They call it Africa, I call it home
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Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
By investing in the health and well-being of our children, we invest in the future of our nation.
Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
Betty Kibaara, Director of the Food Initiative at The @RockefellerFdn, Africa Region Office, visited the Mama Kitchen Garden at State House Nairobi.
Our conversation provided valuable insights into the rollout of the National Kitchen Garden project, which will target schools and households to improve the country's food and nutritional security, particularly for children.
Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
🇹🇿🌽🫘🍠 The #NutriHarvest project empowers farmers to grow biofortified crops.
In #Tanzania, the focus is incorporating vitamin A maize and iron beans into #SchoolMeals and boosting the production of legumes and vitamin A sweet potatoes.
➡️ bit.ly/3zxBkcU
Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
Important documents such as East African Community, African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Children and the UN Convention on the Rights and
Welfare of the Children all emphasises a multisectoral approach to realisation on the rights of children.
The time for action is now. We must prioritise early childhood development in order to realise development in the EAC and beyond.
~Dr. Irene Isaka, Director Social Sectors, East African Community.~
@af_ecn @ECDNETWORK @_AfricanUnion @CesaEced @UNICEF @WHO @hiltonfound
#IStand4Children #EARC2024
Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
#HappeningNow
Session 1: MINISTERIAL PANEL- PRIORITIZING EARLY CHILDHOOD POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES
Panelists: Hon. Dr Dorothy Gwajima, Sophia Ashipala, Hon. Aya Benjamin Warille, Hon. Florence Bore, Hon. Sarah N. Mateke & Hon. Mme Francine Inarukundo
Investing in our future starts with the little ones.
Let's shape a brighter tomorrow, one child at a time
@af_ecn @ECDNETWORK @_AfricanUnion @CesaEced @UNICEF @WHO @hiltonfound
#IStand4Children #EARC2024
All women ministers from Burundi, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda discuss the need for integrated ECD policies @af_ecn
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Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
Since 2019 when I first met @HarvestPlus leadership in #WashingtonDC 🇺🇸 I wanted @AgriThamani to have a #SchoolMeals program with @HarvestPlus in 🇹🇿 and it finally happened in 2023. Post our successful May 2023 workshop, today we had a great planning session. #BiofortifiedCrops
Wonderful reconnecting with @AgriThamani in Tanzania with the goal of working towards ending hidden hunger and supporting smallholder farmers in Tanzania @HarvestPlus @HarvestPlusTZ
“Mwaka 2019 tulipoenda #WashingtonDC na Mhe Mizengo Pinda, Waziri Mkuu Mstaafu na Mwenyekiti @AgriThamani tulikutana na @HarvestPlus na nimefurahi leo tumekutana nao hapa na Wadau wa Maendeleo kuwaeleza kuhusu Mradi wa #LisheShuleni utakaofanyika #Tanzania” ~ Mhe @neemalugangira
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Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
Leo @AgriThamani na @HarvestPlusTZ tumeandaa Kikao Kazi kuhusu Mradi wa Lishe Mashuleni #Kagera wenye lengo la kufikia Shule 150 Wilaya 3. Tulikuwa na washiriki 53 kutoka Mkoa, Manispaa na Kata 9 za Bukoba Mjini. Tunamshukuru Mgeni Rasmi Mhe DC Erasto Sima, DC Bukoba. #LisheBora – at Kagera, Tanzania
Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
Recently, the First Lady of #Kenya (@MamaRachelRuto) met with @HarvestPlus to discuss the school feeding program and continued partnership including a workshop being organized early next year. She shares more of this meeting in this thread:
High iron beans are fast-cooking and early maturing, but more importantly enriched with iron and zinc! both essential minerals @MamaRachelRuto and her team are excited to join this effort with @HarvestPlus
As we investigate the many different ways in which we can adapt to the changing environment, innovation and evidence from the scientific community will be crucial.
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A real pleasure meeting with @MamaRachelRuto! I was struck by her humility! I look forward to working with her on high iron beans in Kenya!
This evening, I had the pleasure of meeting Maggie Biruri from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), where we talked about creative and economical strategies to ensure that small scale farmers have access to foods that are high in nutrition.
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Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
When families are healthy, their communities and the Nation as a whole will be healthy.
It was a real pleasure discussing #schoolfeeding with @MamaRachelRuto yesterday. We look forward to working on this important issue with her team @HarvestPlus @HowdyBouis @BKibaara @AGRA_Africa
To ensure food security in our country and healthy school feeding programs, the advancement of nutritional education, and, eventually, the betterment of health outcomes are all essential goals.
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Fondly remembering the hard work done by @BevPostma , @pegwillingham, Anna-Marie, Becky and others to take @harvestplus to the finish line!
Happy memories of a race well run in 2017 with an amazing team of African leaders. Huge congrats to @ArunHarvestPlus, @MBiruri and all at @harvestplus for using the $15m to deliver such impactful results, with awesome partners at @macfound and @LeverforChange
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