East African Youth Journalist To Speak In Rhode Island

Childreach
Thursday, 9 May 2002

On Monday, May 13, at 2:00 PM, Childreach/Plan will host a presentation by Geraldine Nyambura Kamande, a fourteen-year old journalist from Kenya.

Ms. Kamande is visiting the states to participate in the United Nations Special Session on Children in New York from May 6-10. She will spend the day of the 13th at the offices of Childreach/Plan in Warwick, RI.

Her presentation will include a viewing of a Children's Video Project from Kenya focusing on issues that affect children in rural areas. Ms. Kamande will also discuss her newsletter, Giving Children a Voice.

Her topics will include barriers to education in rural Kenya, the impact of HIV/AIDS on families, and child rights.

Ms. Kamande's presentation will be held at Childreach/Plan, 155 Plan Way (off Jefferson Blvd) in Warwick. For more information, please call 401-738-5600.

Childreach, the U.S. member of Plan International, is a global, child-focused development organization linking, through sponsorship, caring people in the U.S. with needy children and their families in emerging countries. Founded in 1937 as Foster Parents Plan, Childreach is non-profit, non-partisan, and non-sectarian. Childreach's programs are in place in over 43 countries around the world, helping children in need and fostering relationships to increase understanding and unity among people of different cultures and promoting their rights and interests.

For more information, or to contact Childreach, see their website at: www.childreach.org