I was born in Bangalore, and grew up between my grandparents' home in Bangalore and with my mum, dad and brother in Chennai. I grew up with stars in my eyes, hoping to do medicine in the hope of "helping people", until I…
Her eyes are the color of sadness The soul is chained with scars Body broken, withered Her heart in a flame of pain And she wonders Do they feel my pain? Where's the key to the shackles? Feel it sweetheart They hear you,…
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…
My names are Ifeanyichukwu Nkechinyere Victory Rebecca, I come from the Igbo speaking ethnic group, living along the Southeastern/South southern regions of Nigeria, where I also got married to and lived with my husband, who…
Hi, ordinary unknown citizen of Azerbaijan. I am writing this letter being very simple citizen of Armenia. The 27th of September has changed a lot in our two separate lives. I was preparing to mountain hiking on the…
These times are dark, difficult, and hope seems short on supply. We lost a very important member of our family, our sisterhood, our cohort of women who uplift each other - dear Aramide. Aramide knew what it was to give love…
I am an Afghan girl. I was born and spent my childhood in Afghanistan, where a girl never lives for herself. Every second of my life is lived for others. I have never been the girl I wanted to be. When I imagine that I am…
She leaves the house at 4 am carrying a big, tall bucket and a smaller one-gallon container. She’s not alone. By the time she embarks on her trip under the night sky, there are always a few more girls on this same dark path…
"What I am is enough if i would only be it Openly" Carl Rogers To all sisters that often feel that they are not Enough! That often doubt their self-worth. You are just ENOUGH! The following was written in answer to a 15-year…
Padman is Akshy Kumar’s latest movie based on the life of a real life superhero ArunachalamMuruganantham, an Indian school-dropout, who invented low-cost machines to manufacture sanitary napkins for women. The idea emerged…
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…
My background/inspiration: I have always been a compassionate, feminist (who believes in equal rights for everyone). I firmly believe that I chose this life, the people and events in them, for a reason. My own personal…
A year has passed since I was given the honour of being an impact leader, and such a lot of amazing things have come from my journey so far.I am so excited to share a bunch of new and exciting updates about Saahas. Today,…
Namaste, Salam, Shalom, Peace, Paz, Pyeongwha, Heping, Heiwa, Pace, Mir, Over the past 16 years, I am honored to say that I developed a plan for WOMEN to unite the people of the world and lead a new global peace movement! I…
I saw Chhapaak yesterday. The experience was like how I felt when I watched Gajjni many years ago. Disturbed to the core by the intensity of violence against women in India, I envy others who could come out of the cinema…
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…
Having an offline World Pulse circle has always been my dream. We interact a lot online but hardly meet, yet we are in the same countries or regions. On the 23rd of February, we did create a Kenyan Circle of World Pulse.…
It was the time when conflict was going on in our area, it was riots in my city and too much tension. After my graduation I started working with the riots affected community, first as a volunteer then as a job. It was not…
My life as a young girl in a rural village of Afghanistan seemed like a world free of violence. I didn’t feel the threat of harassment, assault and insecurity. I had a number of extraordinary talents. When I was still at an…
My name is Josphine from central Kenya. I am in my mid-thirties and a mother of two girls aged 9 and 5; and currently employed full-time. I believe life is supposed to be a journey, and as an experience of what we make it.…
Let it be the world, The world I have dreamed of A green and peaceful world where everyone is equal, where everyone is free In that world, I want to be a girl full of courage and enthusiasm I want to ride my bike to school…
I was in the car, my head resting on the window frame, feeling the warm sun and looking at the bright blue sky. The wind slowly passed through the tall trees and carried the beautiful smell of its fresh green leaves. As I…
On a strange sweet day in June 2007 when I arrived Germany, alone, flying from the oppressive, male-dominated, misogynist society of Iraq, to a liberating land, something caught my attention during my taxi trip to the German…
What gives me hope is the experience of one woman, a "foreigner" as she was sometimes referred to. Tall, bold and brown-chocolate with refreshing smiles indeed. She was the synonym for courage. A woman in her own league, a…
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…