With the kind of hardship women and children undergo in our socities today, Most of the third world countries have neither wish nor life to live for leave alone the udge to go on living, Aids is the most killer disease in the mouths of many not forgeting malaria, hunger and other small diseases which are impacably discussed within 1st world and second world countries.
With major threat being hunger and disease, first world and second world countries tries to eradicate their assistance by polluting the minds of their fellow friends that Africa and especially Eastern and sub-saharan areas are sustainable and are ok as per their wealth status are concerned. Leave alone their health issues which has become the talk of globe while African cities and communities.
What should the world do to ensure that all races, beings are equal in the face of the earth not withstanding the racism which occurs in each community and society but in the name of health issues and global friendship.
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Monday, May 08, 2006
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD HEALTH
The Facts
§ Access to safe water and sanitation is the foundation of a healthy childhood, and is central to the survival and development of children.
§ Appropriate environmental management through improved sanitation is critical in the prevention and control of major child-killer diseases in Kenya such as malaria.
§ Young children are at the highest risk of dying from water- and sanitation-related illnesses, including diarrhea, resulting from unhygienic disposal of faecal matter, which leads to pollution of water sources.
§ In slum areas of Kenyan cities, morbidity and mortality stemming from environmental conditions are significantly higher than in non-slum areas of cities due to poor sanitation and lack of safe water.
§ Unsanitary conditions and practices at the household level such as the absence of sanitary facilities, unsafe waste disposal practices and unhygienic food preparation, expose children to an unsafe environment with consequent health risks.
§ Water scarcity makes it difficult to maintain domestic and personal hygiene, which can result in an outbreak of water-washed diseases such as scabies and trachoma. Both have debilitating effects especially in children.
§ Indiscriminate disposal of wastes and use of ‘flying toilets’ for human wastes disposal is both a health risk and is unsightly.
POVERTY
THE FACTS
§ In Kenya about 70% of the land is classified as arid and semi-arid. The poor communities living in these areas are most vulnerable to the effects of environmental degradation including frequent droughts.
§ The poor bear the brunt of water scarcity, pollution, droughts and flooding resulting from inappropriate environmental management practices.
§ In Kenya there is a need to improve water security, sanitation and hygiene especially for poor peri-urban and rural dwellers who often live in harsh environmental conditions.
§ Pollution control can enhance environmental sustainability leading to better health among the poor who are most vulnerable.
Why water, sanitation and hygiene?
§ Increased access to water and its management especially in small scale farming using appropriate technologies such as drip irrigation is essential in boosting economic growth and the reduction of poverty among the rural poor in Kenya.
§ The provision of safe water and adequate sanitation contributes to better human health thus enabling the populace to fully engage in income generating activities.
§ Increased access to safe water and sanitation especially among the poor saves household income, which can be used to purchase other household needs.
§ Improved water, sanitation and hygiene are essential in mitigating the effects of natural resource degradation and contribute to the enhancement of people’s livelihoods and health. This is critical in promoting sustainable economic growth.
GENDER
THE FACTS
§ Women bear the brunt of the burden of fetching water and are most affected by low water security.
§ Gender mainstreaming in interventions aimed at promoting environmental sustainability is key as women play a major role in the provision of water, food and firewood for domestic use.
§ Environmental degradation impacts on the most socio-economically disadvantaged members, who are more often women. Specifically more women than men are sole parents and work part-time.
§ Women grow a substantial proportion of the world’s food, and there is considerable evidence that their labour- intensive food production practices tend to be environmentally sound, and contribute substantially to food production while at the same time protecting the resource base.
§ Women are mainly responsible for ensuring the environment children live and play in around the home is safe.
WHY WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE?
§ Improved water and sanitation facilities within reasonable distances enhance women’s dignity, status and opportunities in Kenya.
§ Access to a safe water supply reduces the time women spend collecting water and therefore enables them to engage in other productive activities.
§ Where there are working and well maintained sanitation facilities for girls, school enrolment and performance increases.
§ Improved water and sanitation facilities will reduce the burden of domestic tasks releasing women to engage in, for example, environmental conservation activities especially in arid regions.
