The awakening A few weeks ago, Women’s Hour, a BBC Radio four programme dedicated a week to discussing the menopause. I remember waking up each morning, anxious for when the programme will come on air as women from all works…
I joined high school in 2006 and one I thing I remember was how impolite people were with me, how they segregated me because of my size, how they treated me because of how I looked like. I do not know who defines beauty in…
In a small tribe, where the fate of people was endowing with No Education , No awareness , No technologies , No facilities , No advance or modern way of Life , No Freedom , No ideas to flourish , No sense of living ….. as…
I wish to start by acknowledging the vision and efforts of my dad who stood by me and ignored the pressure from the society and the path of ordinary life in the firm belief that I should get an education to be able to stand…
Its an incredible platform, I tried to find out more about an exemplary lady and her name landed me surprising in the home of love, inspiration and hope: World Pulse! I was already running a not for profit Organization…
Here I would like to share with my sisters about my recent career milestone. I was always passionate to become the part of this forum and i waited for so long to achieve this. Being the eldest and only girl child in family…
She married to a civil servant in one of the federal government parastatals, that entails, the husband will from time to time be transferred to different states and leaving her alone with the children for a long period of…
Shout out to all women who stand tall and balance the imbalances our patriarchal society presents with. Those ladies who provide safe spaces for the vulnerable in society. The women who are a voice for the voiceless. The…
No, it clearly doesn't work. I mean, this World. It really could be better, much better. Yet, regrettably, it isn't. In this moment. I wonder, from time to time, what a visitor from another Universe might feel, and think, of…
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are based on the right and the ability of all individuals to decide over their own bodies, and to live healthy and productive lives. Addressing SRHR is the key element in…
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…
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…
I wishWriting Motherhoodhad been around when I was a new mom. Women deserve to own and record their words.Writing Motherhood—honest, practical and inspiring—helps us overcome our fears and unlock the thoughts and feelings we…
I always wondered why my mother had a lot of pieced clothes during menstruation. I never saw her use sanitary pads. So it was my turn, the first day I saw my period, she bought me a pack of tissue instead of pads and when I…
My name is Ikram. I a m from Tunisia. My life has never been pink. I was always fighting for the right of women .. even my rights. My husband saw that the place of the woman is at home. Between pots and the rising of the…
I am Annastanzia aka Asya the founder of TEEN Pregnancy Awareness in Kenya ( www.teenpregnancyawareness.co.ke ). TPA was started in Kangemi slums in Nairobi with the aim of reducing or eradicating teen pregnancy, issues…
Had it been today, I will have loved to be a different person than who I have become of today. That person I admire, that person who I will love to be molded around and be like in the future. My upbringing was very…
Being a child with disability is not an easy thing. Some people may judge you, some people may laugh at you, and not all people understand you. I can tell, because I am disabled myself, since the day I was born. In my…
Hey, hello everyone. I want to share an experience with you all. Valentine's week is just over and throughout the week, I just saw that those who are in relationships are doing special things for their partners to feel them…
We as a nation can find funding for everything else. Until money is put back into opening mental hospitals and clinics to help treat these individuals. Public shooting is going to continue to happen, and senseless massacre…
I am a G bra size and today I am quite a disappointed girl. A few hours ago, my lifelong dream of seeing an all woman walk in space was abandoned - breasts are the culprits! Lost opportunity to be in space due to the power…
Motivation is the propelling force that keeps a person with a vision going. When we motivate our learners in the class with positive affirmations, you have set the initial ball of learning rolling. AFFIRMATIONS like; I will…
Finding out that you're pregnant while in Primary School is probably one of the most terrifying things that could happen to a girl. While teen pregnancy rates have been on the decline for decades, Kaloleni constituency is…
My most beautiful love story, my mom's love for me. "Love worths a sacrifice," said MORICE GREVICE. A mother is the person who better defines this proverb. The mother, this refined creature, who does everything to make her…
It is funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different times and places, our paths cross with others so that we may share our love, compassion, observations and hope. This is a design of God that I…
