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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A Documentation of Rural Women Organizing process in West Java, INDONESIA INSTITUT PEREMPUAN (Women’s Institute) There is some advice that it’s never old for someone to study. The obstacle to study does not come from us, but…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Greetings in peace, joy and progress this New Year from Northwestern Mindanao, Philippines. We write on the possibility of your support to our people's desire to revive their cultures through the…
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…
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…
“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…
Dear Pulse Friends, "It will take seismic shifts in the world to eradicate child slavery once and for all. Beyond economic reform, it's a matter of education, of human rights, of political and personal will. Perhaps that's…
A story of strong woman facing hurdles, obstacles, hardship in her life. A mother of 6 daughters and wife of drugs addicted husband who is not happy on her giving birth to only female gender and showing hatred towards his…
Everybody knew where Jesus was born – in a manger, a stable. The circumstances around his birth was that of oppression and greed and many babies were killed just to get to him but in the end his birth became our salvation.…
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 Documentation & Diary of Rural Women Organizing process in West Java, INDONESIA INSTITUT PEREMPUAN (Women’s Institute) March 23, 2012, Cirebon. I went to Cirebon on Friday, March 23, 2012. Several months ago I was…
Gender-based violence (GBV) and persistent paradigm of human being; shall we change it and when..? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Today I heard from the women priest in the Women Worship…
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…
Gender Education on Human Rights to create livelihood skills towards Family wellbeing and Gender Equality ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Learning is a long life…
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…