The Impact Fund awards grants to U.S. legal services nonprofits, private attorneys, and/or small law firms who seek to advance justice in the areas of civil and human rights, environmental justice, and/or poverty law.…
This Prize was established by UNESCO’s Executive Board (1997), in honour of Guillermo Cano, a Colombian journalist who died in the exercise of his profession. The purpose of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom…
It downed on me that people who commit this violent act and abuse are from families. Does it mean that such people were or are abused in their families? Or is it that they are not taught how to respect each other and value…
Vus qu'actuellement nous parcourons à un problème d'eau potable chez nous ! Nous avons trouvé que ceux du milieu semi urbain qui sont les plus affectés et qui ces derniers subissent des conséquences comme pas possible ,des…
Successful Cordes Fellowship applicants are high-impact, innovative, entrepreneurial for-profit and nonprofit executives with a demonstrated commitment to social justice and poverty alleviation. If you are an exceptional…
Hello sisters I am happy for this moment that I can share my story and reason why I weep whenever I read or meet Children that have been sexually abused. As a child I experienced sexual violence from three different men. I…
In Pakistan, the situation is all too familiar for female doctors. Though women outnumber men in the country’s medical schools, more than half never end up practicing after graduation day because they are forced to give up…
Still on #WorldChildrensDay . I’m proud to stand firm and champion for every child’s right to be heard. All children all over the world deserves a world free from fear and inhumane treatment. They need laughter, joy, peace,…
Was told you must respect your husband so much that whatever he says is final. Today I realized its a subjective criteria: Husbands are wrong at times.
We stand beside our sisters around the globe who are both physically & mentally abused.We are here to light the lamp of hope in their hearts.We can find the tragic stories of our sisters' lives because of : mental &…
Sister to Sister: Kehit Lehit is a project that was launched to generate awareness and provide education about a variety of women’s issues in Ethiopia, mobilize the diaspora community in Canada, identify important issues…
As I was told that a "woman belongs to the kitchen" and that mentality and concept robbed me my own time and stage of being a young woman who loved education and believed that education was the only meal ticket out of the "…
A child is a gift to a society. Every child comes with an inbuilt capacity to effect a positive change in the community. Children must therefore be allowed a right to full childhood, The accepted age of maturity is 18years,…
En RD. Congo, il est constaté qu’en matière de lutte contre les violences basées sur le genre, les avancées sont plus particulièrement au niveau des textes juridiques. En effet autour de nous, les inégalités entre l’homme et…
That rainy evening ,big noise of fruit sellers beside the roads, huge traffic, rush of people towards buses and cars going towards “kote sangi” , “Barchi” hit my ears and warned my eyes…very few women on the roads. For a…
The dynamic of friendships are often complex. Those who go back and forth with details on one thing or the other make it even more so. We need to stop it. We need to taper our expectations when it comes to friendships.…
A little over 14yrs ago, God's mercy fell on me, the universe smiled at me, lines aligned in perfect places, and my kidney transplant turned out a huge success. It was September 5th 2005. My mom had volunteered herself to be…
It’s not power, influence or money that silences women who have suffered gender violence or sexual abuse. A woman’s shame is the best weapon that a predator has against her. The type of shame that comes from being so…
In him alone my hope is found he is my light my strength my song. The whole world can be against me,everyone can turn their backs against me,they can and may all forget I exist in this place alone am who I am,am loved and…
Everyday I wake up,am forced to wonder if there is any hope for a child in Nigeria let alone a girl child who is regarded as nothing to the society. Even our mothers who occupy places if influence care less about what…
Le cœur d'une femme, une armoire remplie des secrets Est-ce facile de parler de soi et pour soi même ? Si c’est une histoire vécue par quelqu’une d’autre, nous avons la facilité parce que cela ne nous concerne pas. Par cette…
What exactly is the future of formal education in Nigeria? With over 8million out of school children (highest in the world) and the spontaneous degradation in our academic structures and competence? what measures have we put…
‘You can’t be laughing that loud!’ My aunt warned at my cousin’s ruracio. “Well, too late.” I thought to myself and ignored her amidst laughter. This wasn’t the first time I was getting criticized for laughing out loud.…
Thank you for this group. I have a little WhatsApp group in South Africa called Storm in a Teacup. We join ,just simply because we are women facing the same problems . And collectively we solve all our problems..And believe…
I am a 12,year old orphan girl,.I stay in a well known orphanage and so am amongst the privileged few to go to a good school and have a social worker and mentor to take care of my needs. I sometimes do sit and wonder,do I…
