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.
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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
“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…
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 woman, in her 20s, seated at the edge of the concrete bed inside her cell, kept on rocking herself, her hands clasping so tightly the hem of her blouse by her crotch. A woman in her late 20s, pregnant with her fourth child…
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…
This essay was published online, a few months after the super typhoon hit my country. I want to share this because of the recent tragedy that shook Nepal. My prayers go to all the people of Nepal. Tacloban City and the HeArt…
"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…
After Philippine President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III delivered his final state-of-the-nation address in July 2015, Philippine Senator and likely 2016 Presidentiable Grace L. Poe, had this to say in an interview, “All of…
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…
i wont your support to my work to in my organisation ihave more orphans young and old so their have more probleme for thier life to stopped to study, poverty, more desease no insurence,to lack the food, lack the where their…
Call For Applications: Rwanda/DRC And Uganda Trips The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is pleased to announce its first ever cross-border reporting trip to Rwanda/DRC and second reporting trip to Uganda. Ten…
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…
I am from the Philippines, an archipelago in the south-east Asian region where we are visited by typhoon and cyclone all year round but in spite of that I love the tropical feel of my country where the sun never stops giving…
Think of a leader...who comes to mind? (take a minute) Who did you think of? Did anyone think of them SELVES? A lot of the work I do personally and professionally (as there is no dividing line between the two for me)…
I have introduced myself ( Please refer to paragraph 2 onwards )....Based on my one terrible decision that I made, to marry a scambag ...a very short marriage. Seriously, dating is nothing like marriage..you really see…
I have introduced myself ( Please refer to paragraph 2 onwards )....Based on my one terrible decision that I made, to marry a scambag ...a very short marriage. Seriously, dating is nothing like marriage..you really see…
APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 30, 2015 The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) is organizing a new course focused on crimes against the environment. The course, which will be held at…
I’ve written something about myself in my page, the kind of work I do and my interest which is why I am trying hard to get more involved in this network of women primarily and of supporters to get me far to where I want to…
