The green card . That was everyone’s dream and scoring one was like winning the lottery, but better. Growing up in rural Kenya 2 ½ hours drive outside Nairobi, we spoke of America in reverent tones. America was generous. She…
Marked on my calendar for this afternoon was to watch and listen to a broadcast called Indigenous Sovereignty is Climate Action. It is a call to action by a well known and very active group here in Canada and across North…
Dear outspoken World Pulse community, Just a few decades ago few would have imagined that we could shatter silence and deeply connect across every global border with just a click of a button. Every day, I pick up my phone…
When the first glare of the sun comes in through my bedroom window, I rise with gratitude for another day. Every day I try to do something that remains as a legacy, a poem, a drawing, a song, a speech, a hug, I share the…
It was a wonderful evening after work that Thursday night and we were all relaxing at home with some sitcom and all of a sudden there was uproar outside our building. By the time we got there, an elderly woman was holding a…
COVID-19 AND THE TIDE of Digitization In a world suddenly fearful threat of touch, technology is getting a fresh look. Technology is not only answering queries and shopping, but also being used for smart home control and for…
2020 is a new year. A new page in life, A new chance to do better, A new way to explore new opportunities, new challenges. 2020: two twentys, two zeros and two two. I dedicate 2020 as a year of multiple actions. I encourage…
Earlier this year, I reconnected with an old friend. Our conversation was regular, run-off-the-mill, touching upon our every day lives, when things took a different turn. Something brought up an old memory of abuse at the…
We are suddenly in a different time, a time of health crisis, with all of the other crises we have been working on to create change together. In the middle of International Women’s Month we are suddenly not carrying out our…
My heart is heavy. Infact ,I have been crying since 11pm Tuesday night. Stopping and then wailing all over again all by myself. No,am not running crazy neither am I depressed but I have been mourning the shooting of young…
This land of flowing trees and succulent earth, This is my land as a woman pregnant, in labour it groans, My land yearns to give birth to joyous freedom and swaddling fruitfulness, But why then, have the creatures turned a…
My 5-year-old niece was pestering us for a flute for a while. I ordered one for her through eBay sometimes back. The manufacturer is from China and the flute never came back. China was at the verge of COVID-19 outbreak at…
There is a park near where I live, and I try these days to come here every day. I always, all of the time, every day, think about you, my World Pulse sisters, and about everyone who is here on this online site, how grateful…
On March 28, 2020, I received an authorization letter from the Scouts Club UMT which has declared the emergency of Covid 19 in Pakistan and asked to join them as their organisational ambassador. It was both honor and…
The Impact of World Pulse on me can not be over emphasized I wasn't so afraid of how society would see me, the knowledge of me not only standing up against violence against women, but fighting for the right for others to do…
I have decided not to read, nor watch the videos or hear explanations on blame. All I know is that this should never happen again. The 24th of October, my birthday but this year it became the day, children became war…
Dear World Pulse sisters, I am sharing this song with you, especially to those who are tired of being used by other people or those who are still recovering from abusive relationships. This song resonates with me so much. I…
"It is easier to build stronger children than heal broken adults" is a deeply illuminating statement I read yesterday from our dear Karen's raw, heartbreaking account of the abuse she experienced in childhood . That…
I remember that day so well. It was the sixth of August 2020. At about 7.45 pm two of my neighbours came to my house to visit me. I was shocked and surprise at seeing them at that hour of the night. My husband was not yet…
My name is Urmila Chanam and I am a social worker, and newspaper and radio broadcasting journalist. I have 10 years experience in reporting on rural development , reporting with special reference on women and children, art…
Olutosin Oladosu Adebowale lives a life of a perfect sister for other women including myself and shows by example that a woman can be a woman's best friend defying patriarchal propaganda that positions women as women's worst…
21st December 2019, New Delhi, India Received the prestigious national level journalism award during United Nations supported Youth Ki Awaaz Summit in New Delhi and my article on Shirui Lily and the danger of its possible…
Yesterday marked the first day of 16 days of activism. And to me social justice is absolutely the fundamental right of any human, irrespective of whether they are men or women. Staying in South Africa, I have realized that…
A short trip of less than 200 km (Bukavu - Kamitga) by road requires special and exceptional courage. It is necessary to combine three types of means of locomotion to get there with difficulty: a car for the first 50 km,…
