{"id":89536,"date":"2017-03-18T01:30:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T23:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/rehabilitation-of-street-children-through-organic-farming-amount-of-74605-us-dollars\/"},"modified":"2017-03-18T01:30:12","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T23:30:12","slug":"rehabilitation-of-street-children-through-organic-farming-amount-of-74605-us-dollars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rehabilitation-of-street-children-through-organic-farming-amount-of-74605-us-dollars\/","title":{"rendered":"Rehabilitation of Street-children through Organic Farming amount of 74,605 US Dollars"},"content":{"rendered":"

APO News from Africa:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rehabilitation of Street-children through Organic Farming amount of 74,605 US Dollars<\/a>: <\/p>\n

The Government of Japan has been providing funds to local non-profit organizations through the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) since 1989.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Today, the official ground breaking ceremony of “<\/em>The Project for Rehabilitation of Street-children through Organic Farming<\/em>”<\/em>, a GGP project, was held at Magogoni Town, Ngoliba Location, Kiambu County. The Grant Contract for this project was signed on 8th<\/sup> of February 2017 in the amount of 74,605 US Dollars, (approximately 7.5 million Ksh). The grant is for the construction of a rehabilitation home for drug-addicted street children.<\/p>\n

Prior to the project, Moyo Children Center (MCC) was unable to provide drug-addicted children with the individualized attention that they need for successful rehabilitation. Moyo Children Center will construct a new facility near Mogogoni Town that will house five children and Moyo staff (counselors, social workers, and caretaker). While at the rehabilitation home, the children will work with local social workers, Ms. Matsushita, and the Department of Children’s Services on their recovery, while learning employable farming skills with the assistance of Sub-County Extension officers. <\/p>\n

Moyo Children Center has been working with street children in Thika County since 1999. Originally run out of private home of the founder and current Director, Ms. Terumi Matsushita, the center expanded to its current home in 2010. The center is supported by over 1,200 individual sponsors and donors from Japan and around the world, and routinely receives medical doctors, teachers, and other volunteers from Japan.<\/p>\n

During the ceremony, Ms. Terumi Matsushita and representatives of Moyo Children Center thanked the Government of Japan for its support. They shared the importance of showing love and affection to former street children and thanked the community of Magogoni for showing up in large numbers to support the children today.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

While giving his remarks, H.E. Toshitsugu Uesawa, Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Kenya congratulated Moyo for receiving the grant. The Ambassador expressed his thanks to Ms. Matsushita for her tireless work of bringing together the peoples of Japan and Kenya to provide a home for the street-boys of Kiambu County. In closing, the Ambassador gave his assurance of the Embassy’s support during the implementation of this project, which is scheduled to be completed by October, 2017, and requested the community members to take personal responsibility for the health and success of the street-boys of Kiambu.<\/p>\n

Distributed by APO on behalf of Embassy of Japan in Kenya.<\/i><\/p>\n

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USAID Global Health Corporate Champions Complete Service in Ghana<\/a>: <\/p>\n

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Health Corporate Champions Program held its closeout ceremony today in Accra. The ceremony celebrated the completion of a month of service in Ghana by 13 Global Health Corporate Champions from around the world. U.S. Ambassador Robert P. Jackson joined members of Ghanaian health organizations, the Ghanaian government, and the private sector at the closeout ceremony, at which the Champions discussed their service.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Through this program, individual corporate champions are sponsored by their private-sector employers to participate in a one-month pro bono consulting opportunity. These Champions are accomplished professionals from American companies Dow Chemical, PIMCO, and WE Communications, and German company SAP. Over the past month, the 13 Champions leveraged their business and operational expertise to build the capacities of four Ghanaian public health organizations: the Ghana Coalition of NGOs in the Water and Sanitation Sector, Hope for Future Generations, the Ghana Registered Midwives Association, and the Nneka Youth Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

“The Global Health Corporate Champions program exemplifies the U.S. government’s approach to development,” said Ambassador Jackson at the closing ceremony. “Partnerships are central to everything we do, in Ghana and around the world. Our partnerships have enabled us to make the best use of our resources, make the most out of every dollar spent, and ensure development gains are sustainable. Most importantly, our partnerships have enabled the people of Ghana to benefit from the combined resources, know-how, and reach of this broad coalition,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

USAID engages in a number of partnerships with national and local government bodies, civil society, and American and Ghanaian businesses to promote development in Ghana. For example, it partners with the Coca-Cola Company to improve water and sanitation access in Ghana, with Hershey’s to improve child nutrition, and with John Deere to increase access of Ghanaian farmers to improved technologies.<\/p>\n

Distributed by APO on behalf of Embassy of the United States – Accra – Ghana.<\/i><\/p>\n

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EU scales-up its response to famine and drought affected countries in Horn of Africa with an additional \u20ac165 million<\/a>: <\/p>\n

Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica announced today additional EU support to respond to the crises in South Sudan, Somalia and its neighbouring countries, during an official visit to the African Union.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

On the occasion of an official visit to the African Union in Addis Ababa, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica<\/strong>, announced a support package of €165 million to address the multiple crises in the Horn of Africa region.<\/p>\n

Commissioner Mimica<\/strong> said: “The sooner we act, the more lives we can save. This package of €165 million will support the urgent needs of South Sudanese people in the country and the region but also the millions of people at risk of famine in the Horn of Africa. With this additional support, the EU shows the way to other members of the international community to also respond urgently.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides<\/strong> said: ''The European Union is responding immediately to the needs arising from the severe famine in South Sudan and the dire droughts in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. With this new assistance, we will do our upmost to contain the effects of these extremely challenging circumstances in the Horn of Africa.''<\/em><\/p>\n

South Sudan crisis<\/strong><\/p>\n

From this package of support, €100 million will be allocated to respond to the humanitarian crisis caused by the violent conflict in South Sudan. Out of this, €30 million will provide lifesaving assistance to vulnerable people in South Sudan. Assistance will offer protection to women and children at risk, or victims, of human rights abuses, as well as support to treat alarming levels of malnutrition, diseases and water and sanitation. The remaining amount of €70 million will support South Sudan's neighbouring countries, notably Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and Sudan, to continue providing protection and addressing the needs of South Sudanese fleeing conflict and seeking shelter in their territories.<\/p>\n

Droughts in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya<\/strong><\/p>\n

The second part of the package, in the amount of €65 million, is planned to respond to the serious droughts in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. Changing climatic conditions and successive failed rains during the past three years are triggering a humanitarian crisis of huge proportions. The negative effects of the droughts are likely to intensify in 2017, as rains are projected to be below average during the next rain season. The situation is particularly dire in Somalia, where the number of people in need has increased drastically to 6.2 million, that is half the population, and where there is a real risk of famine later in 2017. A pre-famine alert has already been issued in February of this year.<\/p>\n

Background<\/strong><\/p>\n

This new package will also scale up and strengthen over €400 million that the EU allocated in 2016 to address the humanitarian crises and the effects of El Niño in the region. It will also complement the €200 million which the EU approved in February this year to support the new Government of Somalia to continue transitioning out of fragility and building a resilience society.<\/p>\n

Distributed by APO on behalf of European Commission.<\/i><\/p>\n

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