"The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of every kind . It needs people who live well in their…
I normally elaborate on everything that I write. But here is a picture that saves a thousand words. Here in the USA the Covid 19 pandemic is the worse in the entire world. Throughout the United States there are still people…
Many times, we want to do great things for other people that would change their lives positively by planning to undertake certain actions. That's not bad, it's a very great idea that has endless rewards. It's the same thing…
La violence à l'égard des femmes revêt différentes formes, dont : la violence domestique; le viol; le trafic de femmes et de filles; la prostitution forcée; la violence dans les conflits armés, dont le viol systématique, l'…
The first people survivors interact with after sexual violence can greatly impact their recovery process. Knowing how to respond, what to say, and how to support friends or colleagues who have experienced sexual violence is…
"Speaking out in an audience has been a great deal for me,because am afraid to handle a mic,but the internet has given me a voice and an Audience to listen." The internet has been my closest friend since 2011 that I became…
Patience has reached The tip of her tongue, But she will swallow it Regardless of whatever it takes Even then if they ask you And what makes her keep going Tell them "An impatient passion" That can't be chased Without A…
by Valdeen Shears A palm tree once saved my life. I watched him behind the wheel, his face distorted by anger..no rage. A smile masked my fear..as I prayed, hoped he would see beyond the "red" and remember in that split…
A friend of mine is making a 6 minutes documentary about my life and struggles while fighting patriarchy and working for women rights worldwide. . She contacted me in order to get someone who can comment about my work and…
This story was first published on SheThePeopleTV In late March, I was in New York City for the 62nd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). My Kenyan friend Jaki Mathaga, who is mother to a 12-year-old boy with Autism, and…
One of the major challenges of the Nigerian girl-child is Mensuration and it's hygiene, growing I had difficult with taking care of myself because of the economic situation of things my parents weren't buoyant enough to…
Bali , a popular and known tourist destination,a part of the Coral Triangle, the area with the highest biodiversity of marine species and about 7 times as many as in the entire Caribbean. Most recently, Bali was the host of…
The Morning Shows the Day: Sitting at my table with the knitting in hand, I look out the window. The creeper of the mistletoe, with some of its leaves and buds, both inside the room and outside, rustles and sways in the…
For every girl who yearns to speak, find your voice and break the taboos She clutches her belly as her knees hit the ground, a moment expected has caught up with her. The skin on her face can never lie, it is surely her time…
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…
A few months ago, I met someone I have enormous respect for at a function, a mentor and he asked how I was doing. I was extremely stressed at the time and smiled, I replied I am hustling sir. He quickly corrected me and…
For every woman who knows what it feels like to Bleed and not have a Solution. Remember when you feel your PERIOD coming yet you have not prepared for the first drops or the entire four days of the bleeding. It’s become the…
Whenever you will place yourself whether consciously or unconsciously in a new situation, in a new place, in a new relationship, in newness, that which is ripe to be healed will announce itself, it will surface and you will…
Yesterday i decided to visit a Children's Home for a change with some members of my women group.It was my first time of going to an orphanage.I was excited initially but on seeing the children/ babies igot emotional. I had…
Pas De Panicque! All of a sudden, people are wearing masks, buying hand sanitizers, greeting with their heels instead of hands, no schools and bars shot after 6pm in Cameroon to stay safe from the corona virus threat. Such…
“As sleeping humans start waking up, they wake up to their empathic nature. Empathy is one of the first sign of awakening in humans.”- Cynthia Payendee Experiencing others’ experiences through our being is the way we connect…
Pink October has come and gone and know we are left with memories of how we raised awareness and what impact we created. Welisane Foundation organised several activities to commemorate this month. There was the Pink Walk to…
Everyday, we wake up in fear and panic because the news about Coronavirus has become the order of the day. With every passing second, the toll keeps increasing and this keeps everyone worried. People are tired of being home…
The Covid 19 Pandemic is just a phase in our lives but I definitely believe it will come to pass. We have lost friends, family, colleagues and Children but at the same time we have close ones that have recovered from it. Let…
Coronavirus stay at home, wash your hand, cover your mouth and social distance. As usual I went to the prison to donate some items, there wasn't any social distance or form of protection for them, felt so bad because…