It was a sunny day in last year when Sadia got a friend request at her Facebook by a man named, Rauf. In the beginning, he behaved like a gentleman. Time passed. After one month, Rauf approached her with a humble request…
I stepped on the Yoga mat to heal myself. And the rest is history. From a curious practitioner to silently brewing the dream to teach; the journey has not only seen blood, sweat and bruises but it has witnessed a path of…
The world over, International Menstrual Hygiene Day is being celebrated to bring attention to this aspect of women and girls' health and empowerment. Breaking the Silence Worldwide Foundation since 2014 has been working from…
Yesterday morning, I heard an unexpected knock on the door. When I opened it, a man asked if there is a Karen Axalan living here. I identified myself, then he handed me an envelope. While receiving the package, my thoughts…
Her Story: Experience sharing Program on Gender Based Violence To celebrate 16 days of Activism against Gender based Violence, on 7th of December 2019, I organized a program “Her Story: Experience sharing Program on Gender…
You are an interestingsubject, unique in your own way and very special too. I wish I knew a lot of things about you before I met you. I wish I had people who told me more about you. My younger self tried to fall in love with…
In Class X, I sat in the last row of my Computer Science classroom, barely able to understand a word that my teacher spoke. At some point in the class, I was dazed, and made a quiet observation that would come back fifteen…
Safecity is growing exponentially and we’re constantly working hard to translate our vision to reality. Because we don’t want you to miss out on our work, we’ve decided to put together a monthly column to tell you about what…
My mom is 50 today the 8th of March 2019!!! And what better theme for this year’s International Women’s Day celebration than #BalanceforBetter . I usually tell my friends my mom is a real woman because she was born on IWD.…
Hi, I want to share my sexual harassment story with you guys, hope to inspire more survivors of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault, rape to speak up. 我被崇拜的人性骚扰了 - Story time. #TimesUp #Metoo
Hello everyone It is always very rejuvenating to be surrounded by so many bright people like you. Here is my journey I began my career 15 years ago as a Midwife, realizing every birth, would be a small step towards my…
Dear Sisters of the WorlPulse, we are living a very special moment in the City of God. At the end of 2018 I produced the book by Dona Tuca and she can finally open her first book at age 85, but the poetry of the favela did…
What are the odds that you’d laugh at me if I told you that there’s a bot online that’s busy spreading peace to the world even as we speak? It seems unlikely, I know, but stick with me: I’m going somewhere with this. Many…
Soumya Diddi , is a B-Tech graduate and has experience in digital marketing. She supports gender equality, child education and strives consistently for growth of knowledge. She says “One should never stop learning and should…
A Look Back It was 1994. Almost 25 years ago. The Pacific Platform for Action (PPA) had been adopted with 13 critical areas of concern. I was then a much younger woman, a member of the Fiji YWCA, tasked to join an NGO…
I have been told that parents should be mindful of naming their children for they will become what their name means. Anna Kharis, my fourth sibling, came to our family when I was twelve years old. It was always a momentous…
There is a quote that Brene Brown, an author and researcher about shame and vulnerability, keeps mentioning on her talks. For her, this was a life-changing quote moments after her Ted Talk about The Power of Vulnerability…
That was a beautiful evening I could share my happiness with all, Things seemed to be prettier that moment when I halt… A wave of thrills crisped me inside… my soul lightened with craze! Didn’t think I was going to learn of…
Story of Maryam Batool I am Maryam batool, I was born in 1993 in the very small village of Gujrat near University of Gujrat (Pakistan). I am the 4th daughter of my fathers 6 sisters . I was born in a family that wanted to…
I know life has been hard for you since the day you lost your Mom at the age of just 1. I don’t claim to feel the pain you have been through since then, but I surely am able to know how much a child of merely 1 is desperate…
My contribution on how we can Raise Boys who Champion Gender Equality is on one point "Mind-set change" of the boys as they grow. The evolution of how boys should treat women should start from their homes. When a Male child…
Tech has dependably been a prevalently male industry, with notorious Worldwide male business people, for example, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg picking up the most acknowledgment for their commitments to the division. In…
Every time I return late, my mother stays up worried about my safety. My grandmother suggests that I be married off. And me, I just want the freedom to navigate the city irrespective of time, whether it is for work or a good…
How do you take many years of sisterhood, mentorship, unconditional love, and gentle guidance and put them all into one post? How do you quantify impact when every day allows you to live this impact, leaving you breathing in…
Everything changes....it's a universal truth. Just as the way the sun rises in the morning and sets every evening, the way freshly dewed flowers blossoms and withered after a day, and to be more precise, the way we humans…