I could hear thick and thin voices dancing at the gate of my hall that night. Well, it wasn't my business. Perhaps, it was one of the Students' Union's dramas because before that day, they've been going from one hall to the…
Social Justice Fund makes grants for grassroots activist projects in the US and around the world, giving priority to those with small budgets and little access to more mainstream funding sources to: - end the violence of…
My name is Gumato. I was named Gumato since I was born on a Friday. I just tured 21, two days ago. I was born and brought up in a nuclear family with a very humble background. My mum and dad did not go to school. I have…
Synopsis of my interview: The Feminifesto Podcast, The Red Elephant Foundation, Breaking the Silence Campaign, Breaking the Silence Worldwide Foundation, Menstrual Hygiene Management, Women's Empowerment, Domestic Violence,…
We safeguard the rights and dignity of women and girls by engaging norms & culture upholders in d rural areas. It's our aim that every harmful traditional practices end in our generation. But is HARMFUL TRADITIONAL…
Congratulations! It's a baby girl, said Doctor to parents! The story of almost every girl. When the parents heard this news that she is a girl, first comment from the grand parents came "We thought it's a boy" or "We expect…
Let's talk confidence shall we??? How many of us look back at our adolescence and wish we knew what was going on in our heads and bodies, and even in the minds of other people? I am so proud of my mum because her first book…
one day you feel this big chunk in your throat choking you, and you realize you cant scream or cry... there is no emotion that can come from you at all. a lot has happened to you since you were a child, you have witneesed a…
In the past two years, over 30 young women in Uganda have been abducted and then murdered. It is a sitution that has sent shock waves throughou the country, and petrified young women particularly in the capital city, Kampala…
In order to stop girls from going through the horror and sustainably contribute to ending FGM by 2030, SIRP NIGERIA uses the Alternative Rite of Passage (ARP) approach. The ARP approach takes away the cut while retaining…
I wish I could talk about the good without talking about the hard, but I can’t. You admire me now but have no idea what I have been through. It's true what they say "we sometimes don't look like what we have been through''.…
I want to share about some stages in my life and how I have come to appreciate them. You see, today I was at a major telecommunications company where I worked from 2006-2008, I wasn't there to apply for a job or contract,…
I started a massive online course on Sexual and Gender-based violence (SGBV) with Youth Hub Africa last month, August and trust me, it's been enlightening. Currently, more than 50 student bloggers take the course and for the…
To give equal rights and opportunities to the girls for their better future several rules are made by the government.Don’t be cold, Girls are worth more than Gold. National Girl Child Day celebration was started by the Women…
I was brought up on cheap romcoms and romance novels. My barbie had a husband and as a child, I dreamed of getting married and having children. When I hit puberty, all I wanted was to have a boyfriend and I indulged in my…
July 30th 2019 was celebrated globally as World Day against Trafficking in Persons with promises by local and global actors in creating and ensuring sustainable mechanisms in tackling Human Trafficking and Smuggling of…
When Nobody Hears! When Nobody Cares! When Nobody Understands! When all I thought was to quit.... I have found the better Option in WORLD PULSE! I got my first digital and leadership training from World Pulse. My Voice,…
Over 260 applications reviewed from 66 countries across the World and my organisation Girls Education Mission International stood out for the ideas expressed, Passion and Capacity to work with the global team of SPEAK!…
A TALE OF WOES I got married to Boniface (not real name) in the year 2001. My husband started cheating on me after our first child was born with one woman that is leaving in the same compound with us. At a point, we left the…
Sowing Seeds of Tumaini (Hope) is a local organization that is working with rural women farmers in the areas of Buikwe and Kasawo. We teach these farmers better farming practices to boost their production and quality of…
i am who i am and i can change my community, growing up i always thought of creating ways of which us the girls can take in order for us to be recognised and treated equally like our male counterparts. at the age of 17 i…
Having spent my entire childhood in Douala (the major Economic city of Cameroon), at 16, I moved to Yaoundé where I continued to live with one of my elder sisters who at the time was transitioning from a single lady to a…
-Should have experience dealing with SGBV and domestic violence issues. - Be conversant with all enabling human rights laws - Good written, communication and interpersonal skills. - Must live in Abuja, Nigeria
#fgm has lasting physical and mental consequences that we are educating our communities so that girls and women no longer have to suffer in silence. Many parents no longer wants their daughters to be circumcised because they…
