The waste we produce is our responsibility, from plastics, food, packaging and electronics. The international day of zero waste highlights both the importance of bolstering waste management globally and the…
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World tuberculosis Day- March 24
by thrivingby thrivingWhat is the theme for TB Day 2024? “Yes! We Can End TB” can be made a reality through concerted global efforts that advance detection, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis…
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My Name: My Heritage
by thrivingby thrivingWilliam Shakespeare asked, “What’s in a name?” Kamala Harris, the Vice President of the USA said this about a name: “I think that the name that your parents give you,…
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International Day Of Happiness- March 20
by thrivingby thrivingHappiness broadly covers two key areas – how people tend to feel in the present moment and how satisfied they are with their lives overall. Happiness can therefore range from…
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Mother tongue refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the person at the time statistical data is collected. If the person no longer…
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The Girl Child- Invest in Girls’ rights
by thrivingby thrivingAccording to the United Nations, 2023, nearly 1 in 5 girls are still not completing lower-secondary and nearly 4 in 10 girls are not completing upper-secondary school today. Around 90…
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Do I wear contact lenses or glasses? If your vision is not 20/20 but your eyes are otherwise healthy, you can choose either to help you see. There are pros…
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Visual Impairment- What to do
by thrivingby thrivingVisual impairment can be caused by several things. A baby can be born congenitally blind due to maternal illness or inherited. Conditions that can cause vision loss include cataracts, lazy…
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Visual impairment is a term experts use to describe any kind of vision loss, whether it’s someone who cannot see at all or someone who has partial vision loss. Some…
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In Kenya, The Children’s Act section (27) sub-section (1) states that No person shall subject a child to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy, family or private…