Kenya is an amazing lovely country.I am looking for my sisters and brothers on World Pulse.I am thinking of a World Pulse County get together one day.Comment with your suggestions below. Thank you very much for reaching out.…
The awakening A few weeks ago, Women’s Hour, a BBC Radio four programme dedicated a week to discussing the menopause. I remember waking up each morning, anxious for when the programme will come on air as women from all works…
I joined high school in 2006 and one I thing I remember was how impolite people were with me, how they segregated me because of my size, how they treated me because of how I looked like. I do not know who defines beauty in…
Had it been today, I will have loved to be a different person than who I have become of today. That person I admire, that person who I will love to be molded around and be like in the future. My upbringing was very…
Im always impressed when I go to STEM classes at St Abigails Schools Isolo Lagos and I observe the girl children, what I notice always is their enthusiasm and most times they’re ahead of the boys in their class. We learnt…
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are based on the right and the ability of all individuals to decide over their own bodies, and to live healthy and productive lives. Addressing SRHR is the key element in…
A lot of women have inspired me throughout my life. I have looked to different women at different stages in my life for inspiration, all of whom have excelled in their lives and respective careers. Growing up, the woman that…
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,…
Dear World Pulse Sisters, I would like to congratulate ALL of you Women , sisters , daughters and men whom are standing here whom are aiding humanity sharing their stories of everything and topic subject you can imagine.…
I had always wanted to return to school. When I earned my first degree , I was one of the youngest in my class. I had lofty dreams. The world seemed right ahead. However, in my culture like many others, most women are…
Finding out that you're pregnant while in Primary School is probably one of the most terrifying things that could happen to a girl. While teen pregnancy rates have been on the decline for decades, Kaloleni constituency is…
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…
A home-raised chicken to break the year-long vegetarian diet, making chapati if we got enough cooking oil, (chapati is a fried flat bread) candy and biscuits at Sunday school, and a new dress if funds permitted were village…
A lot of times people approach me with the sole purpose of giving me several reasons why I do not fit into the Nigeria system with the impact I make towards others. . "Why not go to the United States or Europe to do what you…
M ost of my work-life so far had been spent in the field of higher education. Over the years, I participated in graduation ceremonies and even enjoyed the privilege of anchoring some of them. I have observed with keen…
These are the rights of women,I responded 1. Women have a right to good education 2. Women have a right to speak and be heard. 3. Women also have a right to lead when they are fit for the position 4. Women have a right to…
Everyone loves my "quiet and gentle" nature. My teacher’s comment in primary and college always read the same at the end of the year. The only person who was worried about it was me.
On IWD 2020 we empowered 10 teenage mothers by giving them life skills and building the confidence they need to be successful in life, an opportunity to go back to school and join the institution of higher learning to be…
It’s 2020, and breasts are in danger. We’ve always known that, but this is danger like you’ve never heard before. To all the ways that women’s bodies are pillaged and plundered by patriarchy, add breast ironing. As another…
To girls, being brilliant is a thing of joy and unleashing ones unimaginable potentials; my story is somewhat different! I've always wondered why being brilliant could make me face difficulties and challenges in relating…
By Wazeh Nicoline Nwenushi | March 31, 2020 The highest socio-economic bearing of the corona virus on sub-Saharan Africa households is inevitably the interruption of remittances. Like any other disaster, women and children…
Join us for our first ever digital conference that brings women together from across the globe to reimagine their lives, careers, businesses and society during this critical time in history. There are a number of scholarship…
Facebook has been building a research project that would collect, analyse, and likely sell the insights of a mash of Facebook user’s behaviors and medical information. Facebook approached at least eight of health…
UPDATE Tuesday 19th March 2019 Dear World Pulse sisters, Ambassadors and Administration, Thank you for supporting me. I am truly humbled and overwhelmed by your love and kindness. If you LIKED my video Saturday 16th March,…
My name is Susana, I'm 42 years old and have 22 years of professional experience in supervision, managament, training, design and implementation of skills development and consulting projects, with experience in the private,…