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3 in 10 School-going Children in Kakamega are Overweight

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 […]

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Only 20% of Children in Kenya Have a Good Relationship with their Father- Report

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 […]

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Hatua Za Kuhakikisha Usalama wa Watoto walio Katika Jamii Zilizoathiriwa na Hali ya Hewa.

Takriban watoto bilioni moja walio na umri wa miaka 2-17 huathiriwa na ukatili wa kimwili, kingono, au kihisia kila mwaka.

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Nigeria: Child Marriage in Rural Areas Double that in Urban Areas

A new report reveals that the rate of women and girls getting married before reaching 18 years old in rural areas in Nigeria surpasses double the rate of the same in urban areas. According to the Statistical Snapshots 2021 reports, about forty-six percent of women between the ages of 20 and 46 in rural areas […]

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93% of Respondents Believe the Internet is Important in Performing Well in School- UNICEF

A recent UNICEF study dubbed the Yunitok opinion polls reveal that ninety-three percent of respondents, the majority between 15 and 30 years old, realize the significance of the internet in excellent academic performance. The polls started in June 2022 to July 2022 and had more than forty-two thousand respondents participate. Eighty-six percent of the respondents […]

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Mgogoro wa Njaa Wawalazimu Watoto Wachanga Kuwaambata Ndugu Zao Shuleni Ili Kupata Mlo

Kulingana na Save the Children wazazi kutoka kaskazini-mashariki mwa Uganda wanalazimika kuwatuma watoto wao wachanga wa umri wa shule ya awali, shuleni pamoja na ndugu zao ili waweze kushiriki kwenye mlo wa bure shuleni kwani idadi ya familia zisizoweza kumudu chakula nyumbani inazidi kuongezeka. Natalina, aliye na miaka 10, anasoma katika shule ya jumuiya inayoungwa […]

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Drowning is a Leading Cause of Child Death- WHO

By Raisa Okwaras, The latest reports by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveal drowning to be a leading cause of child death and young people aged between 1 and 24. According to the WHO report, over two hundred and thirty-six thousand people globally die of drowning every year. To mark World Drowning Prevention Day on […]