I must confess that I've had an interesting few months, with enough information and experience that encouraged me to write this - and it was a beautiful time to write this, considering our Frontline writing Assignment. The…
All about a (Non) Mover and (Non) Shaker! By the ripe old age of twenty four, She had seen life with all its gore! Her wonderful spouse, (Who was nothing but a louse), Inflicted such violence, That her neck lost balance.…
I am Urmila Chanam, a journalist , public health professional and global campaigner, the initiator of Breaking the Silence , an initiative targeted at education of rural women and adolescent girls in India on the hygienic…
Hi! I am Sadaf, an independent journalist passionately raising awareness at grassroots level to address hitherto existing inhuman cultural practices like child marriage, gender discrimination and women empowerment. I believe…
Module 5 is first concrete step to explore ourselves to make difference. My resource plan is attached herewith this post. Part B: I am proud to share the song "Tell Me Why" as a resource I am proud to make post.
Defying societal norms, young, Nepali women discuss taboo topicsatThe Vagina Monologues.Talking about vaginas is no easy feat for young womenin Nepal, but Women LEAD alumniSujana, Niharika and Deepika defied this tradition…
Digital Empowerment One Day Training Program 13 April 2016 @ 4 pm Back Ground Whatsoever is the cast, religion, culture or region, Child/Early Marriage is prevailing in almost all parts of the world. In South Asian region…
GOAL: "Creating an enabling environment to stop child marriage through an active digital media campaign mainly through the wide circulation of related documentaries and hosting an interactive web portal that will address the…
Summary Digital Empowerment One Day Training Program Date and Venue: The training took place on 13 April 2016 at EDO Health Office in Bahawalpur city of Pakistan. The training proposal and agenda was prepared with the help…
With this grants notice, USAID/India announces its desire to engage in new — or to expand existing — public and private sector partnerships for India in priority areas defined by the Government of India (GOI) and the United…
I conducted the ' Women Digital Skills Training ' of women who are sales professionals in a leading direct sales company, Amway here in Bangalore, India. We assembled together, each one of us travelling a sizable distance,…
In 2016, I returned to Maher and came across thenote below that Ihad written nearly five years ago for a commemorative book marking the organization's 15th Anniversary. I completely forgot sending it. How fun that it isas…
Ekpapalek Mujeres (Ekpapalek-Women) is an organization I founded as part of my championship as a UN Women Global champion for Women’s Economic Empowerment ( https://www.empowerwomen.org/en ). With a team of professionals…
There are memories that stick in your mind for the rest of your life ... either in that part of your mind that you very rarely decide to visit or perhaps they stay in some obscure region of your subconscious. Yet, time to…
Special children are special because they have the special talent to identify patterns mainly in the areas of art like Music and drawing. To help special children to not only play music but also enjoy and maybe compose small…
My Dad My Hero-Breaching Customs Structuring Future is a global campaign to address the prevention of Child marriage by raising awareness at all levels to involve fathers for influencing decision making process at household…
Srinagar: Even though general beliefs vis-à-vis mental illness are changing steadily, there is still popular fear of social stigmatization associated with it, which forces people to their psychiatric problems under wraps. So…
14 deaths have taken place due to MdR-Tb in Kashmir so far Raihana Maqbool Srinagar: Two months ago, Shaikh, who wishes to be identified by his last name, was diagnosed as suffering Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis. Shaikh…
From the day a baby girl is born, she starts facing the inequalities of the male-dominating society till the time she dies. Right from the childhood she hears stories of princess searching for her prince charming; why not…
Educate Girls development impact bond aims to help improve education for 18,000 children in Rajasthan, India. The Educate Girls bond is a results-based financing mechanism, through which the UBS Optimus Foundation provides…
"DON'T BE A SILENT VICTIM, SAY NO TO DOMESTIC VOILENCE" Women stay in abusive relationships because society teaches them from childhood that staying in abusive relationships is what good women do, then blames them staying in…
‘A girl who is educated is able to make choices. Choices like when to get married; have children; what kind of career she’d like to have.’ - Bonvitha from Tanzania. She is one of the women whoresisted child marriage to get…
There are some moments in the midst of a conversation that take your mind far away from the conversation itself. While talking to a friend of mine a few days ago, my argument effortlessly took a feminist turn. I can’t help…
The story is about a girl of a middle-class family and how she survives in a male dominant society of Pakistan. Introduction: I, Emaan Asghar is telling you the story of my life which I have spent in this patriarchal society…