§ Improved access to water, sanitation and hygiene contributes to appropriate environmental management to promote people’s health and contributes to greater hope and better opportunities for the future generations in Kenya
WHY KENYA SHOULD FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
THE FACTS
§ Without appropriate environmental management, sustainable health and development cannot be achieved in Kenya.
§ With improved access to water, communities could for example, be supported to initiate tree nurseries for eventual a forestation of depleted vegetation cover.
§ A significant burden of the diseases affecting Kenyan population emanate from poor environments.
The Facts
§ Access to safe water and sanitation is the foundation of a healthy childhood, and is central to the survival and development of children.
§ Appropriate environmental management through improved sanitation is critical in the prevention and control of major child-killer diseases in Kenya such as malaria.
§ Young children are at the highest risk of dying from water- and sanitation-related illnesses, including diarrhea, resulting from unhygienic disposal of faecal matter, which leads to pollution of water sources.
§ In slum areas of Kenyan cities, morbidity and mortality stemming from environmental conditions are significantly higher than in non-slum areas of cities due to poor sanitation and lack of safe water.
§ Unsanitary conditions and practices at the household level such as the absence of sanitary facilities, unsafe waste disposal practices and unhygienic food preparation, expose children to an unsafe environment with consequent health risks.
§ Water scarcity makes it difficult to maintain domestic and personal hygiene, which can result in an outbreak of water-washed diseases such as scabies and trachoma. Both have debilitating effects especially in children.
§ Indiscriminate disposal of wastes and use of ‘flying toilets’ for human wastes disposal is both a health risk and is unsightly.
POVERTY
THE FACTS
§ In Kenya about 70% of the land is classified as arid and semi-arid. The poor communities living in these areas are most vulnerable to the effects of environmental degradation including frequent droughts.
§ The poor bear the brunt of water scarcity, pollution, droughts and flooding resulting from inappropriate environmental management practices.
§ In Kenya there is a need to improve water security, sanitation and hygiene especially for poor peri-urban and rural dwellers who often live in harsh environmental conditions.
§ Pollution control can enhance environmental sustainability leading to better health among the poor who are most vulnerable.
Why water, sanitation and hygiene?
§ Increased access to water and its management especially in small scale farming using appropriate technologies such as drip irrigation is essential in boosting economic growth and the reduction of poverty among the rural poor in Kenya.
§ The provision of safe water and adequate sanitation contributes to better human health thus enabling the populace to fully engage in income generating activities.
§ Increased access to safe water and sanitation especially among the poor saves household income, which can be used to purchase other household needs.
§ Improved water, sanitation and hygiene are essential in mitigating the effects of natural resource degradation and contribute to the enhancement of people’s livelihoods and health. This is critical in promoting sustainable economic growth.
GENDER
THE FACTS
§ Women bear the brunt of the burden of fetching water and are most affected by low water security.
§ Gender mainstreaming in interventions aimed at promoting environmental sustainability is key as women play a major role in the provision of water, food and firewood for domestic use.
§ Environmental degradation impacts on the most socio-economically disadvantaged members, who are more often women. Specifically more women than men are sole parents and work part-time.
§ Women grow a substantial proportion of the world’s food, and there is considerable evidence that their labour- intensive food production practices tend to be environmentally sound, and contribute substantially to food production while at the same time protecting the resource base.
§ Women are mainly responsible for ensuring the environment children live and play in around the home is safe.
WHY WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE?
§ Improved water and sanitation facilities within reasonable distances enhance women’s dignity, status and opportunities in Kenya.
§ Access to a safe water supply reduces the time women spend collecting water and therefore enables them to engage in other productive activities.
§ Where there are working and well maintained sanitation facilities for girls, school enrolment and performance increases.
§ Improved water and sanitation facilities will reduce the burden of domestic tasks releasing women to engage in, for example, environmental conservation activities especially in arid regions.
§ Improved access to water, sanitation and hygiene contributes to appropriate environmental management to promote people’s health and contributes to greater hope and better opportunities for the future generations in Kenya
WHY KENYA SHOULD FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
THE FACTS
§ Without appropriate environmental management, sustainable health and development cannot be achieved in Kenya.
