In the Philippines we celebrate Women with Disability day today! Every last Monday of March as part of the celebration of the Women's month -- that day is reserved to commemorate the contributions of women with disability in…
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…
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…
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…
The stove fire hisses blue as the dark bitterness overflows from the stainless Thai ewer that I bought on the sidewalk of Sharia Rokab in Ramallah, and I do just as you used to tell me: do nothing, do not stir. Hadeel, I am…
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-…
1st of a five-part series About eight years ago, on an almost singeing mid-morning in March 2007, the remains of Siche Bautista Gandinao, 54, was buried. Gandinao was a human rights defenderamong farmers in Salay, Misamis…
“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…
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…
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…
The story so far: Senator Ahmed Yerima, a NIgerian senator famous for marrying a 13 year old Egyptian in 2010 blocked moves by the Nigerian Senate to amend the portion of the constitution that gives
Have you ever heard a sea shell? Have you ever pondered, even just for a while, even for a second, on this fact that, what IS the difference between 'Listening' and ‘Hearing’?
As a young girl, I was the victim of human trafficking. Today, I own an Information Technology business with a focus on mobile and social media technology.
“Where can I get that form?” a slim longhaired young lady asked while I was filling up the Departure Card at the Immigration Area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
