16/06/2023
DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD 2023
THEME: ELIMINATING HARMFUL PRACTICES AFFECTING CHILDREN
Let children be children.
Without children, the world would be devoid of sunshine, laughter, and love. That is why the
Evangelizing Sisters of Mary Mission Animation Program believes children are the most precious
creation in the world. We should protect, guide and love them with all our might, for they are our
greatest treasures.
To improve the living conditions of people residing in Kenya’s informal settlements through
transformative economic and social empowerment programs is our mission as Evangelizing Sisters of
Mary Mission Animation Program that drives us to archive a transformed society where everyone has
access to basic needs and where social justice and human right is the pillar of human growth.
In this year, 2023 we celebrate our children for the transformative progress they have achieved through
our programs. Mostly we have been encountering several reports of harmful practices to our children in
the community. Recently, we have been able to rescue a child from so**my. The caregivers were not
aware this evil act had been going on and that an old man in the home area, the perpetrator, was the
culprit. We as ESM Mission Animation Program intervened in the case and reported the incident to the
children department at the police station. Action was taken and the child is now in school comfortably
learning and going through therapy sessions with our counselor for his psychological health.