§ With improved access to water, communities could for example, be supported to initiate tree nurseries for eventual a forestation of depleted vegetation cover.
§ A significant burden of the diseases affecting Kenyan population emanate from poor environments.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
As a kenyan and a citizen of the country Kenya.... I wonder why the world is so cruel in fighting the communities within their setups.
It has been a week since Kenyan Members of parliament and assistant minister died in a plane crash just to pursuade ordinary figheters to stop the killings of their friends come enemies in the name of land, pasture, animals to name a few.
This week neighbouring Ethiopians more than 1,000 raiders targeting their loved border kenyan friends masacred atleast 5 people and stole unknown number just to give a small number goats being 3000.
Is this world so poor that we have to kill to gain? Or too rich to kill for anything they need whether they should have it or not.
Children and women are the most vulnerable among all this and no one leave alone the president and the ministers dare take action againt the wore mongering people within such societies, what our member of parliaments urge for is the power and salary they gain after being posted in parliament as stamps to their constituents.
Should this things happening in Kenya happen round the world????
Pliz give peace a chance and give our children and women the urge to love what they call their country if we cannot then we should be burried by our pride and go direct to hell.
It has been a week since Kenyan Members of parliament and assistant minister died in a plane crash just to pursuade ordinary figheters to stop the killings of their friends come enemies in the name of land, pasture, animals to name a few.
This week neighbouring Ethiopians more than 1,000 raiders targeting their loved border kenyan friends masacred atleast 5 people and stole unknown number just to give a small number goats being 3000.
Is this world so poor that we have to kill to gain? Or too rich to kill for anything they need whether they should have it or not.
Children and women are the most vulnerable among all this and no one leave alone the president and the ministers dare take action againt the wore mongering people within such societies, what our member of parliaments urge for is the power and salary they gain after being posted in parliament as stamps to their constituents.
Should this things happening in Kenya happen round the world????
Pliz give peace a chance and give our children and women the urge to love what they call their country if we cannot then we should be burried by our pride and go direct to hell.
Thursday, March 30, 2006
CHILD RIGHTS
Since being a child I have admired being my mothers boy. I have shared differences with people as a child and I have learnt the hard way to life. Most of African children have the courage to live life with or without their families.
Due to Aids scurge in Kenya and other nations of Africa, Children have been the hard hit in this whole sufferings encountered within the societies leave alone the communties. With over 3 million children in Kenya alone being orphans due to the HIV/AIDS Diseases, I came to learn that the world is dying slow death with the compromise neither pitty of the ones being left behind.
A community with no elders, only youth and most of the youth are between 6 - 15 years olds. With no means and ways of getting livelihood, I wonder if other countries within the global village life same as african counter pants like Europe and Asia. Most of the children in Africa have no rights, neither do they know what a right is to their life. Leave alone the parents neither the communities know that a child/children have their rights.
I head an NGO in Kenya and the organization deals with Women and children protection. This organization (MOTHER AND CHILD MISSION CENTRE KENYA) Came into inception in the year 2004 and with the main purpose of ascertaining the rights of women and children, within any societal setup and an exampler to other communities which adhere to their ethnic background as we call it the cultural and elderly believes within the societies.
With diversified fields we have been in we have programmed areas dealing direct to the children and knowing them better for their lives and likes. Example the cases of Rape/defilement among children in Kenya is something which is wanting and compromising to the communities in Kenya , hence most of our people are always men prone behaviour kind of. Hence what should the world do unto such situations where men take themselves to be superior in everything they touch, whilst other women tend to change things within the society, few support men to be their head not understanding that they have their rights and their childrens rights too to be adhred too, by these same men.
What can the society do unto men who defile children? I have this in mind but as a human right activist said, there is no need to custrate these men, since they are just as demons droped from hell to earth, not even dogs do rape their young ones, what has happened to the fathers, and uncles who rape the children the youngest being 3 years even 2 year old. Do we call that being insane or being a devil himself. a 57 year old raping a 4 year old girl, or a 60 year old raping a 10 year old boy, what can we call these kind of people in the society.
