Just as world celebrated International Women’s Day, the news of the spread of corona virus in many parts of the world hog the headlines. This is not an ordinary women’s day. We celebrate in a time when we think we have…
"I would fuck her so hard that she's be in a wheelchair" . This is one of the comments that was posted against Julia Hardy, a writer who works in video games , just because of the fact that she happens to be a woman in a…
Widow of USA citizen but I am indian started NGO a non-profit organization on 03-30-2002 serve poor and needy women in rural areas and slums dwellers. Women and children, gender equality, protection of human justice and…
A leader who was erased from the history-Yogmaya Neupane (1867-1941 AD)- Nepal #IStandWithHer She was the voice of a voiceless population of an era when the country, Nepal, was under the dictatorship of Rana dynasty (1846–…
Muskan ( Age 17) Coming from a community where getting birth as a girl is considered as a curse. My Father and My Grandmother always wanted a son, but we both sisters were born. My father being a illiterate person, Rickshaw…
मैं इंडिया से (महाराष्ट्र) के औरंगाबाद जिल्हा तालुका सोयगाव (ब्लाक) मे काम करती हुं मेरे काम करते समय महीला ओ या बच्चीयां के साथ ज्यादा टाईम काम करती हुं तो ऐसा एक सवाल सामने आया है की जब लोक छे महिने के लिये काम के लिये…
How often have you heard that women should be part of peace processes or negotiation tables because they are inherently peaceful, because agreements that women help negotiate have a greater chance of remaining in force or…
Youth Leadership with Mental Health Justice Residential Camp 2019 It was fantastic to see our youth from Kolegaon and Bamanwada coming together yet again for another leadership training based on the module created by Deepa…
Marita is sitting opposite to her friend. She has decided to seek to advise because she feels at crossroads in her marriage and her life. The first few years had been exciting for her but after 5 years, her marriage goes…
Congratulations! It's a baby girl, said Doctor to parents! The story of almost every girl. When the parents heard this news that she is a girl, first comment from the grand parents came "We thought it's a boy" or "We expect…
I have written this story based on a true life incident experienced by my own best friend. “Oooan, Oooan, Oooan”. (The baby cries) .”What is it Doctor?” “Congratulations Hawwa, You have delievered a baby girl ”. Ahhh! Thank…
An inspiring true story of one of our beneficiaries: At the age of 14, Kadzo got married to her husband Kazungu, a 25-year-old herdsman. The couple had a daughter and lived in a small hut in Adu, Magarini sub-county, Kilifi…
That after 5 pm brownies mom used to bring after her office hours That midnight "did you sleep?" sneak-ins from dad That sacrifices and love filled services from your younger sister That gentle smile and excitement of…
I know a thing or two about bedwetting, like some of you reading this post right now. For a child to bedwet, do you think it starts when they get on the bed and finally sleep? Obviously, the answer is No! It actually starts…
Hailing from an orthodox Muslim family, Muskaan comes from the kacchi bastis of Jaipur. There was a time when was on the brink of quitting her studies due to her familys poor financial status. She was enrolled into the…
Hailing from an orthodox Muslim family, Muskaan comes from the kacchi bastis of Jaipur. There was a time when was on the brink of quitting her studies due to her familys poor financial status. She was enrolled into the…
Coming from a small village called Khadipur in Bhilwara District, Rajasthan India, Priyanka Vaishnav did not have a lot of encouraging stories regarding studies surrounding her. But, she always knew she wanted to study. She…
Sharon Mather: Urmila Chanam, why do you think Indian men do this( acid attack on girls and women)?I know other cultures occasionally are also guilty but it seems very common in India/Pakistan/Bangladesh. I’d like your…
"Period.End of Sentence"won an Oscar for best documentary short. The village.Just 115km (71 miles) from Delhi, Kathikhera village in Hapur district is a world far removed from the glitzy malls and high-rises of the Indian…
A few months after I set foot into activism, I wrote to a very close friend and asked if they would be willing to support me in my work against gender-based violence. The email I sent my friend was lengthy, and described my…
A few months after I set foot into activism, I wrote to a very close friend and asked if they would be willing to support me in my work against gender-based violence. The email I sent my friend was lengthy, and described my…
The story is happened in 1989 in Ulickal,Kannur District of Kerala India. The Kerala Government passed a Law to procure cashew nuts from cultivators to protect the Labourers but the LAW was the Violation of Fundamental…
There is hope for everyone! It was somewhere in the 90's, that I got to understood clearly the interpretation of this word "AIDS". It was a very sensitive word to use then! You have to be very careful with how you used it.…
Sexual violence is a global pandemic. One in three women experiences sexual or physical violence – most likely from their intimate partner, according to a report from the World Health Organization. There is an urgent need to…
