Topic: Orphan

Nigerian officials probe plan to marry off scores of female orphans

By VOA   2024-05-16 09:05:12

Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Women Affairs says it is investigating a plan by a lawmaker in central Niger state to marry off some 100 female orphans of unknown ages later this month.

From orphanages to family set-up, foster care parents recall journey

By Jacinta Mutura   2024-04-03 19:18:44

Fostering teenagers has been identified as a key challenge in providing alternative care for children because most of them have developed particular characters.

Children no one wants as clock ticks to phase out orphanages

By Jacinta Mutura   2024-04-02 20:52:35

National Care Reform Strategy proposes placing children in alternative family care. Donors are being encouraged to support children from within their families and communities.

We are not political orphans, ODM MPs say

By James Omoro   2024-02-19 21:10:08

The leaders who attended the burial of philanthropist Bernard Onyango Owen in Karachuonyo said Odinga’s exit to AU will not create any political vacuum in ODM.

Raila's beneficiaries and orphans if elected AU Commission chairperson

By Ndungu Gachane   2024-02-17 19:49:42

While political leaders and analysts concur that Raila is the man for the job, many argue that the decision will make and break the political careers of many.

I overcame broken marriage to start an orphanage and school

By Nathan Ochunge   2023-11-19 09:18:46

I used to do menial jobs like washing clothes, selling vegetables, hawking water in the slums, and working on mjengo sites with my child on the back.