I am that child, with withered skin and bulging belly And sunken eyes too weak to look at mama I am that child, who’s angry at my papa For coming home empty-handed again I am that child, whose mother cannot look in the eye…
Hope is a beautiful experience, it is not inanimate nor is it static. There are so many life experiences that come our way, however, if we are not mindful we can miss those moments of Hope which enhances and enriches our…
Her eyes are the color of sadness The soul is chained with scars Body broken, withered Her heart in a flame of pain And she wonders Do they feel my pain? Where's the key to the shackles? Feel it sweetheart They hear you,…
My background/inspiration: I have always been a compassionate, feminist (who believes in equal rights for everyone). I firmly believe that I chose this life, the people and events in them, for a reason. My own personal…
When the first glare of the sun comes in through my bedroom window, I rise with gratitude for another day. Every day I try to do something that remains as a legacy, a poem, a drawing, a song, a speech, a hug, I share the…
I joined high school in 2006 and one I thing I remember was how impolite people were with me, how they segregated me because of my size, how they treated me because of how I looked like. I do not know who defines beauty in…
The story of my life and living cannot be complete without mentioning technology. To some, this may be blasphemy, but to me, who went through it, it is to the glory of God Almighty. The summary of my message is no one can…
My name is Esther I didn’t have a grace of being born into a famous and rich family, but got a grace of having a family that raised me in ways that can allow me to be a great woman in the world. After my secondary studies,…
There is a popular slogan in my community which goes “a woman’s enemy is another woman”. I deduced from this slogan that women are responsible for the insecurity of other women and this greatly affected me psychologically. I…
Even though I had been following World Pulse since 2009 when I read Half the Sky where World Pulse was mentioned, I didn’t “take the plunge” to actually make a difference like I so clearly wanted and needed until fall of…
This evening I don't want to talk about the impact I have made in the lives of others, no that's already out there and sometimes we seem so focused on that we forget to think impact in our own lives. I want to talk about the…
Im always impressed when I go to STEM classes at St Abigails Schools Isolo Lagos and I observe the girl children, what I notice always is their enthusiasm and most times they’re ahead of the boys in their class. We learnt…
Halloween is always bittersweet for me. My own traditions recognize this time of year as the halfway point between autumn and winter, in many traditions as night grows longer and darkness increases, a time in which we…
We are suddenly in a different time, a time of health crisis, with all of the other crises we have been working on to create change together. In the middle of International Women’s Month we are suddenly not carrying out our…
A lot of women have inspired me throughout my life. I have looked to different women at different stages in my life for inspiration, all of whom have excelled in their lives and respective careers. Growing up, the woman that…
I was then 26 years old, living in a council tower block. A qualified nurse, married to a handsome man, with two lovely children. An outwardly ideal family. But also an abused wife. I knew what to do, where to go to report,…
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…
Life has a way of bringing people down to its lowest ebb but creativity and determination have ways of lifting people from the pit of life to the pulpit of power. Few years ago, life entangled me in a web of untold hardship…
I had always wanted to return to school. When I earned my first degree , I was one of the youngest in my class. I had lofty dreams. The world seemed right ahead. However, in my culture like many others, most women are…
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…
A lot of times people approach me with the sole purpose of giving me several reasons why I do not fit into the Nigeria system with the impact I make towards others. . "Why not go to the United States or Europe to do what you…
To celebrate this year's International Women's Day, InspireIT will be hosting an event at Federal University of Technology Owerri in Imo State. It will also be an amazing opportunity to talk about World Pulse and introduce…
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…