President of the Republic of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta, on Thursday 23 August 2018 honored Ida Odinga, Kenyan businesswoman, activist, and of Raila Odinga, the former Prime Minister of Kenya with one of the highest civilian awards, Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart (E.G.H.) for her services to the nation. During the ceremony which also saw other outstanding women feted, Ida, wife of Raila Odinga, was also recognized as a trailblazer, who has contributed immensely toward the protection and growth of women’s welfare in Kenya. The Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) in the Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs, Rachel Shebesh, who emceed the session, read out Ida Odinga’s name as a president’s award honoree. “Ida Odinga is a woman who has supported political leadership in this country. She is a prominent entrepreneur, an activist, and an educator. She is awarded EGH, Elder of the Order of the…

A team of five (5) teenage girls representing Nigeria has defeated teams from the United States, Spain, Turkey, Uzbekistan and China to win the 2018 Technovation world pitch junior division which was held in San Francisco. The team, Save-A-Soul from Regina Pacis Model Secondary School, Onitsha, comprising of Promise Nnalue, Jessica Osita, Nwabuaku Ossai, Adaeze Onuigbo and Vivian Okoye developed a mobile application called ‘FD Detector’ to tackle the problem of fake pharmaceutical products in the country. The Nigerian schoolgirls were selected from 2,000 mobile app developers to represent Africa at the world pitch. This is the first time a Junior Nigerian team will emerge among the finalists to visit Silicon Valley and the Nigerian teenage girls will be pitching their app to investors in Silicon Valley, California. Technovation is a program that invites girls to identify a problem in their communities and then challenge them to solve them by…

“When it comes to the start of breastfeeding, timing is everything,” said Henrietta Fore, the UN Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) Executive Director, on the eve of World Breastfeeding Week. World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated annually from 1 to 7 August to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world by providing infants with the nutrients they need. “In many countries, it can even be a matter of life or death,” she added. In the report, Capture the Moment, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) note that while newborns who breastfeed in the first hour of life are significantly more likely to survive, they estimate that 78 million newborns are excluded. “Each year, millions of newborns miss out on the benefits of early breastfeeding and the reasons – all too often – are things we can change,” she continued. “Mothers simply don’t receive enough support to breastfeed within…

Princess Mako of Akishino, the first child of Fumihito, Prince Akishino, a member of the Japanese Imperial Family visited the indigenous Japanese in Brazil during the Japanese festival. Nearly two million Japanese people or their descendants live in Brazil – mainly in Sao Paulo, South America’s largest city. Shortly after her arrival, Princess Mako toured the Japan Festival, a three-day event showcasing Japanese cuisine, culture and products. She also planned to visit the Monument to Japanese Immigration Pioneers at the city’s Ibirapuera Park and the nearby Japanese Pavilion. Earlier in the week, she visited Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue and Botanical Gardens. Princess Mako visited many Brazilian cities and Japanese cultural sites and meeting with Japanese families in Brazil. Source: Independent.ie