It is no doubt that women contribute majorly to the socio-economic development and prosperity of a Nation. In Sub-Saharan Africa and MENA Nations, Girls face multiple challenges that compromise their education opportunities…
On October 11, 2020, in celebration of International Day of the Girl Child, four of our university mentees hosted a radio discussion on helping girls break barriers. The composure, the knowledge, the engagement, the passion…
We have each had a moment or the other where our mental health has been challenged. For some like myself, this was not only a moment or the other, but a series of traumatic events which greatly messed us up and earned us an…
#WMHD2020 This year’s theme for World Mental Health Day is Mental Health For All: Greater Investment - Greater Access. I am a World Pulse Ambassador and I decided to do a project to collate video blurbs or images of our self…
We have given the opportunity to hear and learned about the Autism Awareness for Emergency Responders. A first responder is seven times more likely to come in contact with an individual with autism than the average person.…
One of the timely webinars we conducted was the discussion about Mental Health. According to World Health Organization Mental Health is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope…
We might have been locked down for the past three weeks in Bamenda , Cameroon due to sociopolitical climate but my initiatives did not come to a halt. Yes I must admit it slowed down and delayed actions we had planned.…
I find so Much joy in doing little things to others. That is my own little way of thanking God for all the blessings I can't even number. I strongly feel I do have a responsibility to ensure everyone is free of covid19. We…
Dear World Pulse sisters, Every minor and major action or decision began with simple steps such as this. The desire to create change and disrupt the status quo in the quest for justice is an important one that requires every…
Big Box started off the month of September by continuing the “Meet the Artisans” campaign. By the end of August, we had featured one artisan, Rungi’s which later rebranded to Stitched by Rungi’s. We continued the campaign by…
Cameroon has been experiencing a humanitarian crisis since 2016 which caused schools to be closed down. Between 2016 and present date, the rate of teenage pregnancies and motherhood has tripled. Young girls experience high…
Do you know that being diagnosed with a mental illness is not a death sentence? That you are not that mental illness and that recovery is possible? When I got a mental health diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in…
This year took unexpected turn and it really affected everyone around the world and almost everything from learning to shopping to schooling to travelling etc. However, it also "opened our eyes" in different ways and changed…
Commemorating World Suicide Prevention day 2020: 11 years on #worldsuicidepreventionday ! I attempted suicide in 2009 and in 2014 I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This is a mental illness but am not…
Women Inspiration Development Center to continue to empower more women to be free from shadow pandemic of domestic and sexual violence. More were trained on hand made nose mask, liquid soap and tailoring. Some women were…
And we are gradually getting the point in our lives where talking globally about menstrual health and it's full circle relation to mental health is not frowned upon. It was thus with so much excitement that I honoured an…
Striving for collaboration requires a mature, open-minded perspective that believes in the "greater good", in the abundance mentality - that there is enough for everyone, and that more can be gained from cooperation than…
The month of August has been a rollercoaster for me and the Big Box team. What a journey! We have come so far, and yet we have a long way to go. We started the month off by launching the site after months of preparation,…
i have learnt not allow other people determine your success instead be the one to determine your success. Sometimes you have a very wonderful ideas and set out your goals, plan your event and the number of people you expect…
What joy it brings when you can visibly see your dream of empowering even a single woman come true. Ooh its such a feeling of fulfilment words can't express especially if the woman live with a disability or is Vulnerable.…
InspireIT is currently running its STEM Club workshops across the 6 geo-political zones in Nigeria. We are working hard to not only ensure that our girls are digitally skilled but also that our children (male and female) are…
We live in a connected world with unprecedented access to a vast arrays of digital information and experiences. The use of digital technology continues to transform how we live and work. The on-going adoption of new advances…
Everyone's heart desire is to see covid19 kicked out of every single community. Which means all must have adequate information and kits (facemask, sanitisers,soap and hand washing buckets) necessary for its prevention. The 2…
It is with great satisfaction that I finished the first phase of the project which consisted in identifying the beneficiaries of my leadership program. The first beneficiaries of this program are the women of WOMEN VISION…
Let's talk Covid-19 and Domestic Abuse . I was once more a guest on a very important program. I focused on sharing the situation in Cameroon as well the mental health effects the double pandemics are having on all the…
