{"id":223227,"date":"2023-06-01T12:41:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T04:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=223227"},"modified":"2023-06-01T12:41:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T04:41:27","slug":"kenya-china-commit-to-champion-children-focused-empowerment-programmes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=223227","title":{"rendered":"Kenya, China commit to champion children-focused empowerment programmes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Zhao Xiyuan, Minister Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Nairobi, Edward Ngaira, a Director at the Kenyan First Lady\u2019s Office (L), with Mama Fatuma Goodwill Children’s Home’s Hussein Omar and Mohamed Hiribae during a donations event in Nairobi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NAIROBI, June 1 (NNN-KBC) — The Office of the First Lady Rachael Ruto in conjunction with the Chinese Embassy in Kenya has undertaken to give greater focus to issues aimed at protecting and empowering vulnerable children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The commitment was made Wednesday during a donations event at Mama Fatuma Goodwill Children\u2019s home in Eastleigh, Nairobi, through the Warm Children\u2019s Hearts initiative, a China-Africa joint action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The donations included food, health, and educational and sport supplies made under the African Children\u2019s Caring\u2002 campaign jointly initiated by Chinese First Lady Professor Peng Liyuan\u2002and the Organization of African First Ladys\u2019 Development (OAFLD)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the outreach event held in Kenya\u2019s capital, Zhao Xiyuan, Minister Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Nairobi reiterated Beijing\u2019s commitment to continued cooperation with the East Africa nation to empower communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He noted, for instance, that Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) cannot be achieved without the realization of children\u2019s rights, health and well-being and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Chinese government appreciates the efforts of Kenya government in delivering the SDGs and enhancing the well-being of children and women, and is ready to join hands with our Kenyan friends to take concrete measures to help more children in the future to build a China-Africa community with a shared future and a global community of health for all,\u201d he averred<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His sentiments resonated with those of Edward Ngaira, a Director at the Kenyan First Lady\u2019s Office. He said the Office of the First Lady deeply appreciated the ongoing partnership that is aimed at making a difference in the lives of children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He commended the Chinese leadership for prioritizing issues affecting children in the African continent, noting that this was a foundation to the realization of meaningful development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet me send our appreciation from the office of the first lady of Kenya to the First Lady of the Republic of China. Let her know that we appreciate the joint partnership that we have,\u201d said Ngaira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe appreciate your leadership and your initiative to reach out to the Children. When I look at the slogan you have \u2013 warms children\u2019s hearts, I am full of joy because people from far away from here are thinking about our children,\u201d he added<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mama Fatuma Goodwill Children\u2019s Home management team led by Hussein Omar and Mohamed Hiribae expressed gratitude to the Chinese embassy for the kind gesture noting that they would go a long way in helping the home established in 1966 to continue supporting children in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chinese First Lady is the World Health Organization\u2019s Goodwill Ambassador and UNESCO\u2019s Special Envoy for the advancement of girls and women\u2019s education and she has demonstrated concern for the health situation in Africa over the past decade, especially for children and women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the outbreak of COVID-19, Prof. Peng called for donations of medical supplies and vaccines for African children, youths, and women on behalf of the Chinese government in 2020 and 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the past 3 years, China donated over 189 million doses of vaccines for 53 African countries. Under the South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund, the Chinese government provided 1 million USD dollar aid to UNICEF Kenya to implement the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Project, which covered 159 medical institutions in 8 counties of Kenya and more than 3 million people benefited from the project from 2020 to 2021,\u201d confirmed Zhao.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, June 1 (NNN-KBC) — The Office of the First Lady Rachael Ruto in conjunction with the Chinese Embassy in Kenya has undertaken to give greater focus to issues aimed at protecting and empowering vulnerable children. The commitment was made Wednesday during a donations event at Mama Fatuma Goodwill Children\u2019s home in Eastleigh, Nairobi, through […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[213,215],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223227"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=223227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":223231,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223227\/revisions\/223231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=223227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=223227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=223227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}