The future beckons Calling at me Bidding me come Into what lies ahead Show me what’s in store I plead with her For a little peek into more Of what lies ahead
About Me: I am the African Writer J.Freelance writer,researcher,translator& reporter-Bachelor in Pharmacy,MBA & Human rights activist,feminism http://humanrights311.blogspot.com/
About Me: A female in this lifetime, of Indian lineage, born in South Africa, lived solo in 6 countries, 22 cities. A blend of scientific and spiritual background. Focused on restoring inner peace to all of humanity and restoring Mother Earth and all beings to its natural purpose. I provide free, personally funded inspirational talks around our great Earth. Find me at DrVie.com
Maggie Muthama is a recent MA Law, Development and Globalisation graduate of the SOAS University of London. Last year Maggie was working in the UN Women Kenya Country office's department for Peace, Security and Humanitarian…
On the 2nd of January 2015, I packed my bag and baggage for a trip to Ten (10)states in the North,East, Westand South of Nigeria. It was a project for an organisation; Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism; but…
The women group in Farwentah in Liberia has found processing of parboiled rice profitable and economically empowering. ADRA has trained them to produce rice and process parboiled rice. They have signed a contract with WFP to…
Fatu Nyeh gratefully shares her story with passion, articulation and poise. A woman community leader; mother, wife, entrepreneur, gender activist, peace maker, she deserves to be celebrated for her accomplishments. Born 47…
“Transformational leadership is defined as a leadership approach that causeschangein individuals and social systems.” This write-up is adapted from a presentation by Elijah Wachira at a workshop on Transformational…
Network of African Youths for Development (NAYD) just hosted a Google hangout discussing the SDGs that will guide development processes under the Post-2015 Development Agenda. I was honoured to host two young change makers:…
March 6th -9th 2015, we organized the first Women In Public Service Project (WPSP) Institute in Africa –Uganda http://wpsuganda.com/ theme: Leadership for Transparent and Accountable Governance. And on Women’s day, we…
El Harari, a ‘Thinking Couch’ who is part of the Gold Meir Mount Carmel International Training Centre (MCTC) at Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MASHAV) sees lots of ‘…
I come from an African community in south south Nigeria where women are seen as useful; as wives, care givers and for family multiplication. Girls are a delight for their deligence in domestic chores until they are married…
El Harari, a ‘Thinking Couch’ who is part of the Gold Meir Mount Carmel International Training Centre (MCTC) at Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MASHAV) sees lots of ‘…
“Failure to recognise the different rules of men and women in agricultural development is costly because it results in misguided projects and programmes. It is more important to take into account the role women play in…
The concern and inclusion of women in leadership position and decision making was not of central concern to most governments prior to the first women’s conference held in 1975 in Mexico. President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe…
A Non-White Female in South Africa I was born and raised in South Africa, discriminated against as a “non-white”. I left the country as a young woman to accept a scholarship to study in the USA. For over 20 years now, I’ve…
I work at Akili Dada, an international award winning NGO based in Kenya, and focused on developing the next generation of African women leaders. Now, that's a big big task. One that requires a multifaceted approach and…
Preparations are running high for a joint United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (UN Women) Zimbabwe country office and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Zimbabwe country office…
Economically, women want to know, defend and demand their human and democratic rights. Women are still not politically empowered, the representation of women in parliament to a great extend cause them to be denied platform…
I just finished a free live online inspirational talk for women on 8 May 2015. Here is a short snippet from it. Basically those who attended, were motivated to look within themselves and establish a sense of inner peace, so…
We lived in Koru a settlement scheme, the nearest primary school was twelve kilometres away. My mother took me to live with my Aunty who lived in koru town near the school, but to my surprise the house help was released…
Firstly, I would like to thank UN Women and UNDP for asking me to be a discussant on this panel. It has given me the opportunity to read a very important report and while doing so forced me to think critically about two…
