" When we invest in women, we are investing in the people who invest in everyone else.“ - Melinda Gates This afternoon, I got a chance to meet some of the bravest and strongest women I know: mothers raising children with…
As the world faces its battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, discussions on mental health became more prevalent nowadays. Having mental health challenges is an invisible pandemic by itself. It needs the same concern and…
When a woman decides to enter into the world of a male-dominated, heavily-armed force, she needs to double or even triple her effort to belong. For Bery Bacolcol, she dared to lead. This is the story of the first woman…
Nippy air touching the chin, sky changing its colour, sudden thundering and lighting, whispering drops, crying clouds. Yes, my favourite days are back. It’s the monsoons that bless my state by stretching its hand across the…
We all stand against gender inequality and are, individually and collectively, working to end it. We have made it a mission of our life in the hope that soon, women would be respected and acknowledged for the quest for Equal…
In times of crisis, let us lean in to hope instead of fear, unity instead of division. We all need to #HealAsOne . Someone remarked about the recent events that took place on our country, “What happened to Compassion?” . The…
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…
Her Story: Experience sharing Program on Gender Based Violence To celebrate 16 days of Activism against Gender based Violence, on 7th of December 2019, I organized a program “Her Story: Experience sharing Program on Gender…
Covid -19 has become a household name globally. It didn't just come with a death certificate, it came with hunger, a tool of slow death. When the world was afraid of Covid 19 and running helter-skelter to stock up toilet…
A few days ago I had the chance to listen online to a meeting by WECAN, Women's Earth and Climate Network. This is another large global network of women determined to bring the voices of women forward, to lead in the…
As the world reels under the pandemic spread of Corona virus, the mobile phones are buzzing with advisories and exchange of information among the 7.7 Billion people of planet earth. The virus has become a global threat to…
Covid 19 has created a great impact globally. This 2020 era has completely changed some as positive and most as negative. This lock down has altered the lifestyle of people all over the world. Yes, this applies for people…
We may fight the coronavirus if we only keep in mind this World Pulse word:" We create greater impact together than alone". Yesterday I was explaining my sisters of our local NGO FEUPAS Grands Lacs on how the outbreak…
Let me begin by sharing a chapter of my childhood from when I got head lice. I was six at the time and around three months into my mamma’s new job. The new job that my mamma got was a bit more paying, and considering our…
In the last month of July this year, we received the saddest news… a far relative which we consider a good friend committed suicide. At first, we cannot believe it. We never thought that he was suffering and this pandemic…
Walking is an art . It shows how other people see you and judge you as a person. If people notice me, the first thing they see from my outer look is my round-shaped glasses without which I cannot live and second is my one…
Often we are bogged down with the problems of life and the rush of our busy life. Often we don’t have time to sit down with our family or friends and talk about our problems. We are so caught up in work. We get so stressed,…
Beloved Sister Vweta I begin here with different emotions welling in my heart at the moment: loss, guilt, pain and joy. But perhaps I should just begin with an apology - apology for learning of your departure only a few…
Gareth is very sick, he is anemic, he needs blood transfusion were the words his father whispered in tears!!!! This Christmas will always be special. Its the first my children have spent without their Dad at home but locked…
I am famous- and notorious- in a few small circles for publicly sharing parts of my life that others would not even dare whisper to their families. I have gone on television shows to speak about being diagnosed and living…
To celebrate this year's International Women's Day, InspireIT will be hosting an event at Federal University of Technology Owerri in Imo State. It will also be an amazing opportunity to talk about World Pulse and introduce…
The Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres called for a domestic violence “ceasefire” amid “horrifying global surge.” The UN Women declared the widespread prevalence and rise in gender-based violence as a “…
Super Typhoon Goni (local name Rolly) struck the Philippines last November 1, 2020. It is the fifth storm to impact the Philippines in just over three weeks. About 2.1 million people were affected by the storm, with more…
Being a loser feels terrible and depressing. It’s a situation where you question your self worth and compare yourself with others complaining about everything around you such as why is this happening only with me?! Why…
Restlessness, sleep disturbances, anxiousness.... the list goes on. Have you been up in the night lately, thinking and worrying of nothing in particular? Feeling extra anxious over certain things? Getting annoyed, pissed,…