I am Nicoline from Cameroon, and a Nurse by profession. I ran a support group for people infected by HIV from 2011- 2016. I was able to erase the stigma of being HIV positive from most if not all of the group members. Now I'…
Hello good people We have met again on this platform of fight against Gender Based Violence. #Do not raise a hand to beat your partner, love doesn't hurt.
I remember, with so much nostalgia. The poem that won the writer's award of the 16 Days activism against VAWG of 2019; I STAND WITH HER. It was pretty much one of those pieces written on a whim, without much thought or…
I practiced for 5 years in the local rural county health department birth control clinic, providing women's annual physicals/pap smears and prescribing contraceptives of their choice. I learned that most of the girls/women…
STILL ON 16DAYS ACTIVISM 261121 Early hours of today, I and Mrs Loretta Ahuokpome ED Our Lady of Perpetual Help Initiative arrived Government Technical School Slaughter(PH) in respect of the #16daysactivism in commemoration…
The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) is accepting applications for its 25th grant cycle (2021). Civil society organizations are invited to submit grant proposals for a minimum of US$50,000 up to a…
I asked myself this question. Will the voilence against women end someday? And I said to myself yes it will though it will take some time it will and this will definitely come true when women keep uniting and continue to…
The purpose of this research fund is to leverage existing research studies to advance the understanding of the underlying causes and influencing factors of intimate partner violence. With this call for proposals, Innovations…
I am the wounded Healer. No woman wants her marriage to fail. Every woman puts in their all to make it work. I did everything I thought I could do just to make my marriage work because I was scared and greatly ashamed of…
The Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) has announced its second call for proposals in Mali to strengthen women’s participation in local efforts to advance the WPS agenda and protect the rights of women and girls.…
The above question came to my mind yesterday when on checking my emails after a few days if ill-health, I saw that I had received not one but three book royalties notifications. My journey as an author started in 2012 when I…
Do you believe that the wounds of racism can and must be healed? Are you committed to transcending politics and building mutually respectful relationships across racial and ethnic lines? Do you believe that health inequities…
Featuring Onuoha Faith Amarachi. She is a Nigerian who lives in Douala, Cameroon. The founder of Speak Up Initiative @speakupinitiative_ . They are on a mission to break the silence and raise awareness and change social…
I have just been announced the winner in the ‘Most Promising Individual’ Category in the 5th Martha Farrell Awards , held last week in New Delhi. The awards are given out in memory of Martha Farrell, a well-known feminist…
I am the first child of my parents with five siblings. Being the first child I was taught by my parents to follow rules so as to show a good example to my siblings. Due to this I couldn't stand up to say NO to my parents…
This call for proposals is specifically for organisations based in South Africa or Zimbabwe, who advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights for key populations. This call for proposals from Aidsfonds is part of…
Aidsfonds is inviting organisations led by sex workers, people who use drugs (PWUD), LGBTIQ+ people, including people living with HIV, as well as consortia of such organisations or networks in Southern Africa, to apply. This…
The Love Alliance aims to improve the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of sex workers, people who use drugs, LGBTIQ+ people including people living with HIV in Africa through advocacy at national, global, and…
Yesterday, as I was checking through my father's old documents, I saw a letter written by my grandmother to my father. Definitely somebody helped her to transform her message into a letter. That doesn't matter. It was…
women silence =cracks +silent broken mirror of heart silence means not apart of being a Oppressed and Persecuted among all. i feel really bad when women are insulted for no reason but she has to be but why its just that she…
Five years ago, I had the opportunity to attend Worldpulse Board meeting as a Community member. It was not the first opportunity to meet my Amazing Worldpulse sister but it was the first opportunity to birth many dreams.…
Beauty should not only be appreciated when it's concrete. Beauty should also be commended better when it's abstract. Glittering faces could be seen clearly though, kind words are better than that. What is the benefit of an…
I met these women in 2020 and I was blown away and humbled to hear wrecking personal stories they shared as women with disabilities. A team of us got to conduct an assessment in West Nile Region in Uganda on how women with…
