News and Media
News and Media
Children at the Core
November 23, 2022
Education is critical for breaking the cycle of poverty. Adolescents need to stay in school, perform well, and graduate.
read moreModern Day Slavery
September 12, 2022
Harsh economic realities and high levels of unemployment have pushed many Kenyan women and girls to cross the country’s borders in search of better opportunities. Unfortunately, many of them end up in the hands of brutal and abusive employers who subject them to perpetual misery, mental anguish, and untold hardship. Some have succumbed to injuries afflicted by vicious bosses.
read moreGENERAL ELECTIONS- what does God say?
August 9, 2022
General elections were held in Kenya. Today, Kenyans have elected the President, members of Parliament, county governors, members of the Senate and members of the 47 county assemblies of Kenya.
read moreRewarding Good Efforts
July 23, 2022
Written by Grace Wandia
To educate a child is to chase away poverty. When an individual has an education, only mental incapacity or death can take that away. Material wealth can disappear, but the wealth of education will generally remain.
read moreSchool Uniform – Uniformity
June 30, 2022
With the kind of peer pressure and self-esteem issues we have witnessed at schools, parents are happy to have a standard school uniform for all their learners. The school uniform helps make everyone equal. Uniforms reduce peer pressure and help students stay well-groomed and decent looking. The students may not like the uniform, as many prefer going to school in different kinds of attire. They consider the school uniform to be old fashioned and would prefer if it was no longer required.
read moreIt Takes A Village
June 15, 2022
By Grace Wandia
I was invited to give a talk to a group of Secondary School students on the need to be hospitable and considerate to other children in their school with special needs and those that come from very poor backgrounds. The talk came about because the teachers noticed that a group of students were not being kind and making snide remarks about the unfortunate situations of their peers. The school invited parents to the talk to share with them the concern and to encourage them to instruct their children on being mindful of the less fortunate.
read moreInternational Day To End Obstetric Fistula 2022
May 31, 2022
The event was celebrated on the 23rd of May 2022.
Obstetric fistula most commonly occurs in poor, rural areas of Africa and Asia where the women affected live in dirt-floor dwellings, and lack access to running water and incontinence pads. Under these circumstances, a woman with fistula faces devastating physical and psychological consequences.
read moreMother’s Day 2022
May 9, 2022
By Grace Wandia
A motorbike zooms into the hospital compound. It is a small community clinic that offers basic services for maternity and non complicated illnesses, like coughs and flu. On the motorbike are two women and the motorbike rider. One of the women seems to be in pain; on closer observation, I notice she is pregnant. The motorbike rider and the other woman rush her into the clinic. The workers at the clinic call for the midwife, explaining to her that the patient’s water broke while she was at the market. They suspect the baby will come any minute. The midwife instructs the woman to lie down on a bed as she attends to another young lady who had come in earlier and is already in labour.
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