When Sanmitra Trust stated working among sex workers in 2000, the first thing we noticed was that our sex worker women were living without any citizenship identity and entitlements. Faced with severe stigma and…
After one long year, I am back to my own hometown, my country Nepal. This place always brings me numerous kind of emotions.In a way, I feel happy to be with my family. But at the same time, I feel confused and lost. Will I…
STATUS OF INDIAN WOMEN IN SOCIETY AND IN DOMESTIC LEVEL. Anisha Dutta On socio-economic point of view 35% women are working in suburbs and rural areas of India. But this rate decreases to 25% in the city. This percentage…
THE CYPRUS AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CAARI) in Nicosia, Cyprus, welcomes scholars and students specializing in archaeology, history, and culture of Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean. Deadline: 9th…
HOPE NEVER RESULTS A NOPE Hope our eyes will never tell a lie, And our confidence level will never die. Hope the forests will always remain clean and green, And the earth will enjoy this frabjous scene. Hope our good dreams…
Last month, I went to Tacloban City. Instead of a less-than-an hour flight from Cebu , I decided to travel for three hours via a ferry going to Ormoc City, then rode a van to Tacloban. My purpose was to take this long trip…
Today is #InternationalGirlChildDay and it got me having very many questions. As an individual what are you doing to help; 1. Eliminate all forms of discrimination against girls? 2. Eliminate negative cultural attitudes and…
Greetings, *A homemaker to a Change maker* Year 2015, a turning point of my life, which gave me a additional identity of Social Activist. Dream of my Master's Degree got completed in March 2015. A dream which I was with…
World Mental Health Day is an opportunity for all of us to raise awareness of mental health issues and advocate against social stigma. The day provides an opportunity for you and your organisation to add to the wider…
Ahead of the day of the girl child international, we celebrate one of our beneficiary Rahel. The main drivers of early/forced child marriage in our community is identified as teenager pregnancy, poverty, lack of education…
Why celebrate International Lesbian Day? Here are some reasons, beginning with: Honouring the life and death of Monica Briones A creative and different woman," titled a magazine of the time with a small profile of the artist…
Today we celebrate Dusshera which is the celebration of Good over Evil "Shumbha Nishumbha vidarini Mahishasour ghati" This are part of the verses sung in praise of Goddess Durga. It says she is the slayer of the demons named…
To girls, being brilliant is a thing of joy and unleashing ones unimaginable potentials; my story is somewhat different! I've always wondered why being brilliant could make me face difficulties and challenges in relating…
" I nearly fell into trauma when I first heard ; I would have to go through a minor surgery because of breast TB lump. I could remember myself shivering with fear while entering operation theater. I didn't know what was…
Lenie Rose had a non-productive cough for a week and slight pain when lying on her right side. This prompted her to have a chest X-Ray for a fear of Tuberculosis. The chest CT scan result confirmed an interior mass measuring…
Myth #1: Old age is synonymous with poor health. Busted : This stereotype perpetuates poor-quality medical care that disregards genuine symptoms of illness as inevitable effects of aging. In fact, socioeconomic standing and…
Oct. 1, 2019, 10:45 a.m. ET https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/world/asia/nepal-parliament-speaker-r... The speaker of Nepal’s lower house of Parliament resigned from his position on Tuesday after a parliamentary employee…
The Marketectcs Club (TMC) supported the women entrepreneurs and artisans from less developed areas of the province in collaboration with Ministry of Women Development Department, Government of Sindh . Female volunteers of…
While in her mother's womb, she was rejected. She was not wanted because she would be the fourth child and the first girl. She was a twin to a boy. Her mother never wanted any children and now punished with two at the same…
The 2019 award — which includes a prize of $250,000 given to the organization affiliated with the winner — will be presented to one person between ages 18 and 30 who has taken meaningful action to end global poverty at an…
Skin bleaching is a huge problem in my community. In preparations for the celebration of the 2019 International girl-child day, I am working closely with a group of 13 girls from different backgrounds on a project we Tagged…
On 13 March 1964 Life Magazine reported a frightening example of irresponsible detachment in New York. A decent pretty young woman of 28 called Kitty was returning home from her job as manager of a bar. It was 3:20am. She…
|The words of this letter is a prayer for the girl that dwells within, for the girls that came before us and for those who shall come after us. Please pause and allow yourself to receive through these words. May you be…
Surtan Bibi , after completion of a 48 days long Basic Tailoring Training on 12.09.2018, organized by Gramin Vikas Trust, A National level Development Organization, working in 13 States in India, , with the support from…
She was only 18 years old when she met the man she fell in love with at first sight. Both of them couldn't think of their lives without each other. She frequently wore her green salwar kameez with a green duppatta. The first…
