We go screaming on the congested 'katcha' lanes in villages, crowded streets of metropolitan cities to structures of governance in India never forgetting our slogan and our vision " Chuppi todo, mahavari ka khoon achha hai…
Anubhuti organization led intiative for safe higher education spaces for youth ..part of this initiative started #schoolcouncelling program at #rishivalmikischool mumabi @AnubhutiTrust organised session topic on #pedofelia…
life is a journey and as well it is a story.long journey for some of us, short journey for some of us,both life's composed of sad and happy stories that makes each of us a beautiful story.if we talk to one another, pray for…
Do we realize that most of what we go through come from belief systems that have been inculcated in us by our family members, friends, and other people we were in contact with in our early formative years? I had an…
I am the last of six children and five girls for my mom. the age difference between my and my sister who i come after is 2 years. I grew up in a typical extended family system (cousins, aunties who could pass for my big…
I was 11 when I received my first cycle and became a woman. Before this day arrived, I was a free girl, always happy, creative and full of dreams, who loved to paint, write stories, swim, ride horses, climb trees, pretend I…
There is an increasing focus on menstruation matters and it really warms my heart to see this attention on something so important to womanhoodyet, treated as a taboo subject by many societies the world over. Menstrual blood…
Until I reached university I had never seen or touched a computer, I had not owned or known how to use a smart phone, the whole thing of technology was nowhere near me. At the university one of the course subjects I had to…
I am Annastanzia aka Asya the founder of TEEN Pregnancy Awareness in Kenya ( www.teenpregnancyawareness.co.ke ). TPA was started in Kangemi slums in Nairobi with the aim of reducing or eradicating teen pregnancy, issues…
There is one of my high school teachers who once told me that life is an exam. I did not know what it meant until I met those kinds of people you see in image. In an exam, there are those who answer all questions and others…
Girls are the future of the Nation and creating a safe space for girls, empowering them and giving them a second chance to education, employment opportunities, address their health needs can reduce their vulnerability and…
Welisane Foundation Media Sensitization on Menstrual Hygiene Catch Imma Landez and Sharon Makoge on PSTV today at 7pm, on the program GENDER AGENDA, to talk about menstrual hygiene: A Woman In Need. Dr. Emma Namanou Ines…
Mother! Mother! Come and help me. What is it? My mother asked while coming towards my direction. When she came I showd her the blood on my bed and told her that I urinated blood at night and feel abdomen pain then I…
In September, a story hit the news headlines in Kenya; and finally globally- a teenage girl committed suicide after being shamed by her teacher (a female no less) for 'soiling' her dress with her periods. The first question…
I am an Educationist, Human rights activist, speaker and writer. I have always been feeling myself unfit in my society, I never had a friend, as a child, I would have weird questions to ask from my elders and my teachers in…
I was 11 and I remember that day vividly. I remember how it felt to run around the playground and play tetherball in the heat of the afternoon, how sweaty I was, the way my tummy started to ache, the scratchy brown and…
I am a mother of 3 children, a community developer with a focus on child rights, child protection and public participation. In 2014 I was very excited to be pregnant with my second child Chris, but I was not able to carry my…
She had been married for fifteen years Her memories included six miscarriages scars to show the beatings on her skin A gaze to tell she had had enough She had finally had 2 babies The first had been 8 The second just turned…
Adolescent girls across the world, especially teenage mothers are faced with various challenges as they transition and are bound to make ill informed choices that negatively affects them limiting their potential.In Western…
My name is Joanna. I am a child therapist and theoretical advisor for parents and teachers. I want to build an organization that would provide expertise in treating autism spectrum disorder. I hope to make this organization…
Uphold women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive rights with me! My organization is Common Action for Gender Development . We need your support to help girls and women to take charge of their sexuality without fear of…
“You are a feminist? Oh My God...why do you hate men?” That was the line thrown at me when I said I was a feminist. I was momentarily stunned into silence because I was wondering what on earth that person was saying. After…
When I was young physics was described as “too hard” for girls and at the time I let this notion go as it meant more time for languages and writing. As an adult however I discovered quantum physics and the important concept…
“If God would've taken us out of Egypt and not executed judgment upon them, it would've been enough for us – Dayenu.” Foreword I went to visit my students, Tzai Num and Tzai Zei Hleng in Idan in March 2016 with a lawyer from…
