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Edith Kamaru Kwobah, girl from Ndeiya who dressed bodies to get money for medical school
By Guest Writer,
1110, April 9, 2021 (EAT)
By Dr. Susan Adongo Her first shift was on a Thursday night. “I wasn’t sure what to wear,” Edith Kamaru told me. But it didn’t matter becau...
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PROFILE: Maryana Munyendo amplifies voices of missing children in Kenya
By Guest Writer,
826, March 11, 2021 (EAT)
By Patience Nyange and Esther Kiragu Maryana Munyendo is a Child Safety Education Consultant, Founder and Executive Director of Missing Child Kenya...
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Cicely Tyson, iconic and influential actress, dies at 96
By CNN,
949, January 29, 2021 (EAT)
Cicely Tyson, an award-winning icon of the stage and screen who broke barriers for Black actresses with surpassing dignity, died Thursday, her longtim...
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School in Kibera to play key role in online education conference
By Citizen Reporter,
1020, September 1, 2020 (EAT)
The Project Elimu School in Kibera, Nairobi is to play a vital role in what is billed as the ‘world’s biggest education conference’. The scho...
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Michelle Obama and Melinda Gates: We can’t ignore adolescent girls in Covid-19 response
By CNN,
1109, August 8, 2020 (EAT)
Today should have been a school day for 15-year-old Fortunate Ayomirwoth. But for the past five months, her school has been closed. Fortunate now s...
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ITU 2020 guidelines on Child Online Protection (COP) respond to new challenges in digital landscape
By Citizen Reporter,
1643, June 23, 2020 (EAT)
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has launched its new 2020 Guidelines on Child Online Protection (COP). This is a comprehensive set ...
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8 tips for parents to homeschool children as facilities close over coronavirus
By CNN,
1845, March 19, 2020 (EAT)
School closures due to the COVID-19 outbreak mean millions of parents and guardians who have grown accustomed to sending their children to traditional...
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Children’s coronavirus cases are not as severe, but that doesn’t make them less serious
By CNN,
1508, March 18, 2020 (EAT)
Germs spread easily among children. So as the coronavirus spreads, parents, teachers, caregivers and others have increasing concerns about how the dis...
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9-yr-old genius Laurent Simons to graduate with Engineering degree
By Girlie Kendi,
1132, November 15, 2019 (EAT)
Laurent Simons, a 9-year-old boy from Belgium, is set to graduate with an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering next month. He is currentl...
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Finding Dad Part 2: ‘Cucu, baba yangu ni nani?’
By Citizen Reporter,
2217, July 20, 2019 (EAT)
High school came and went and I was locked out of university for missing the cut off mark by a few points. Also Read: Finding Dad: My story of pain...
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Finding Dad: My story of pain, rejection, heartbreak and hope
By Citizen Reporter,
1922, July 20, 2019 (EAT)
Two decades ago I had a super-mum who gave her three children a good life. She always paid school fees before the beginning of the term. My friends...
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Kenyans yet to embrace family members, friends who struggle with mental illness
By Wambui Kihara,
1412, June 11, 2019 (EAT)
A family in Central Kenya who recently prepared to bury their kin was in shock after the church informed them it would not take part in the ceremony b...
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What little kids need to know about ‘SEX’
By CNN,
1646, May 24, 2019 (EAT)
Approximately 8 out of 10 parents self-identify as enlightened. These are the moms and dads who broach thorny topics like race, poverty and sexism wit...
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Can happiness be exported? One Finnish school believes so
By CNN,
1233, April 6, 2019 (EAT)
Finland has emerged as the happiest nation in the world, and not for the first time. The Nordic country, home to just 5.5 million people, scooped t...
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What parents need to know about girls’ stress and anxiety
By CNN,
1327, March 8, 2019 (EAT)
As a mother of two young girls, one of the things I care about most is staying in tune with my daughters' day-to-day social interactions, worries and ...
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Can virtual reality revolutionize education?
By CNN,
1550, November 23, 2018 (EAT)
Imagine walking along the rim of an active volcano or seeing ancient Roman ruins come to life before your eyes. These days, you don't necessarily h...
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How to talk to kids about sexual harassment
By CNN,
1551, November 23, 2018 (EAT)
I never imagined I'd be spending so much time talking to my girls, ages 10 and 11, about sexual harassment. After the news broke early Wednesday ...
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Can diversity in children’s books tackle prejudice?
By CNN,
1541, November 16, 2018 (EAT)
Marley Dias says she was tired of reading books about "white boys and their dogs" in school. So at the age of 11, she launched the campaign #1000Bl...
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Students expelled from school after failing mandatory pregnancy tests
By CNN,
1214, November 4, 2018 (EAT)
It happens twice a year at Arusha Secondary School. Each one of the school's 800 female students is accompanied into a toilet and told to pee in a jar...
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Uganda transgender men fight sexism
By Reuters,
1014, May 10, 2018 (EAT)
Shawn, a young transgender man, was sitting in a public minibus in the Ugandan capital, when an old schoolmate boarded and started loudly calling him ...
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