he was […]
The Kenya National Library- Meru Branch has come up with an outreach program that includes vulnerable children as part of their literacy program. They include street children and those living in children’s homes. The head of ICT in the KNS Meru branch Mr.Isaiah Lameck revealed that they aim at transforming street children and encouraging the […]
A Rendlesham couple has brought hope and smiles to the faces of children in Nakuru county that became mothers under unfortunate circumstances. Allan and Jane Hutt have been fostering African child mothers since 2014 and are now working towards providing them with a permanent home. They are the faces behind Beehive Foundation, a project that […]
One child is reported to have died following the Swine Flu Outbreak in Nakuru County’s Elementaita after the first case of the virus on July 27, 2022. This came in after eight people got admitted to Kiptangwany hospital after displaying H1N1 flu symptoms. These were 8 children under five that got admitted for the same. […]