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
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
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:
Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
When families are healthy, their communities and the Nation as a whole will be healthy.
Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
The Government of Kenya recognizes parental incarceration among the adverse childhood experiences that exacerbate the risk of negative outcomes in adulthood #IStand4Children youtu.be/QZSZAh-u-fU
Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
At the #ADFNS2021, @MBiruri said African #foodsystems transformation requires healthy foods to be accessible, affordable and resilient by harnessing and adopting technologies such as biofortification, putting African women at center stage, and prioritizing the first 1000 days.
Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
The private sector (esp. SMEs) play a critical role in upscaling access & affordability of nutritous @FoodSystems.
This digi-feature describes some of the partnerships @HarvestPlus has forged with seed & food businesses in #SouthAsia: bit.ly/3fs5Tnd
@CGIAR
Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
"Nutrition programmes at the @FCDOGovUK have been cut by 80%. How can the Minister justify that?" Great Q from @Lord_Collins
Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
Our webinars objective: Generate interest in ⬆️ business activity & strengthening enabling environments for biofortification, & inform commitments expected to emerge from @FoodSystems in Sep 2021 and the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit in Dec 2021. bit.ly/2PncqWq
Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
3) falling incomes – especially of the most vulnerable – and hence increasing reliance on cheap staple foods to fill tummies.
Biofortification arose as a solution that can improve the nutritional content of food, and do so locally and affordably. #STIForum2021
Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
Watoto magerezani:
Kuna watoto wapatao 250 wanaolelewa kwenye magereza nchini. Watoto hawa wanaishi gerezani na kina mama zao waliofungwa.
Changamoto nyingi hushuhudiwa kwa watoto wanaoishi hapa. Mary Wangare anamlea mwanawe wa miezi miwili gerezani #CitizenNipashe
Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
When biofortified crops become an ingredient for other foods, it is a win-win for farmers and consumers in #Uganda! Better #nutrition better #livelihoods.
@MBiruri @HarvestPlusUga3
Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
What an honor to be on @CovicNamukolo & @nabeehakazi’s lists. Adding the amazing women of @HarvestPlus past & present @destanaytekin @MBiruri @Jennywalton2017 @rewasmisra @SRuhweza @AnnaMarieBall8 @pegwillingham @Dee_Asare @hcguedenet @lizogutu @HMahwish @gonzacaro @BevPostma – at Washington, DC
@nabeehakazi I have plenty starting with you, @Fifiesto @IngeBrouwer @lizogutu @ekinbirollopez @dr_zelalem @israel_hailu Bless you All and have a Great International Women's Day.
Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
@HarvestPlusUga3 specifically worked with woman dominated farmer groups. This👇 is the result. Fantastic uptake because women SEE the difference that orange sweet potato makes for "health & wealth"
@SRuhweza @atero_angella @MBiruri
Maggie Kamau-Biruri retweeted
In honor of #WorldFoodDay, @harvestplus board chair and former @USAID chief Andrew Natsios shares how nutrient-rich staples crops can help ensure nutrition for all in a #COVID19 world: bit.ly/2IjbxKA via @medium #CFSSpecialEvent