Written by Alice Njoki Across the world, governments have committed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of targets developed by the United Nations to create safer, fairer, and more equal societies by 2030. One of these goals, SDG 16, focuses on promoting peace, reducing violence, ensuring access to justice, […]
Written by Jermaine Magethe We wouldn’t dream of letting a seven-year-old wander through a crowded, midnight city alone. We understand the physical world has boundaries, shadows, and risks that a child is not yet equipped to navigate. Yet, every day across Africa, we hand our children smartphones equipped with standard “adult” SIM […]
Written Jermaine Magethe Whenever a worrying online trend goes viral, or a tragic story involving a child online hits the headlines, the reaction is familiar: ban children from social media. All this just to show the public that leaders are doing something to protect the young. But, bans are just a short […]
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 […]
They are looking at their empty cups, wondering if their next meal will come. Or will it be another loss? This is the daily struggle for children in Gaza. They wake up to the sounds of explosions and go to bed with the echoes of gunfire in the distance. Their world is a place where […]
The Chief Justice of Kenya Hon Martha Koome has today launched the Child Justice and SGBV Strategy and Convicted Sexual Offenders Electronic Register at Kibera law Courts Nairobi. The initiatives are on spar with the strategic focus of the judiciary to transform systems into people centered one that upholds the dignity and rights of especially […]
Every child has a right to live and the government must ensure as much as possible a good life and development of a child but, that is brought to question when the ADF rebels cost the lives of 42 children on the night of June 16, 2023 with 6 abducted from Mpondwe/ Lubiriha Secondary […]
Wadau wa elimu katika Kaunti ya Murang’a wamekutana ili kujadiliana kuhusu jinsi ya kupunguza Unyanyasaji wa Kijinsia (GBV) katika juhudi za kuimarisha ubora wa elimu. Wakati wa mkutano wa uhamasishaji uliofanyika Jumatatu katika Shule ya Msingi ya Teknolojia mjini Murang’a, Mkurugenzi wa Elimu kaunti ndogo ya Murang’a Mashariki Samuel Ruitha alisema kuwa watoto wameathiriwa na GBV […]
Jaji Mkuu Martha Koome ametaja maeneo muhimu ambayo Mahakama itaweka kipaumbele kuelekea siku zijazo. Juu ya orodha hiyo ni upatikanaji wa haki kwa watoto, kukuza utatuzi mbadala wa migogoro, kupunguza msongamano wa mfumo wa haki na haki ya uchaguzi, miongoni mwa mengine. “Tunalenga kuweka mfumo wa haki ulio salama ambao unashughulikia ipasavyo watoto wanaowasiliana na […]
Msururu wa migogoro iliyounganishwa inatarajiwa kuwa na athari kubwa kwa watoto mwaka wa 2023. Ripoti kutoka shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia watoto (UNICEF), iliyotolewa Jumanne, inaeleza kwa kina mielekeo ambayo itabadilisha maisha yao katika kipindi cha miezi 12 ijayo. Ripoti hiyo, “Matarajio ya Watoto Mwaka 2023: Mtazamo wa Ulimwenguni”, pia inaangalia anuwai ya maeneo mengine […]