Textile waste is a problem in Nigeria that the Covid 19 lockdown inspired us to address. Fashion Designers and Tailors cut fabrics into pieces to sew together in order to create garments. They dispose the excess fabric waste…
22 countries and territories come together every three years for the Pacific Islands premier Women’s Conference and this year the 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women and the 7th Women’s Ministerial Meeting is a hybrid…
I am a Micro Finance lender of Kiva.org . This organization creates micro finance loan opportunities for women to be independent entrepreneurs . They are self reliant, and perpetuate motivation and financial security for…
Hello!I'm Amina from mozambique (I'm refugee)but I want to tell my little and old sisters that being female is not a crime,not a shame,but it's your right and God's will,please don't let anybody to use you and saying that…
The Covid19 pandemic and lockdown brought a wave of difficulties, challenges and injustices. While everyone suffered, it was a “life-and-death period” as stated by founder Deepa Pawar, for NT-DNT communities and other…
She is a 29-year-old married Dalit woman. Her family has not registered her citizenship or marriage after five years of fear of marriage. 2 sons and 1 daughter have been living apart from the Lear family. Mother-in-law used…
We can fight any battle outside and Win but you loose at your own home. Came here after a long time and thought to share what i'm going through at home. As i shared in my previous stories that i lost my Mother a year back…
Real Relief, Global Goals World Cup and UNYA Denmark in kicking off this transnational dialogue on menstrual health and hygiene, to mark the International Menstrual Hygiene Day on the 28th of May, 2021. This day encourages…
Hello Sisters! Would you be happy to put a stop to the violation of women and girl’s rights in Sierra Leone by giving them a Bigger and Louder Voice to Speak? My organisation Future Leaders Initiative SL [ https://future-…
Reasons: To uphold the dignity of women and girls. Supporting the performance in homes, schools and communities especially in our rural areas. The promotion of menstral hygiene through education and management is another way…
SIX ITEMS CHALLENGE 2021WITH LABOUR BEHIND THE LABEL IN MEMORIAM I'd like to begin this blog with love and gratitude for my beloved mother Mrs Meshar Mumtaz Bano who returned to her maker April 2016. Mum encouraged me to…
I want to talk about the sky today The sky which we all ardently stare You stare at it and fantasize life or fight an emotional war within This huge gigantic and immense vastness it holds what a relief does it serve!! when…
Good day everyone, Happy Easter to you, how have you been. I must say I really appreciate every support I get on here. It inspired me a whole lot even when I have been away. I was in a conversation with an encourager when…
Will you marry her? I remember as a kid I grew up watching tamil movies. So for a pretty long time my definition of romance was cringe worthy. But also there was also something disgusting in those movies. The rapist marrying…
Change is what keeps us moving and meaningful, especially in a women life. From a kid,to a girl, to a women .. the changes are so natural. As these changes happens the life style of each women also changes. Are these changes…
The word “AMMA” as we call “MOTHER” in my mother tongue is so meaningful and highly in-depth. It is not required that we need to have a biological relationship to call a women as mother. Any women who spread the rainbow of…
Sexual and gender-based violence is ubiquitous and exists across the peacetime-wartime continuum. In both contexts, SGBV is a representation of the dominance and aggression exercised by the patriarchy over women’s bodies.…
Growing up, i really wanted to be someone important in the community maybe a Doctor or a lawyer but becoming the woman I am today, had never crossed my mind I am sharon Jesscah from Kenya.A social entrepreneur,a counsellor…
Growing up, i really wanted to be someone important in the community maybe a Doctor or a lawyer but becoming the woman I am today, had never crossed my mind I am sharon Jesscah from Kenya.A social entrepreneur,a counsellor…
I don't know the feeling of being disabled until I'm in that situation right now . I've been sicked for 3 months, no proper of eating food because I don't have appetite. I can't go to the clinic / hospital for checked up…
I have been part of multiple forums and a board director or an advisory board on many organisations in India. Women Empowerment has become a new gender game and a new concept where women are elevated to a level where they…
There is no doubt that women are enemies of women. If a woman raise a boy in form of a 'good man' he won't disrespect anyone's right. Instead of asking for rights we need to grow our rights. We need to respect our rights. We…
It takes a lot of effort to dig up soil from dawn to dusk. It is time consuming managing livestock while doing household tasks. It's exhausting to work on the sidelines in between breaks. It's frustrating to walk kilometer…
It is said that :"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing". So it is on this premise, that I will shout my vision. But before then a little about my journey interacting with Peri menopausal…
What do you think of love? I paused a little before I could say my stand on it. Yes, love exists, and I believe in love. If we look at it in such a way that love is just not one person, but every being and everything around…