Hi family! I hope everyone is doing great and we are all keeping safe. I am very pleased to share with you one of my recent poem on corporal punishment. This is a true life-story poem. Ending Corporal Punishment in Sierra…
|These words are an invitation. They take one aspect of this huge conversation. Have this awareness as you read. | In every coaching conversation I facilitate , I hear women heaving “I should do this. I should do that. I…
It has been a while since I ever self-talked! Many philosophers have found a cure in it; in self-talk I mean. What do I mean when I say cure? I don't necessarily mean an end process. Nothing is forever, not even healing. No…
For a world in a hurry, it’s hard to stop. Even the all of two minutes it takes to nuke our dinners seem a lengthy wait. We can’t stop. We must keep going so as not to miss out. But what if by stopping, your love can make…
The U.S. Embassy Tokyo’s Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to empower women and work toward gender equality trilaterally, deepening…
We share with immense pleasure that Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) has published my article on #MentalJustice in context of NT-DNTs & the #pandemic . Please read, reply, retweet if you liked! https://twitter.com/…
We share with immense pleasure that Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) has published my article on #MentalJustice in context of NT-DNTs & the #pandemic . Please read, reply, retweet if you liked! https://twitter.com/…
Women with disabilities still face a lot of barriers which hinders them from equal participation in economic development activities. These limitations includes myths and harmful traditional misconceptions surrounding…
Career related questions are one of the biggest things on youth’s minds, affecting their mental health. This is something we have observed over our years of community based counseling. While it sounds technical and easy…
I share with immense pleasure that my article on “Mental Justice of the NT-DNTs in Context of the Pandemic” has been publised by the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW)! Please click the following link to read, do comment!…
Adolescents, school children were the first to be ‘locked down’ as schools closed as soon as the pandemic’s risk became known in India. These children have been inside their homes, many a times without any space of their own…
Nomadic Tribes and Denotified Nomadic Tribes (NT/DNT) communities have been historically deprived, discriminated against and under-represented. Although attempts have been made for their upliftment, significant change is yet…
It is the women I love Those women who meet with me in the woods Who call us to circle with their drums Who come to dance ourselves into our own power Those women who call on us to create a shift To find and use our voices…
Ngankak Toko Virginie has more than five years of experience in disability rights. Currently, she is a teacher at Promhandicam, a school that promotes inclusive education for children with disabilities. Having faced…
While responding to some comments in my other post, the discussion has led to some aspects that are within the scope of a performance piece that is very close to my heart. I entitled it "Finding the Mindanao Body" and it…
The data below is from Johns Hopkins University. It is information that applies internationally. Please take a moment to refresh your awareness. We, as an international community must remain vigilant and Covid Conscious!…
By nature, I rarely refuse to do anything. That's was why I did Political science and public administration and a minor in sociology not by my likeness .
I will keep this short. "Let's Talk About" was first written and paired with an illustration I posted on Instagram of a nude woman laying down with her legs open. I think some people found it too 'straightforward' just to…
In general, we all agree how important education is in empowering a woman. However in my opinion it is crucial for someone who suffers from a mental illness. Lets look at it from the beginning. A girl sent to school and…
Today attending the Thriving Thursday ,made me finally fruitify something that has been at the back of my mind since January .. I was thinking of how I can contribute to bringing world pulse together . And then hearing in…
|This post is an invitation to further your reflective works and redirect your thinking. This post is not an end in itself and hence, cannot and will not and must not be viewed as the only way through your current situation…
Hello Lovely Sisters, and Sister Advocates, I just received the most amazing gift in the mail yesterday from my Indian sister, Seema Khandale, so I had to share! I haven't known her that long, about a year and a half to be…
The types of work I create are all close to my heart, very much connected to my heritage, and always with the objective of sharing my culture, reflecting on social issues, or educating people about my home which is in…
It is one thing to have worn hijab since day 1 of life, and it is other to choose to wear it as a women. However, the choice exists in both scenarios. A woman who has worn hijab as a child also consciously chooses to…
A young woman has been helping me at home since the last four years. A toddler of three years used to accompany her sometimes. "My son", she had introduced. After few months, he stopped coming and she told, she was facing…