remember to do these whenever life hits you hard My beloved baby sister, Always experience, but remember that in some ways there is no return, be careful not to be a cowardly conservative, and do not risk being too much bold…
We may fight the coronavirus if we only keep in mind this World Pulse word:" We create greater impact together than alone". Yesterday I was explaining my sisters of our local NGO FEUPAS Grands Lacs on how the outbreak…
Over 45 days and India has been under the nation wide lock down, a reaction to the scare of Corona virus. As a few cities recently opened, one is stuck by the long and very long ques outside the liquor shops. On the morning…
We are all facing a global health crisis. Perhaps it's a reminder of the past deeds and decisions of the human race of manipulating the planet whichever way we deemed fit and now nature has it's own way to level out and make…
"Encouraging others not only makes them feel good, it makes me feel good, too”- Renee Swope Our monthly Encourager Party gets better month after month! This time, we have a male attendee, Sujit , and new World Pulse sisters…
Gareth is very sick, he is anemic, he needs blood transfusion were the words his father whispered in tears!!!! This Christmas will always be special. Its the first my children have spent without their Dad at home but locked…
Let's build a cottage full of peace and love together. A nest where only nightingales talk and trees breathe. Let its misty air touch our hair and let the rain make our faces full of love. In the beauty of the morning, the…
April 2017, I set up Empowerment Through Art (ETA) after my advance digital change-making training in World Pulse. ETA is an awareness and fund-raising campaign for Batis-AWARE, and for aspiring artists. It gives art…
Empowerment Through Art (ETA) is an awareness campaign for women, children and for aspiring artists It gives art workshop and art therapy for distressed women victim-survivors of all forms of human rights violations,…
This is my 9 years old student Meerab who has to take care of her four younger siblings, she cooks food, gives them shower, cleans house, washes clothes and comes to school every day. Her youngest sister is ½ year old and…
On September 11, 2001, at 6:00 PM, IST, I was getting my hands decorated with henna. It was something I wanted for long – the very idea of designs etched onto your palms with the exuberant smell of the wonder leaf was a…
If I tell you I am from Soyegaon, Aurangabad, you will ask 'where?' But, If I tell you I live near the UNESCO World Heritage Ajanta-Ellora Caves, then I am sure your answer will change from 'where?' to 'oh wow!' And at that…
I had just turned 14. I chose a pair of shorts to wear with a relatively demure top. My mother chastised me, telling me revealing too much skin, i.e my legs could turn my uncle on! In my head, I started wondering whether I…
Today I bring to you my meaning to security as a woman based on my personal experiences. “Security means my well-being and inner peace”. Well-being is essential for me to overcome difficulties and achieve what I want. Past…
Children are the biggest victims of Talibanization in Afghanistan; their future’s stolen at a very young age they are forced to choose Taliban Camps over schools. This happens with most of the kids in Southern parts of the…
There is the clarion international call to "BalanceForBetter" as the theme for 2019 International Women's Day goes. How can this balance feel better? Who holds the keys to the scale? Here are the answers: Me; You; Anyone…
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” – Plato Today is Friday and I feel so energized for the weekend. The whole week I was so low and it surprises me that on a Friday I feel like I can move a…
Happy Birthday Blessed Quan Yin! Quan Yin is the goddess of compassion, mercy and forgiveness. Its her birthday today. She lived on earth, like Budha and her service to mankind is mercy and healing. Magnified healing the…
If women in sports were a distant dream earlier, let it be a sheer reality today in our culture. If women were excluded from healthy activities earlier, let's welcome them to look after their health today. Despite hurdles…
The epitome of intense mixture of diverse feelings, I mean, the graveyard more than just a place of burial, is where something out of body dwells. I may try to write it down, but can I bring to you the tale of an unexpected…
A few days from now, the World Pulse Spirit nomination is about to end. I want to write my nomination for a World Pulse sister who deserves the award. World Pulse asks the following questions as prompts for World Pulse…
Hi I am Kajal and I am a health activist based in Pune city of western India. I am passionate about women's emotional and physical health. I feel most women do not care enough about their own health and I am working to…
When you walk into a classroom to find scared faces looking up at you, your heart sinks. When they open up and begin to ask the questions that they’ve clearly been mulling over for days on end, your sinking heart breaks into…
It was the time of Ramadan and I went to our village home to have iftaar and discuss social issues with local women and children. I along with my family members run ramadan tent in Chittagong where we feed hundreds of men…
My childhood was filled with formative experiences, that at the time, like most others do while making memories, I ignored. It is interesting how the many lessons you learnt as a child need unlearning. Almost as if they came…
