In Africa it is common to grow up surrounded by extended family. Whether it is good or bad...is a topic for another day. If many of us are honest, we will agree with that…
One Girl, One Dream is a back to school Project by the Welisane Foundation to support underprivileged and displaced girls in the upcoming academic year with tuition fees,…
As Kakamega County, Kenya’s second largest county sets for a noble socio-economic takeoff, her young people are asked to take a big role in making it a reality. Young people…
Over and over, my friends and even acquaintances when in need of a house help (house girl) will say to me “Please look for me a house help from your area, I hear that’s where…
WE ETHIOPIANS ARE ENJOYING THE FRESH BREATH OF A GREAT CHANGE. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A NATION SMILING AT ONCE? YES WE ARE. I was born when my country had a war with so and so… I…
I join this platform two years and two months ago. The day I was introduced to WP, Yvonne Chi Leina was saying: “In WP, you can find workshops, scholarships, friendships,…etc…
Dear Community members, Hi, my name is Jessica Foumena. I am a doctoral candidate in the College of Media and Communication at Texas Tech University. I was born and raised in…
Dear WP community members, For my Ph.D. dissertation, I want to know how African women use WP and how it can be used for women to help one another. If you're an African…
This week, Network for Community Development embarked on training pupils on Menstrual Health Management as a move to make periods normal for girls. Out of the 3 schools we…
Here's a little note I wrote to myself but can be truly relevant to every woman. I looked at myself in the mirror today and was so overwhelmed by how beautiful I looked, even…
Within the #EmpowerMeDontBlameMe framework we have our annual campaign which is out to empower young girls with knowledge about their sexuality, sexual rights and…
It feels good when you transform somebody's life positively and even best when you transfer life skills to undeserved humans. This has been my wonderful experience for the…
Being an Impact leader for World Pulse was just one of my achieved goals. Realizing my project was another one that I did, but I was not satisfied. I had been carrying a…
The recent attacks on some parts of Jos Nigeria left so many displaced.(Places like Riyom,Barkin Ladi e.t.c. A particular village was completely wiped out with no houses left…
Maternity Today is proud to support #Whatmidwiveswant , in partnership with Improved Midwifery Care Access Initiative and International Confederation of Midwives. We seek to…
La ville de Bukavu connaît chaque année deux saisons. Il en est de même pour la majorité d'autres provinces du pays. Il s'agit de la saison chaude ou des pluies qui va de la…
This is how this journey began….growing up with a Single Mother, I watched her stretch her hands back and forth, left to right, picking up her siblings after their Mom passed…
We have been waiting for the crisis to end. It has been a long period when everyone has been living hopefully expecting better days ahead. As parents we knew it will be over…
I heard my daughter knock my bedroom door like I was dreaming. Of course it should be a dream because I wasn’t expecting a knock at 2:35am during such a critical moment in my…
There’s something that usually always comes to mind when people hear sickle cell anemia. There are still a lot of people who believe those of us who live with sickle cell…
Every year, Network for Community Development (NCD) www.ncduganda.org takes a step in improving lives of the communities we serve. In 2017, we put efforts on addressing…
My name is Cecily Mwangi, a Trade Unionist, and the first female General Secretary of a Trade Union in Kenya. I believe that workers’ rights are fundamental human rights and…
She had heard about me, so she decided to call. That was the first time I heard her voice. I didn't know this was going to be the beginning of the most transforming…
Cet article parle de scientifiques qui ne sont pas des hommes , cis Je tiens aussi à préciser que les personnes racisées et minorisées subissent des problèmes semblables,…
“Mr speaker, I would like to announce to you today and to the house and perhaps you’ll excuse me for my lateness, that today, am on my period and its cost me this week…
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