The U.S. Embassy in Tirana, Albania, announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications for the Democracy Commission Small Grants Program. The Democracy Commission Small Grants Program, administered by…
The U.S. Embassy’s Public Affairs Section (PAS) Democracy Commission Small Grants Program invites Ukrainian NGOs to submit proposals that support the elimination of domestic and gender-based violence in Ukraine. This…
Hello sisters! Today is V-Day! The 'V' in V-Day stands for Victory, Valentine and Vagina! V-Day , February 14, is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls, started by author, playwright and activist…
European Union (EU) has announced a call for proposals for the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) Turkey Program. Since 2002, EIDHR has provided support to more than 150 projects in Turkey addressing…
Hey sisters, greetings from the Eastern part of Uganda. Am so thankful to God for enabling us to hire a communal garden for widows in my community. Through your support and contributions we managed to hire 2 acres of land…
I was born in a polygamy family of 18 children, I became disabled at the age of 3, according to the African culture it was a curse for the family, my mother was asked to abandoned around a river so I will go because I am a…
Ang umibig at ibigin ay parte ng ating buhay. Lahat ay nakakaranas nito. Masarap magmahal ngunit ihanda ang sarili na masaktan at masugatan. Sapagkat ito ay parang isang sugal. Minsan masaya, minsan malungkot at minsan din…
I will keep this short. "Let's Talk About" was first written and paired with an illustration I posted on Instagram of a nude woman laying down with her legs open. I think some people found it too 'straightforward' just to…
MY happiness died prematurely,and my life almost came to a standstill. I was impressed to see them painting my name in their hearts, little did I know that one hand was holding a pencil and the other hand was holding an…
Growing as a young girl life has been very challenging.But I sometimes wonder how I overcome these daily challenges. Some years back, I lived with a family(a married man and wife,children grown up and out) here in Cameroon…
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,…
Gender based violence is one of the touching issue which women/girls go through in society but the power to speak out sometimes is difficult.As Humanitarian/ counsellor on GBV I have come across a lot of terrible encounters.…
Domestic violence is not an isolated occurrence, but what is most worrying is the form it now has taken. "Maybe in the old days, we used to know the beating, shouting, and also stalking. "But now we are seeing a different…
That faithful day was the local market day for the villages. She herself has been a trader since her young age. She is a retailer of local cereals at her town. Market days are always on the third days in the week. According…
After years of constant activism, advocacy and support towards relieving the plight of many people living in Ghana and beyond, our good work has caught the attention of a ‘good Samaritan’ to nominate us for the 2020 Africans…
Make Ups are good. It brings out the beauty in most ladies if everything is applied very well and accurately. It also makes others feel confident. On the other hand it can be used to cover up wrinkles on our faces hence…
Um sol pela janela. Amo os mares do meu país. Viajar, por sinal descobri há bem pouco tempo e o quanto é maravilhoso conhecer novos lugares. A vida por vezes nos cércea prazeres por conta da condição social, assim como maior…
IAM a citizen of Nigeria,a native of a city called ile Ife in osun state , I was born in 03/03/1972 married to my first wife in 1993 but do to some financial challenges there was separation between both of us and we have two…
keturah shammah introduce me to world pluse and have really learnt a lot working with her at her Orangization Girls education missions international jos Nigeria.she is so passionate about the Girl education and empowering…
Could there be a better way of me spending my end of year 2020 than being with You? Oh Why should it not be You? No institution or organization could have done it much prettier than You Ooh Who could have done it better?…
I Nominate A mentor for world pulse spirit Award like No other :keturah Shammah. I came encounter with keturah during my service year, I was posted with (GEM) Girls Education Mission International,without her I wouldn't have…
I can remember some month back a woman somewhere in Nigeria. when she wayke up, she cooks, wash, prepare her children for school. After which she set out to go sell her goods in a wheelbarrow. Because of the fact that she…
To all my phenomenal World Pulse sisters, Happy 2021! I am always in awe of you, and I admire you for your courage, your determination, your resilience and for your generosity in sharing your time and stories with us.…
Association for the empowerment of the deaf and Vulnerable persons is committed to empowering women so they can avoid financial dependency which is one of the root cause of Gender based violence especially amongst women with…
The year 2020 was difficult, globally, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and its associated human and economic losses. But the conditions in Iraq are always different, more precisely, always worse. The year started with the…
