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…
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…
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…
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 .
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…
|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…
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…
" Encouragement is like oxygen to the human spirit. Don’t forget you’re carrying someone else’s air. Encourage them; help them breathe. ”- Anonymous The presence of Encouragers on World Pulse made this digital space unique…
It was amazing to catch up with women last Encourager Party. Once a month, we celebrate with women around the world with a heartfelt comment by saying positive word, love and hugs. The Encourager Party is our way to uplift…
I grew up in a typical African setting where women leadership is almost not recognised or even allowed. More so I come from a family of eights girls. My mum never had a son and so my extended family saw us as no good.…
Via Shifting the Power Coalition: In gumboots and flip-flops Fane Lomani and Unaisi Bakewa waded through the Tavua flood waters to visit families at local evacuation centres yesterday. Of particular concern were persons with…
A month from now, the world will be celebrating International Women’s Day and in the Philippines , the National Women’s Month for the whole month of March. All eyes are set for March with a myriad of activities undertaken by…
“Sexual violence occurs everywhere – in every country and across all segments of society. A child may be subjected to sexual abuse or exploitation at home, at school or in their community.” - UNICEF World Pulse #…
What a sad movie where a young girl of 15years put to birth after 9months of gestation will have the nerve to throw the baby beside a stream near a police post and nobody sees her. There are many reasons why she did so she…
2020, the year which shook people all around the world in the name of Pandemic. So many hurdles, economical crisis, relationship issues, health problems, mental stress and so on. Especially for all women globally. The…
One faithful day i was invited by Hitv in Buea, Cameroon for an interview and i had to travel from Kumba to Buea and back to Kumba that same day. When i arrived in Buea, i was waiting for a taxi beside the road. Then a woman…
