She was just a child herself. She was however, expected to wake up daily by 5am, to help her wards... the children of her caregivers... get ready for school. When they leave home, she dare not go back to sleep because, that…
Brendah Awuor amonge is my name, a 25years old woman, tall dark and determined woman, I reside in nyalenda slums kisumu, kenya. I was born and raised here, imagine a home full of crime, violence and less justice. Can we…
She had been married for fifteen years Her memories included six miscarriages scars to show the beatings on her skin A gaze to tell she had had enough She had finally had 2 babies The first had been 8 The second just turned…
"My breasts developed when I was barely 10 years old. I was the only one among my mates with breasts.My mom could not afford a bra for me,so I went around with my breasts dancing from left to right when I walked,ran or…
When she closes that door, and walks in that cell of a house, she turns into a drowning girl in the middle of an ocean. She removes her clothes and walks to her mirror ,the only friend who knows her little secret. She wipes…
I want to love in a world where women’s voices are acknowledged. Where they hear us first, before noticing our long hair, sparkling eyes, breasts, shape, smell or femininity. I want to live in a world the way I see it –…
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…
At my first sight of life in a refugee camp, I could feel more secure by filling my stomach, from climbing an active volcano to digging into mice holes searching for the ones that are alive, not worried about them biting me…
There is hope for everyone! It was somewhere in the 90's, that I got to understood clearly the interpretation of this word "AIDS". It was a very sensitive word to use then! You have to be very careful with how you used it.…
Motherboard. This is the name of the internet facility that I wish to put up where women and girls can learn how to use a computer, surf the internet for knowledge and solutions, share their thoughts and stories to the world…
This was one ofthe disgusting thing that have happen to me and a horrible thing that can happen to any woman ,you can't imagine theemotional trauma I have been in, sharing not only myhusband but a room as with your co-wife.…
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…
Dear World Pulse Sisters, I would like to congratulate ALL of you Women , sisters , daughters and men whom are standing here whom are aiding humanity sharing their stories of everything and topic subject you can imagine.…
Finding out that you're pregnant while in Primary School is probably one of the most terrifying things that could happen to a girl. While teen pregnancy rates have been on the decline for decades, Kaloleni constituency is…
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…
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,…
Widowhood: A Double Headed Monster The drama was shocking, it was a hot dry season period in my village when the “Sun set” (metaphorical way of saying that the king has died. According to my tradition, kings disappear, they…
Mine Was a Battle from the Start! Some fifty years ago a nobleman found love with a pretty lady. He was a clergyman and she, a cashier. She happened to be one of his very committed church members. That man was my father. He…
I am famous- and notorious- in a few small circles for publicly sharing parts of my life that others would not even dare whisper to their families. I have gone on television shows to speak about being diagnosed and living…
Let's Build Bridges for Widows and not Walls I saw them,they were women they were not men.They spearheaded the act on her.They stripped her naked,tortured her and shaved her hair with a rusted,unsterilized blade.They were…
The United Nations has declared that FGM is a violation of the human rights of girls and women. In 2015, there was a landmark ban on FGM in Nigeria, and the international community have prioritized ending FGM in the new…
Today, a London youth stabbed on August 1st will be buried. His parents are Sierra Leoneans. I watched the news on the day of the incidents as distressed neighbours and colleagues of the young man expressed their worries…
Today is World Disability Day and here is a basic definition I got from the world wide web: Collins dictionary defined disability thus: "Disability is a permanent injury, illness, or physical or mental condition that tends…
