I love meeting my World Pulse sisters wherever I go, or whenever I can especially in my country. Here is how I finally met Nakinti. I first connected with Nakinti right here on World Pulse after reading her beautiful story…
I come from an African community in south south Nigeria where women are seen as useful; as wives, care givers and for family multiplication. Girls are a delight for their deligence in domestic chores until they are married…
For the last one month, I have been engaged in a discussion on rape in an egroup belonging to the Kom Community –one of the principal ethnic groups in the northwest region of Cameroon. Though a great kingdom, it is embed in…
Really, this month has been so hard for Congolese women in the area of Beni in North Kivu. Almost one hundred killed in the last week. That brings the official tally to around 1150 in the last 2 years. When you look at the…
I am a Single mother who lives in a Small town called Gboko, Benue State Nigeria. The rate at which teenage girls get pregnant here is very high. Most have to leave school and are sent away from their homes. Some attempt to…
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 am the fifth of seven children. My Mother is a house wife and My Dad a retired police man and the local Imam. I grew up in a police barracks in North-western Freetown, Sierra Leone. As the quietest child in the home, I…
One thing is sure, if you have been broken (as many of us could have been at some moment), it is possible to rise up. The first efforts will probably be so tough, but they are worth it. When you rise up then, no matter what…
To girls, being brilliant is a thing of joy and unleashing ones unimaginable potentials; my story is somewhat different! I've always wondered why being brilliant could make me face difficulties and challenges in relating…
“Come here!” “Come here!” Papa shouted. Mother had just got out of the room running, face draped in tears, mucus running uncontrollably down her lips. “I’ve asked you to come here. If I say it one more time, you will get the…
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…
A young lady of about 23 years became a petty trader as a result of poverty because there was no one to pay for her education. In the course looking for means of livelihood, a transformer exploded near the place she was…
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…
On International Women's day with had a great inspirational day with students from a local Primary school. Among the talks we had was creation of a better generation which aspires to create equal opportunities for all. Girls…
Hello .. This small capitation , has a larg meaning and differences inside . liberal , completely asked Equality . Radical stand about traditional customs of each communities. Religions too . So all of the world countries…
I want to tell a story, a story of a young girl introduced too early to sexuality, Or should I say sexual activity. She can't even remember exactly when, Just these flashbacks now and then. Of her brothers , her keepers…
I am that little girl who got her heart broken at age six, watching her mother pack and leave an abusive marriage. A few years later, I found myself living with her and endured a life of being taunted by the neighbourhood…
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…
Am the first child of my parents ten (10) children. I got married at age 23 years old. Before I got married I completed my high school and was working. At the same time doing my part time diploma at the federal polytechnic.…
Today is Mother's day in my country. As I scroll through my social media feed, I'm instantly drawn to the hordes of panegyrics that my online friends have written for their mothers. It makes me smile but at the same time, I…
In my community when a woman leaves her home no matter the cause, she is considered to have failed in her duties of maintaining peace, unity and harmony in her home. Many have endured abusive relationships just to make sure…
I am a girl affected by conflict. I hail from the North West region of Cameroon which has been going through a crisis since 2016 that has led to violence, resistance, deaths, displacement, sexual harassment, poverty,…
