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…
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…
My dad died at the age of 53 leaving behind widows as he was a polygamist. As per his family his widows and children where not his next of kin but his senior brother who had to take over the administration of his estate.…
This call to action, these 16 days calling for an end to all forms of violence against women begins again now. Our call for 2019. Every year from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against…
Last night I sent my 24-year-old daughter down to the kiosk at the end of our neighborhood street to purchase a phone card so I could make some calls. It was around 7:00 p.m.
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…
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…
COVID 19 SITUATION IN AFRICA They say: Stay Home and Stay Safe She says: How do I stay home when the home is not Safe They say: Eat Healthy She says: How do I eat healthy when I don't have food to eat They say: Stay Positive…
MY THOUGHTS FOR THE SEXUALLY ABUSED GIRL CHILD Any time I see you:I shed tears for you Anytime I see you: I feel your innocence Anytime I see you: My heart break multiple times for you because you don't deserve it. Anytime I…
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…
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 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…
It is a sunny Saturday morning in Sogunro, a slum on the waterfront of the Lagos Lagoon. Described as the Venice of Africa, this fishing village is built on stilts above the Lagoon. The flair of the busy women traders…