To make the matters worse the administration take long in prosecution of these culprits and even if justice is foreseen then too late or not even made. Once a man went scot free after being found guilty and admitting to the judge. In his plea he said he was willing to marry the girl, at the age of 10 when she was raped and the case being heard when she was 14 after four years.
To foresee justice for our children has been a hard nut to cruck since most of these cases are solved in within the community setups and the children are the ones being traumatised due to the scare in their life long time to come. Only to realise that the family had done so in their expense. By accepting bribes not to take the matters to the court of law. Even others goes to the extent of not mentioning it to the administrations.
MCMCK have been in the forefront to foresee that childrens rights especially the rape cases are dealt with as per the requirements, only that the legislation of this country (Kenya) have no harsh sentence to such cases. One is jailed for two to three years and being back to the community as the child is still traumatised to see the same person within. There should be amore harsher penalty to such offenderes who have the habit of rape to both women and children.
With other programmed areas such as Orphaned education I have tried to see that most of Aids orphaned children are atleast acomplishing their dream fo higher education, though this is an uphill task with other wellwishers it can be acomplished and be successful
Most of these children are brighter students unlike the children who have everything within their families. Since they have to take care of their young siblings, they have to work harder and foresee that their young ones are satisfied to the later.
MCMCK wishes to ask any one with a heart to help to assist in donations, of used clothing, food stuffs, shoes, bags, blankets, sheets, and cash donations. To foresee these children and young women don't practise prostitution, which the centre is trying to reduce HIV/AIDS cases among young women.
MCMCK Shall appreciate your contribution for you and I we are the world and the world need to save the remaining from dying, what can we do to accomplish these? Its only by foreseeing that the children of tomorow are adhered to and they receive their rights, as children whether they have parents or not, whether they are from Africa, Asia, Europe, etc or not. All children are equal and should be treated equally around the world. MCMCK has taken the mandate to that and we shall be encouraging all friends, friends of friends who can assist in any means:
Remember to save a child you have saved the future. For the future is theirs. We are at the present and we need to protect the future for once we were the future of today.
Thank you.
ZACHARIAH OCHIENG
CENTRE DIRECTOR
MOTHER AND CHILD MISSION CENTRE (KENYA)
P.O. BOX 44432 - 00100
NAIROBI - KENYA
Due to Aids scurge in Kenya and other nations of Africa, Children have been the hard hit in this whole sufferings encountered within the societies leave alone the communties. With over 3 million children in Kenya alone being orphans due to the HIV/AIDS Diseases, I came to learn that the world is dying slow death with the compromise neither pitty of the ones being left behind.
A community with no elders, only youth and most of the youth are between 6 - 15 years olds. With no means and ways of getting livelihood, I wonder if other countries within the global village life same as african counter pants like Europe and Asia. Most of the children in Africa have no rights, neither do they know what a right is to their life. Leave alone the parents neither the communities know that a child/children have their rights.
I head an NGO in Kenya and the organization deals with Women and children protection. This organization (MOTHER AND CHILD MISSION CENTRE KENYA) Came into inception in the year 2004 and with the main purpose of ascertaining the rights of women and children, within any societal setup and an exampler to other communities which adhere to their ethnic background as we call it the cultural and elderly believes within the societies.
With diversified fields we have been in we have programmed areas dealing direct to the children and knowing them better for their lives and likes. Example the cases of Rape/defilement among children in Kenya is something which is wanting and compromising to the communities in Kenya , hence most of our people are always men prone behaviour kind of. Hence what should the world do unto such situations where men take themselves to be superior in everything they touch, whilst other women tend to change things within the society, few support men to be their head not understanding that they have their rights and their childrens rights too to be adhred too, by these same men.
What can the society do unto men who defile children? I have this in mind but as a human right activist said, there is no need to custrate these men, since they are just as demons droped from hell to earth, not even dogs do rape their young ones, what has happened to the fathers, and uncles who rape the children the youngest being 3 years even 2 year old. Do we call that being insane or being a devil himself. a 57 year old raping a 4 year old girl, or a 60 year old raping a 10 year old boy, what can we call these kind of people in the society.
