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…
This world pulse #impact reminds me of a British movie entitled IMPACT! Those of you who might have watched it will at a point in time agree with me. It was a very nice love story depicted. Even though the end was tragic, it…
My Name is Achieng Violet, I come from a fishing village in Busia, on the shores of lake Victoria which is shared by by the 3 East African countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania. I am Kenyan and ex my husband is Ugandan. We…
On the new year's day when people woke up happily to say happy new year to one another, we woke to hear the crying of horror from a hotel not far from our home. The cleaners of the hotel was going round to clean the rooms to…
Almost four years ago, I made the biggest decision of my life and certainly one of the riskiest. I quit my corporate job in the aviation industry where I had worked for close to two decades. Why? I decided to pursue a dream…
"I was very hesitant to add my voice. I was worried about how the world would see me, worried about the prejudice or stigma I had always felt", she confided in me. "I felt the victim and felt guilty that I might have done…
There's a reason why the first thing we often ask someone when we meet them, right after we learn their name, is "where's home for you?" Being as old as I am (not giving away my age- LOL), I’m unable to fully answer this…
The sky is darkened and so is the air suffocating whether we walk through the destroyed and demolished lanes of Syria, or through the forests of Africa, whether on the open streets of a democratic nation like India or in…
Let me take you through my beautiful country, Cameroon where our women have an age-long tradition of advocating for peace and security. Thrusts in West and Central Africa, Cameroon is bound by Equatorial Guinea to the…
Hi, my name is Yvette and this is my story.A year ago, i decided to go and work in Kuwait because i thought that i was going to make money very easy. There was a job opportunity to come and work as a house help and i decided…
I am Kekwi Linda Kanjo a peace activist and livelihood trainer. I get to communities with the gospel of peace through the teaching of income generating skills. I believe one reason people get into violent activities is…
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…
