Ulinzi wa mtoto ni kuwakinga dhidi ya unyonyaji, unyanyasaji, kutelekezwa, vitendo vyenye madhara na ukatili. Watoto-waathiriwa wa ukatili -waliokaribia milioni 4.4 kutoka nchi 129, ndio walioweza kupata hudama za afya, za kisheria, na za wakaazi wa kijamii.Aidha, asilimia 25 ya watoto ni walio na miaka chini ya kumi, huku asilimia 41 wakiwa na miaka kati […]
By Lydia Gichuki Safaricom Foundation on Wednesday donated Sh.9.5 Million state-of-the-art boat ambulance to Lamu county government in a bid to reduce maternal and newborn deaths attributed to lack of proper logistics. Lamu is among 15 counties that account for more than 60 percent of maternal, newborn and child deaths in the country. The new […]
By Raisa Okwaras A recent study by Gertrude’s Children Hospital shows that about twenty to forty percent of Kenyan children could be suffering from mental illnesses. The hospital attributes the dire situation to the covid-19 pandemic. According to Gertrude’s Hospital Head of Clinical Services Thomas Ngwiri, the covid-19 pandemic bore negative effects on the mental […]
By Lydia Gichuki Through Digital Literacy Program, the government is set to roll out the implementation of the computer coding curriculum support material on a pilot basis targeting public primary and secondary school this week. The pilot project will include 100 public primary and 50 public secondary schools that have been chosen by the Information […]