African First Ladies’ Conference Opens in Ethiopia

Above: The “Treat every child as your own” campaign was
launched by the Organization of African First Ladies against
HIV/AIDS on 15 September, during the 2005 World Summit.
(Standing, left to right) First Lady of Kenya, Mrs Lucy Kibaki;
Mrs Edith Lucie Bongo Ondimba, First Lady of Gabon; Dr Peter
Piot, UNAIDS Executive Director; Mrs Jeannette Kagame, First
Lady of the Republic of Rwanda, Mrs Maureen Mwanawasa,
First Lady of Zambia; Mrs Toure Lobbo Traore, First Lady of Mali;
(seated, left to right) Madame Denise Nkurunziza, First Lady of
Burundi; Mrs Viviane Wade, First Lady of Senegal; and UNICEF
Deputy Executive Director Rima Salah. (Photo credit: UNAIDS/
Peter Serling).

Source: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

The Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) conference opened Sunday in Addis Ababa with a call for improved internal control of the resources of OAFLA and the adoption of broad strategies to fight HIV AIDS.

Speaking during the technical advisors meeting, Professor Elizabeth Ngugi, who is representing the First Lady Mrs. Lucy Kibaki, said the OAFLA Kenya Chapter has had a positive impact in the fight against HIV/AIDS and the promotion of the welfare of the girl child and women in general.

Citing the ‘Treat Every Child as your Own’ initiative that was speared headed by First Lady Lucy Kibaki, Professor Ngugi noted that OAFLA Kenya had contributed substantially to the improvement of the welfare of children in Kenya ranging from a reduction in child labour, girl child prostitution, female genital mutilation and the mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS.

Professor Ngugi further noted that OAFLA Kenya has been instrumental in the success of various legislative measures as well as affirmative actions that have been taken to promote the well being of women in the country.

During the meeting, the revised OAFLA Finance Policies and Procedures manual was presented to the technical advisors committee by Ernst & Young consultants.

According to Professor Ngugi, the manual is intended to provide guidance in the internal financial control of the resources of OAFLA and facilitate application of internationally accepted best practices in the formulation and implementation of OAFLA interventions in fighting HIV/AIDS. Read more.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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