Koinonia Hosts the International Day of Missing Children 2024
Today (24th May 2024), The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Directorate of Children's Services, in conjunction with Koinonia Community, other like-minded organizations and schools, joined hands to commemorate the International Day of Missing Children 2024 at Shalom House, Nairobi. This year's theme, "Empowering Communities to Safeguard Children from going Missing" resonated deeply with the urgent need to empower communities to protect children from going missing. According to statistics from the Child Protection Information System and the Directorate of Children Services, over 7,058 cases of missing children have been recorded from the start of this financial year (June 2023) to date. Of these, only 1,383 children have been found and reunited with their families, leaving a significant number still missing. In a speech from the Ministry of Labour…