To make the matters worse the administration take long in prosecution of these culprits and even if justice is foreseen then too late or not even made. Once a man went scot free after being found guilty and admitting to the judge. In his plea he said he was willing to marry the girl, at the age of 10 when she was raped and the case being heard when she was 14 after four years.
To foresee justice for our children has been a hard nut to cruck since most of these cases are solved in within the community setups and the children are the ones being traumatised due to the scare in their life long time to come. Only to realise that the family had done so in their expense. By accepting bribes not to take the matters to the court of law. Even others goes to the extent of not mentioning it to the administrations.
MCMCK have been in the forefront to foresee that childrens rights especially the rape cases are dealt with as per the requirements, only that the legislation of this country (Kenya) have no harsh sentence to such cases. One is jailed for two to three years and being back to the community as the child is still traumatised to see the same person within. There should be amore harsher penalty to such offenderes who have the habit of rape to both women and children.
With other programmed areas such as Orphaned education I have tried to see that most of Aids orphaned children are atleast acomplishing their dream fo higher education, though this is an uphill task with other wellwishers it can be acomplished and be successful
Most of these children are brighter students unlike the children who have everything within their families. Since they have to take care of their young siblings, they have to work harder and foresee that their young ones are satisfied to the later.
MCMCK wishes to ask any one with a heart to help to assist in donations, of used clothing, food stuffs, shoes, bags, blankets, sheets, and cash donations. To foresee these children and young women don't practise prostitution, which the centre is trying to reduce HIV/AIDS cases among young women.
MCMCK Shall appreciate your contribution for you and I we are the world and the world need to save the remaining from dying, what can we do to accomplish these? Its only by foreseeing that the children of tomorow are adhered to and they receive their rights, as children whether they have parents or not, whether they are from Africa, Asia, Europe, etc or not. All children are equal and should be treated equally around the world. MCMCK has taken the mandate to that and we shall be encouraging all friends, friends of friends who can assist in any means:
Remember to save a child you have saved the future. For the future is theirs. We are at the present and we need to protect the future for once we were the future of today.
Thank you.
ZACHARIAH OCHIENG
CENTRE DIRECTOR
MOTHER AND CHILD MISSION CENTRE (KENYA)
P.O. BOX 44432 - 00100
NAIROBI - KENYA
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Our Programmes
MCMCK have been in operational on these programmed areas since inception:
Health & HIV/AIDS – Nutrition, Malaria, malnutrition and Reproductive Health
Land management and irrigation – crop and food policies, boreholes and dam (water storage), Land tenure
Legal Rights – Rape among children and women, legal aid
Economic Empowerment – small grants & loans (capital) to small business accessing market outlook, linkage building with research and other business practioners in improving economic development
Community Policing – Insecurity, Draught compartment, Mother and child violence, child abuse and labor
Orphaned children education – higher education programmes
http://mcmck.cfsites.org/programmes
Health & HIV/AIDS – Nutrition, Malaria, malnutrition and Reproductive Health
Land management and irrigation – crop and food policies, boreholes and dam (water storage), Land tenure
Legal Rights – Rape among children and women, legal aid
Economic Empowerment – small grants & loans (capital) to small business accessing market outlook, linkage building with research and other business practioners in improving economic development
Community Policing – Insecurity, Draught compartment, Mother and child violence, child abuse and labor
Orphaned children education – higher education programmes
http://mcmck.cfsites.org/programmes
word from centre director
The organization is a women & children target with key target beneficiaries being women and youth, especially young girls and boys.
Women are the key decision-makers and are involved in all stages of programme; from conceptualization to planning, implementation and management.
Men are occasionally included in the committees, consultative forums and group memberships
Centre Director
Women are the key decision-makers and are involved in all stages of programme; from conceptualization to planning, implementation and management.
Men are occasionally included in the committees, consultative forums and group memberships
Centre Director
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