Every women dream to have a happily married life, a caring and loving husband and responsible. A husband who will not hurt the wife physically. When i was young i can see my parents arguing until my father try to shoot my…
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…
My background/inspiration: I have always been a compassionate, feminist (who believes in equal rights for everyone). I firmly believe that I chose this life, the people and events in them, for a reason. My own personal…
There is a popular slogan in my community which goes “a woman’s enemy is another woman”. I deduced from this slogan that women are responsible for the insecurity of other women and this greatly affected me psychologically. I…
I was wondering the moment I opened my eyes and in search for something. I set my blurry eyes across the window pane where the vivid reflection of the sky was coming through. It was mid – afternoon. I was about to close my…
Marita is sitting opposite to her friend. She has decided to seek to advise because she feels at crossroads in her marriage and her life. The first few years had been exciting for her but after 5 years, her marriage goes…
A ODE TO ALL MOMS Though I do not know anything about Pregnancy and stuff , have heard from my friends and sisters, I may not know but i wud like to pen an ODE Its not a lyrical 1, somehow been on my mind from a long time.…
" Malala Haider, seven years old ,student of one grade, in remote area of Pakistan is striking to save Earth. " Hello, My Name is Malala Haider. I live in Pakistan. I am studying in grade 1. I'm seven years old. I love My…
Sexual violence is a global pandemic. One in three women experiences sexual or physical violence – most likely from their intimate partner, according to a report from the World Health Organization. There is an urgent need to…
Being 4th baby girl of my parents with no single brother at that time, I used to become more picky about being a TomBoy girl. For me, it was like awkward to be called as a girl. Perhaps, it was the people and society around…
Suddenly you woke up in the middle of the night, you went to pee, when you went back to bed you couldn’t get back to sleep. You’ve started thinking about your work that needs to be done, things that you haven’t started yet,…
There is so much emphasis on the weapons and tools of security personnel and processes to counter violence and extremism, but the resources needed to reverse the dangers that lurk where insecurities are hatched - in the…
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Now, we all know that this is true. More true than saying that women are women's worst enemy. And when a woman gets scorned for her fellow kind, there's no saving the perpetrator. The…
#SheForShe #BeUnitedToStopViolenceAgainstWomen Violence against women is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world.We must act together to end violence against women .We,…
There's a reason why the first thing we often ask someone when we meet them, right after we learn their name, is "where's home for you?" Being as old as I am (not giving away my age- LOL), I’m unable to fully answer this…
An inspiring true story of one of our beneficiaries: At the age of 14, Kadzo got married to her husband Kazungu, a 25-year-old herdsman. The couple had a daughter and lived in a small hut in Adu, Magarini sub-county, Kilifi…
Here I would like to share with my sisters about my recent career milestone. I was always passionate to become the part of this forum and i waited for so long to achieve this. Being the eldest and only girl child in family…
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…
You may break me down everyday with your stinging words, crabby lies and twisted norms. And, Still like a wind I will rise again I seek freedom to live more. Does my brazenness upset you? For what reason would you say you…
One of my friends has just fulfilled her dream to build her foundation on empowering indigenous people and hope to raise world changers. She has impacted Indigenous peoples, particularly women. The name of her foundation is…
I was born in Bangalore, and grew up between my grandparents' home in Bangalore and with my mum, dad and brother in Chennai. I grew up with stars in my eyes, hoping to do medicine in the hope of "helping people", until I…
At the start of this year, i made a conscious decision to commit more time and effort to taking care of myself. I knew if i had to be more efficient then i will have to be the best version of me and that will mean not only…
Many people have asked me what is the first step in the fight against Sickle Cell Aneamia. Many had expected me to say all kinds of things but I simply answered you. Yes, I know you would ask me, me? Sickle Cell has no cure…
How often have you heard that women should be part of peace processes or negotiation tables because they are inherently peaceful, because agreements that women help negotiate have a greater chance of remaining in force or…