{"id":98258,"date":"2024-10-03T23:03:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T23:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/10\/03\/winners-of-first-lady-mazingira-award-to-be-awarded-10th-october\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T23:03:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T23:03:18","slug":"winners-of-first-lady-mazingira-award-to-be-awarded-10th-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/winners-of-first-lady-mazingira-award-to-be-awarded-10th-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners of First Lady Mazingira Award to be awarded, 10th October"},"content":{"rendered":"

The future of our environment and our climate depends on the actions we take today, with the full participation of our children, the Principal Secretary Ministry of Environment Dr. Festus Ng\u2019eno has said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The PS was speaking Thursday morning during a media breakfast that hosted journalists and stakeholders to discuss children\u2019s participation in climate action and share the roadmap for the First Lady Mazingira Awards 1st Award Ceremony.<\/p>\n

The FLAMA ceremony will take place during Mazingira Day on October 10th at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre starting at 11:00 AM, where the First Lady of Mama Rachel Ruto will award the winners.<\/p>\n

The First Lady Mazingira Awards is an initiative mooted during the Africa Climate Summit 2023 that allows learners to contribute to Kenya\u2019s climate action through creative expression, essays in English and Kiswahili, drawing and painting, and spoken word.<\/p>\n

PS Ng\u2019eno, announcing the inaugural award ceremony, urged young learners to seize the opportunity to become the planet\u2019s defenders and engage communities in meaningful discussions on conservation and climate resilience.<\/p>\n

According to PS Ng\u2019eno, FLAMA provides an exceptional platform where young learners who represent the future of Kenya can express their creativity, solutions, and understanding of the pressing environmental and climate challenges we face.<\/p>\n

Similarly, he noted that through art, creative writing, and spoken word, learners have the opportunity to become vocal advocates for the planet, engaging their communities in meaningful discussions about conservation and climate resilience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough FLAMA, we are witnessing the seeds of change being planted, and with these efforts, we will secure a sustainable future for our nation.\u201d He said.<\/p>\n

On her part, the Chief Executive Officer MaMa Doing Good Elizabeth Koskei remarked that climate change is not an abstract issue but an everyday reality, especially for children.<\/p>\n

Chief Executive Officer MaMa Doing Good, Elizabeth Koskei<\/p>\n

\u201cWith 18 million learners in our country, children are at the heart of our society, and they must be central to our planning and national agenda.\u201d Koskei remarked.<\/p>\n

Adding that: \u201cThe First Lady\u2019s Mazingira Awards falls under children\u2019s participation, ensuring that learners across Kenya regardless of their abilities, location, or background are actively engaged in climate action.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said that inclusivity is at the heart of the initiative, engaging learners of all abilities, including those from special needs and marginalized schools, ensuring they have a stake in the national climate agenda.<\/p>\n

Children are the most vulnerable victims of climate change, especially in Kenya\u2019s vast arid and semi-arid regions. And yet, despite their vulnerability, children understand these challenges in ways we sometimes overlook.<\/p>\n\n

The participants called on all to listen to children\u2019s voices, as they understand the challenges they face noting that raising awareness of the critical issues of climate change and environmental protection, especially among children, is essential and calls for all to work together.<\/p>\n

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The future of our environment and our climate depends on the actions we take today, with the full participation of our children, the Principal Secretary Ministry of Environment Dr. Festus Ng\u2019eno has said. The PS was speaking Thursday morning during a media breakfast that hosted journalists and stakeholders to discuss children\u2019s participation in climate action […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98258\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}