I was born in Bangalore, and grew up between my grandparents' home in Bangalore and with my mum, dad and brother in Chennai. I grew up with stars in my eyes, hoping to do medicine in the hope of "helping people", until I…
As World Pulse sisters who have been graced to encounter the month of October, let’s celebrate girls all over the world with a sense of pride. I keyed into my girlhood days before the woman I became today and I knew I had to…
I feel hope when I learn that women are rising When one woman has reached another in need When a woman who has been punished for speaking out Meets a sister. When girls learn that they have a right to be free To choose their…
As these first Spirit Awards were first announced with a call for us to send in nominations, my first thought was, as I know it was for many others, that everyone here is a phenomenal leader. And my next thought, my hope…
It is the women I love Those women who meet with me in the woods Who call us to circle with their drums Who come to dance ourselves into our own power Those women who call on us to create a shift To find and use our voices…
When the first glare of the sun comes in through my bedroom window, I rise with gratitude for another day. Every day I try to do something that remains as a legacy, a poem, a drawing, a song, a speech, a hug, I share the…
Hi, ordinary unknown citizen of Azerbaijan. I am writing this letter being very simple citizen of Armenia. The 27th of September has changed a lot in our two separate lives. I was preparing to mountain hiking on the…
La pandémie de COVID-19 fait peser des menaces particulières sur les femmes pauvres et marginalisées qui ont plus de mal à accéder aux services, aux ressources et aux services de SDSR et à des services sociaux et de santé de…
Let me begin by sharing a chapter of my childhood from when I got head lice. I was six at the time and around three months into my mamma’s new job. The new job that my mamma got was a bit more paying, and considering our…
My background/inspiration: I have always been a compassionate, feminist (who believes in equal rights for everyone). I firmly believe that I chose this life, the people and events in them, for a reason. My own personal…
Mines started in the pit of my stomach. Always. No...it started in my mind first then slowly crawled its way down and landed hard and often fast, into my stomach. There it sat and gnawed...and reminded me that I was not in…
A year has passed since I was given the honour of being an impact leader, and such a lot of amazing things have come from my journey so far.I am so excited to share a bunch of new and exciting updates about Saahas. Today,…
Namaste, Salam, Shalom, Peace, Paz, Pyeongwha, Heping, Heiwa, Pace, Mir, Over the past 16 years, I am honored to say that I developed a plan for WOMEN to unite the people of the world and lead a new global peace movement! I…
So you will agree with me that it has been quite a year! We made resolutions and were optimistic for so many things for the year. Little did we know that one thing would cripple all those plans in a heartbeat? It’s no new…
Earlier this year, I reconnected with an old friend. Our conversation was regular, run-off-the-mill, touching upon our every day lives, when things took a different turn. Something brought up an old memory of abuse at the…
The COVID-19 outbreak in Jamaica had more than 50% of the cases being women and many industries such as the hotel and call centres slowing their operations and terminating contracts of many Jamaican women and affecting their…
My name is Gumato. I was named Gumato since I was born on a Friday. I just tured 21, two days ago. I was born and brought up in a nuclear family with a very humble background. My mum and dad did not go to school. I have…
My Name is Valdeen Tamara Shears, I am a 43-year-old mother of seven, grandmother of one and I am fed up of being scared. Scared of dying at the hands of my abuser. Scared of becoming my country's next statistic. Scared of…
Dear World Pulse Community: On March 6th, 2012, the European Commission invited Mexico to ratify the Budapest Convention against Cyber crime. This Convention assists countries providing a legal framework & investigation…
I remember when I was just 5 years old or less my mother started teaching me domestic chores, such as fetching long-distance water, collecting firewood, washing dishes and caring for my younger siblings, This seems to be…
This Kind Of World Is Possible I stand aside and watch as they work in the manner of ants in the summer. The laughter fill the atmosphere and it became very beautiful to see some smile from within. It was pure joy written…
I was then 26 years old, living in a council tower block. A qualified nurse, married to a handsome man, with two lovely children. An outwardly ideal family. But also an abused wife. I knew what to do, where to go to report,…
Me llamo Elena Rubilar, vivo en la Provincia de Chubut - Patagonia Argentina. Milito en un partido político y también en un sindicato nacional. Convencida que son herramientas que permiten cambiar, por mínimo que sea, la…
