It is my last day in Cambodia. I am sitting in a crowded courtroom staring through bulletproof glass at the man who presided over the killing and torturing of more than 16,000 people in Tuol Sleng prison.
Ano ang patay ?(What is death?) chorus the 3 boys. Cristy, the group’s secretary was shocked with the question and fumbled to find the right words to explain the children the meaning of death. Ano yung kabaong ?(What is a…
Last November 2014, I came across an announcement on the Peace and Collaborative Development Network (PCDN), an international organization of peace advocates of which I am a member. The announcement held the banner “Global…
“Transformation of invisible labour force in to a Change Maker”- Case study of some vibrant SHGs – Manbazar-II CS-01 Name of the SHG : Paisagora Bidhu Chadan Mahila Dal, Name of the Village - Paisagora Date of formation : 25…
2nd of a five-part series At the church, the children who dressed in red sat on a pew as they witnessed a stream of their grandmother’s friends and colleagues came to honor her leadership and friendship. Maria, the gladiola-…
3rd of a five-part series Later at the cemetery, Maria stayed far from her siblings and cousins, near the open grave. From where she stood, she saw her wailing mother asthe latterand her siblings took a last look at their…
4thof a five-part series I did not plan to be at the funeral. I knew about her murder. I heard it over the radio. The day Siche Gandinao was to be buried, I was on my way to pay my overdue water bill when I chanced upon some…
Last of a five-part series Eventually, in October last year, I made a digital story version of The Girlfor the massive online open course (MOOC) , "Powerful Tools forTeaching and Learning :Digital Storytelling,." that was…
"Come join us and celebrate the holiday with a group of people like you, are advocating for the rights of people with disability" Art called me days after the New Year. For some unforseen reasons I was not able to meet this…
Dear Pulse Friends, "It will take seismic shifts in the world to eradicate child slavery once and for all. Beyond economic reform, it's a matter of education, of human rights, of political and personal will. Perhaps that's…
Everybody knew where Jesus was born – in a manger, a stable. The circumstances around his birth was that of oppression and greed and many babies were killed just to get to him but in the end his birth became our salvation.…
The disability organization I am helping is in need of office equipments to establish a functional office to start "a normal workday". At the moment they have no real office and no equipment to use for their daily activities…
A Documentation & Diary of Rural Women Organizing process in West Java, INDONESIA INSTITUT PEREMPUAN (Women’s Institute) March 23, 2012, Cirebon. I went to Cirebon on Friday, March 23, 2012. Several months ago I was…
Gender-based violence (GBV) and persistent paradigm of human being; shall we change it and when..? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Today I heard from the women priest in the Women Worship…
The riveting saga of Mary Jane Veloso has hogged the headlines in the mainstream and social media lately. Every major international network ( Time , The Guardian , Aljazeera , BBC , Washington Post ) and Philippine national…
"After breakfast, we run to catch our lunch; after lunch, we try to catch our supper. Sometimes we forego breakfast or supper. We eat only once,”said a woman survivor of Typhoon Sendong, describing in stark terms the…
Doesn't matter how hard life has become, doesn't matter how hard people pushed you, hurt you- you never backed off from your responsibility, your baby. You are the superwoman! I can't imagine what this woman must have been…
IT HAS BEEN SUCH A BUSY YEAR! The project began as a one-on-one portrait project and has expanded to include many new Healing and Empowering activities and creative opportunity for Arachnoiditis Survivors. NOW, Year 2 of the…
Time to move from Women Empowerment into Gender Empowerment --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gender Equality was launched in 2000 by United Nations as the ultimate goals of…
HELLO BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE! “Around the world, there is a tradition of repressing women and treating them differently and not giving the same opportunities; husbands beating their wives and children not being sent to school;…
Bearing in mind last month’s Semirara coal mining tragedy in southern Philippines which claimed the lives of 40 workers who were buried alive in an open-pit landslide, I embarked on a pioneering study on the community impact…
Economic area in the Gender-based violence -------------------------------------------------------------- Few weeks ago one young woman in her 25 years old is brought by the agent to look for a job. She came to the city…
Write your best climate change story and get an opportunity to join and cover COP21 While climate change is a global phenomenon, it is hitting the world’s poorest regions - and most marginalized communities - the hardest.…
Call For Applications: Rwanda/DRC And Uganda Trips APPLICATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 3, 2015. The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is pleased to announce its first ever cross-border reporting trip to Rwanda/DRC and…
