International Day of the African Child 2022

Written by: Susan Kone

Every year, June 16 is the commemoration of the International Day of the African Child which honors the memories of students who were massacred in Soweto, South Africa in 1976 for protesting against injustice and inequality in the apartheid regime. The Women’s Federation for World Peace Kenya Chapter organized a program to celebrate the day.

The theme of this day was: Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children: Progress on Policy and Practice since 2013. The Program was held at the Jukumu Letu children’s Center in Ngong, Kenya which takes care of 100 children from the surrounding slum area and also serves as a daycare for working mothers who drop their children in the morning and pick them up in the late afternoon. The program involved feeding the babies, loving them and also giving food donations to the children’s center.

WFWP Kenya officials also introduced the vision and mission of the WFWP Co-founders, Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon. The significance of this day to the staff members was also explained. This was followed by character education for the older children and an introduction to Tongil Moo Do Martial Arts, which the children really enjoyed.

The program ended with poems, songs and dances which all the children participated in with enthusiasm. The director of the institution thanked WFWP Kenya for their outreach visit and donations. It was a happy and enjoyable event for the whole community.