Women today face a lot of challenges simply by virtue of being born a woman. These challenges are even more pronounced on women in third world countries who are burdened by a lot of dos and don’ts set up by a patriarchal…
Marked on my calendar for this afternoon was to watch and listen to a broadcast called Indigenous Sovereignty is Climate Action. It is a call to action by a well known and very active group here in Canada and across North…
Decades ago, women in Uganda rose with a strong determination; to thrive. The sun rose and we saw the wide smile of the day The season we had worked and anticipated for so long Economic, education, political and social…
I am a medical doctor and the CEO of an NGO Singularly Me Mother's Support Initiative- SiMMSI ( www.singularlyme.org ). Being a mother that escaped an abusive marriage I know how it feels. I realised that what helped me was…
Unlike many people, I had a difficult take off. This made me to come to the conclusion that life may not hold beautiful experience for everybody on earth, most especially myself. Therefore, I cherished every little…
I have never felt reduced as a woman, until I became part of this community am going to be narrating some experiences I encountered for the time I spent there. As a teacher and an educated woman, I was previledged to serve…
As a young girl growing up, I always heard these words: "Women are their own worst enemies; they can never support each other". For some reason, even at that young age, I never truly believed that. Unfortunately, this…
On the 26th of August 2020, we had a mentoring orientation call. After that call, I was excited to see who I would be paired with. You can imagine my excitement and joy, when I was told Stella Paul would be my mentor! I have…
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…
The world moves forward with a lot of things, creations and dreams. this is how we girls wanted to be creative by giving of ourselves what we know. We are five girls who came together to fight against unemployment and self-…
" Encouragement is like oxygen to the human spirit. Don’t forget you’re carrying someone else’s air. Encourage them; help them breathe. ”- Anonymous The presence of Encouragers on World Pulse made this digital space unique…
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…
This March 8, 2021, Busayo invited some of us adult women to speak with girls in her home area. How special it was to be there with them for the morning, in school together and celebrating International Women's Day. And how…
Everybody has a driving force. Everyone has a why. It is the one thing that will get you up in the morning even after saying ‘never again’ just the night before. Nothing worth fighting for comes easily. The moment at which…
This evening I don't want to talk about the impact I have made in the lives of others, no that's already out there and sometimes we seem so focused on that we forget to think impact in our own lives. I want to talk about the…
I had I dream one day and in that dream, I saw myself in a classroom and in that classroom, we were many in numbers and we had two teachers .One of these teachers was teaching us how to write on the board with charcoal while…
My beloved, gentle, beautiful, unconditionally loving Aramide. I wish I could tell you how much you will be missed. How much impact you’ve made in so many, lives, including mine. You were always so sweet, kind and supportive…
For a world in a hurry, it’s hard to stop. Even the all of two minutes it takes to nuke our dinners seem a lengthy wait. We can’t stop. We must keep going so as not to miss out. But what if by stopping, your love can make…
My passion for children and youth rights activism is ignited by the social realities that have shaped my life. I have experienced, heard and discussed poverty throughout my life, especially in relation to how it affects…
We are a group of young girls who campaign on the restoration of Peace in Africa in general and in the great lake region in particular to allow women and young girls to be supporters of peace in their countryenvironment…
I am living with a disability and since 2016 when the Anglophone crisis started,my life with a disability has been one challenge to another. I experience gun shoots, massive and indiscriminate killings of women,children and…
My name is Busola Adeeko. I'm also reffered to as Mama Soulace or Lady Kolojia from Lagos State, Nigeria. I am a Supply Chain Professional, a fabric art designer and model, an heliciculturist by hobby and the Co-founder/COO…
Dear outspoken World Pulse community, Just a few decades ago few would have imagined that we could shatter silence and deeply connect across every global border with just a click of a button. Every day, I pick up my phone…
As a victim of Gender Based Violence and Sexual Abuse I struggled with low self-esteem and inner shame. I could go for an event and even-though I am well dressed I would hear inner voices telling me Toyin you do not fit in,…
In this virtual event, we talk about sisterhood, spend time encouraging the World Pulse community, and share ideas for lifting each other up. On 18th December 2020, we met with the encouragers, for one final time this year,…