Maggie Kamau-Biruri

They call it Africa, I call it home

[Mama Rachel Ruto, EGH @MamaRachelRuto]

By investing in the health and well-being of our children, we invest in the future of our nation.

[Mama Rachel Ruto, EGH @MamaRachelRuto]

Betty Kibaara, Director of the Food Initiative at The @RockefellerFdn, Africa Region Office, visited the Mama Kitchen Garden at State House Nairobi.

Our conversation provided valuable insights into the rollout of the National Kitchen Garden project, which will target schools and households to improve the country's food and nutritional security, particularly for children.

[HarvestPlus @HarvestPlus]

🇹🇿🌽🫘🍠 The #NutriHarvest project empowers farmers to grow biofortified crops.

In #Tanzania, the focus is incorporating vitamin A maize and iron beans into #SchoolMeals and boosting the production of legumes and vitamin A sweet potatoes.
➡️ https://t.co/owkYhMqYBe

[The African Early Childhood Network @af_ecn]

Important documents such as East African Community, African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Children and the UN Convention on the Rights and

Welfare of the Children all emphasises a multisectoral approach to realisation on the rights of children.

The time for action is now. We must prioritise early childhood development in order to realise development in the EAC and beyond.

~Dr. Irene Isaka, Director Social Sectors, East African Community.~

@af_ecn @ECDNETWORK @_AfricanUnion @CesaEced @UNICEF @WHO @hiltonfound

#IStand4Children #EARC2024

[The African Early Childhood Network @af_ecn]

#HappeningNow

Session 1: MINISTERIAL PANEL- PRIORITIZING EARLY CHILDHOOD POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES

Panelists: Hon. Dr Dorothy Gwajima, Sophia Ashipala, Hon. Aya Benjamin Warille, Hon. Florence Bore, Hon. Sarah N. Mateke & Hon. Mme Francine Inarukundo

Investing in our future starts with the little ones.
Let's shape a brighter tomorrow, one child at a time

@af_ecn @ECDNETWORK @_AfricanUnion @CesaEced @UNICEF @WHO @hiltonfound

#IStand4Children #EARC2024

[Maggie Kamau-Biruri @MBiruri]

All women ministers from Burundi, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda discuss the need for integrated ECD policies ⁦@af_ecn⁩

[Maggie Kamau-Biruri @MBiruri]

In Tanzania, kids present a lovely painting of the President @Af_ecn

[Maggie Kamau-Biruri @MBiruri]

AUC, HHS launches CARMMA ⁦@af_ecn⁩ now

[Maggie Kamau-Biruri @MBiruri]

Happening now in Dar, TZ

[Neema Lugangira @neemalugangira]

Since 2019 when I first met @HarvestPlus leadership in #WashingtonDC 🇺🇸 I wanted @AgriThamani to have a #SchoolMeals program with @HarvestPlus in 🇹🇿 and it finally happened in 2023. Post our successful May 2023 workshop, today we had a great planning session. #BiofortifiedCrops

[Maggie Kamau-Biruri @MBiruri]

Wonderful reconnecting with @AgriThamani in Tanzania with the goal of working towards ending hidden hunger and supporting smallholder farmers in Tanzania @HarvestPlus @HarvestPlusTZ

[Agri Thamani Foundation @AgriThamani]

“Mwaka 2019 tulipoenda #WashingtonDC na Mhe Mizengo Pinda, Waziri Mkuu Mstaafu na Mwenyekiti @AgriThamani tulikutana na @HarvestPlus na nimefurahi leo tumekutana nao hapa na Wadau wa Maendeleo kuwaeleza kuhusu Mradi wa #LisheShuleni utakaofanyika #Tanzania” ~ Mhe @neemalugangira

[Neema Lugangira @neemalugangira]

Leo @AgriThamani na @HarvestPlusTZ tumeandaa Kikao Kazi kuhusu Mradi wa Lishe Mashuleni #Kagera wenye lengo la kufikia Shule 150 Wilaya 3. Tulikuwa na washiriki 53 kutoka Mkoa, Manispaa na Kata 9 za Bukoba Mjini. Tunamshukuru Mgeni Rasmi Mhe DC Erasto Sima, DC Bukoba. #LisheBora

[HarvestPlus @HarvestPlus]

Recently, the First Lady of #Kenya (@MamaRachelRuto) met with @HarvestPlus to discuss the school feeding program and continued partnership including a workshop being organized early next year. She shares more of this meeting in this thread:

[Maggie Kamau-Biruri @MBiruri]

High iron beans are fast-cooking and early maturing, but more importantly enriched with iron and zinc! both essential minerals @MamaRachelRuto and her team are excited to join this effort with @HarvestPlus

[Mama Rachel Ruto, EGH @MamaRachelRuto]

As we investigate the many different ways in which we can adapt to the changing environment, innovation and evidence from the scientific community will be crucial.

[Maggie Kamau-Biruri @MBiruri]

A real pleasure meeting with @MamaRachelRuto! I was struck by her humility! I look forward to working with her on high iron beans in Kenya!

[Mama Rachel Ruto, EGH @MamaRachelRuto]

This evening, I had the pleasure of meeting Maggie Biruri from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), where we talked about creative and economical strategies to ensure that small scale farmers have access to foods that are high in nutrition.

[Mama Rachel Ruto, EGH @MamaRachelRuto]

When families are healthy, their communities and the Nation as a whole will be healthy.

[Maggie Kamau-Biruri @MBiruri]

It was a real pleasure discussing #schoolfeeding with @MamaRachelRuto yesterday. We look forward to working on this important issue with her team @HarvestPlus @HowdyBouis @BKibaara @AGRA_Africa

[Mama Rachel Ruto, EGH @MamaRachelRuto]

To ensure food security in our country and healthy school feeding programs, the advancement of nutritional education, and, eventually, the betterment of health outcomes are all essential goals.

[Maggie Kamau-Biruri @MBiruri]

⁦@HarvestPlus⁩ ⁦@ArunHarvestPlus⁩ speaking at #AGRF2022

[Maggie Kamau-Biruri @MBiruri]

#AGRF2022

[Maggie Kamau-Biruri @MBiruri]

Fondly remembering the hard work done by @BevPostma , @pegwillingham, Anna-Marie, Becky and others to take @harvestplus to the finish line!

[Bev Postma @BevPostma]

Happy memories of a race well run in 2017 with an amazing team of African leaders. Huge congrats to @ArunHarvestPlus, @MBiruri and all at @harvestplus for using the $15m to deliver such impactful results, with awesome partners at @macfound and @LeverforChange