“ It is with the heaviest of hearts that I stand before the women and girls of South Africa this evening to talk about another pandemic that is raging in our country – the killing of women and children by the men of our…
There are some things which remain engraved in our minds no matter how many years pass by or how many different directions life takes us. One such memory is of my time as a class 4 student in Maharaja Hari Singh Agricultural…
I loved to write as a child, and as a teenager. It provided me with a gateway and escape from my difficult life. Having no listening ear, I poured my heart unto every paper I could find; pen or pencil. I wrote as though my…
You carry the stories, the details, the proof of every way that women and girls are harmed, silenced, kept separate, physically and mentally brutalized, murdered. You bring it forward for us all, as we in our communities…
Dear all, My name is Sarah, and I’m managing the Mobile Film Festival, an international film festival which can be resumed with those three words: 1 Mobile 1 Minute 1 Film ! I’m reaching out to you today, because this year’s…
My life as a young girl and now as a woman, a wife and a mother has been a big classroom where learning has been taking place. I learnt that trying to copy other people and walk their path is very stressful. I have learnt…
I am that child, with withered skin and bulging belly And sunken eyes too weak to look at mama I am that child, who’s angry at my papa For coming home empty-handed again I am that child, whose mother cannot look in the eye…
On National Orgasm, I was interviewed by Miss Susan and she told me about this platform and how I can contribute to make the world a better place. I am Sana a 24 year old sexologist who believes true sexual liberation comes…
Economic justice is a component of social justice and welfare economics. It is a set of moral and ethical principles for building economic institutions, where the ultimate goal is to create an opportunity for each person to…
Empowering women and girls has become more necessary than ever , a mentor who encourages and believes in them have helped to free them from the greatest obstacles , which is low self esteem in which girls are held by belief…
Empowering women and girls has become more necessary than ever , a mentor who encourages and believes in them have helped to free them from the greatest obstacles , which is low self esteem in which girls are held by belief…
As a grassroot women and girls advocate whose meeting people of various backgrounds and experiences is inevitable. I had to draw from personal experience stragegies to overcoming implicit bias as follow: I resolved to…
2020 has been a tough year alright? Corona and all the other drama that has happened is not exactly something anybody saw coming. And even now the year is still throwing more at us. It’s really tempting to just declare 2020…
Pour moi l'encouragement et le soutien signifie une dynamisme entre l'encourageant et l'encouragé car ce la donne a l'encouragé le désir, l'envie, le goût de continue et de faire beaucoup plus. L'impacte de se rôle sur ma…
Encouragement is a process of making another person feel wanted and loved either by action or gesture. it really gives drive and propels the person being encouraged to do better. Mentorship from my understanding is the…
"Always be generous with your encouraging words , you may find they will inspire others to be the best they can be." — Catherine Pulsifer When we think about generosity, the first thing that enters our mind is giving/…
Hey… I hope you are well. As my #CheveningJourney comes to an end, I am determined to share with you life stories of some of those who have made it for the Chevening prestigious list of 2020/21. Chevening is a journey of…
I am always interested in people. Studying people and cultures fascinates me. This started in high school when I attended the Ethnic Studies class of Mr. Felix Gonzales who became my favorite teacher because I learned…
This is the story of a girl born in Northern Kenya, Marsabit. A place known for its harsh weather condition, hot and dry and with a society that is largely illiterate and with a barbaric culture. A girl's place is in the…
Even though I have always lived with bias and have tried in my own way to consciously cure myself of it, this is the first time I am really having to take stock of those deliberate efforts and success I have made in freeing…
It's no more news that Environment plays a major role in our lives and keeping an healthy environment should be our priorities regardless of our daily activities. Saturday 29th of August 2020. I and some young agents of…
Art is a form of expression. It can be portrayed through music, songs, poetry, spoken word and mime. Art can also be expressed through writing, drawing, on canvas or acted out as drama. Art is powerful, it expresses what we…
I never thought I would ever jump over the wall of our house fleeing from a truck packed with riot police and two cars with police officers in civilian clothes parked outside our gate. In a narration titled, “How Zimbabwean…
We have been called to look at bias and as a white-bodied woman this is an important call. None of us want to be making mistakes. Racism, prejudice, bias can happen without intention. My ancestors came from parts of Europe,…
