Nairobi, 2nd October, 2025
The Nairobi City County Health, Wellness and Nutrition Department has made an important leap to the future for Children in the city with a pioneering launch of the “Nurturing Care Training” Manual for Community Health Promoters (CHPs) Adaptation Workshop.
Said Dr. Carol Ngunu, the Director Preventive & Promotive health Services. “This is a major development for Nairobi County, we have reached this far, thanks to the direction and leadership of Governor Sakaja Johnson. We intend to train a minimum of 7,820 additional caregivers through the already funded five-day course with funding secured for another 250 community health services training. So our aspiration is to design a great place that grows children. The effects of this incredible project will be felt throughout the county for generations. ”
The five-day high-level meeting that started on Monday has brought together various stakeholders to localize and operationalize a vital Early Childhood Development (ECD) blueprint for Thriving Children.
The session will also be a collective space for the convening of caregivers, teachers, ECD experts and representatives of major national and international partners like Ministry of Health, WHO, UNICEF, AMREF Aga Khan University-Kenya APHRC Talent Skills Development and Care Kidogo Early Years Tiny Totos Community initiatives & AFECN.
Judy Macharia, the head of community health services at Nairobi county maintained that a responsive and positive environment is paramount when it comes to children. “We must respect children, offer them a chance to make choices and create an environment in which they can be independent,” said Ms. Macharia.
The basic Nurturing Care Training Manual for CHPs was initially adapted from a document produced by the Ministry of Health, WHO and UNICEF and focuses on five key components that are necessary to support healthy development in a child’s first three years; good health, adequate nutrition, safety and security, responsive caregiving
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