The first step to creating your own job is to dream. Did you dream lately? Of course, every night! hahaha. But you need to use your imagination to start dreaming in the day also. Start cherishing some beautiful new situation…
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…
Have you written your objectives? Good. Now that you have decided what area you will work on, I need to remind you that you will need to look at your resources to make things happen. Your plan needs to begin by allocating…
Sometimes we just have to take the plunge and then learn how to swim! It’s not for the lack of courage but for the ways we sometimes prioritize the things and promise to get back to them ‘later’ After what would have been a…
My colleagues have written this wonderful blog post, that I would like to share with you. A young Eritrean girl hides behind her mother’s skirt and watches intensely as we show her household how to use the Supertowel. We…
I was wondering the moment I opened my eyes and in search for something. I set my blurry eyes across the window pane where the vivid reflection of the sky was coming through. It was mid – afternoon. I was about to close my…
Sherna Alexander Benjamin, a tenacious advocate for survivors of gender-based violence, encourages women to take their rightful place as decision-makers.
My name is Gumato. I was named Gumato since I was born on a Friday. I just tured 21, two days ago. I was born and brought up in a nuclear family with a very humble background. My mum and dad did not go to school. I have…
Sexual violence is a global pandemic. One in three women experiences sexual or physical violence – most likely from their intimate partner, according to a report from the World Health Organization. There is an urgent need to…
You remind me of all that is possible Just seeing you walk so strong Just seeing your deep lines of wisdom As you tell us the stories of all you have weathered For women and girls You are Walking, Sitting, Laughing by the…
There is so much emphasis on the weapons and tools of security personnel and processes to counter violence and extremism, but the resources needed to reverse the dangers that lurk where insecurities are hatched - in the…
Why celebrate International Lesbian Day? Here are some reasons, beginning with: Honouring the life and death of Monica Briones A creative and different woman," titled a magazine of the time with a small profile of the artist…
Marked on my calendar for this afternoon was to watch and listen to a broadcast called Indigenous Sovereignty is Climate Action. It is a call to action by a well known and very active group here in Canada and across North…
For my love of Women Empowerment I have coordinated, "BoardTalks" women leadership development program initiated by Pakistan Stock Exchange. Presently, like never before, the time has come to return to women leadership…
An inspiring true story of one of our beneficiaries: At the age of 14, Kadzo got married to her husband Kazungu, a 25-year-old herdsman. The couple had a daughter and lived in a small hut in Adu, Magarini sub-county, Kilifi…
Welcome to WiseUp{PEVUKA} One of my interest in life is to encourage students to stay in school , to love education and encourage self confidence , hence I will use this opportunity given by World Pulse to help change the…
I grew up in a small town in the interior of Brazil's most violent state, where women are not only raped but also oppressed and most often not taken seriously. Although, I came from a family of very empowered women (even…
One of my friends has just fulfilled her dream to build her foundation on empowering indigenous people and hope to raise world changers. She has impacted Indigenous peoples, particularly women. The name of her foundation is…
I was born in Bangalore, and grew up between my grandparents' home in Bangalore and with my mum, dad and brother in Chennai. I grew up with stars in my eyes, hoping to do medicine in the hope of "helping people", until I…
When I was much younger, my family use to tell me I was a miracle child, because I stayed 11 months in my mother’s womb and the doctors said I was dead but I somehow was born successfully. So I guess I was a miracle child…
At the start of this year, i made a conscious decision to commit more time and effort to taking care of myself. I knew if i had to be more efficient then i will have to be the best version of me and that will mean not only…
Am Somo Francis Glenn from Cameroon am aged 24, a warrior, suffering from sickle cell for the past 24 years of my existence, I created the SOMO SICKLE CELL WARRIOR FOUNDATION to sensitize our generation about sickle which is…
I WAS ATTACKED the last three months a few times by men just because of my thinking and my ideas - I am urgent defender of womens rights and I act in my life more as a man rather than a woman. THIS BEHAVOUR probably get men…
Hello All my dear world Pulse, Mistakes I will not give up. I 'll keep trying today and everyday. I will stand like mountain and I know I have to climb again I would fail ,but I will not give up. I will do mistakes and I…
Considering the earth is around 4.5 billion years old, it was not long ago when women were recognized as major contributors to society, a matriarchal society. Times changed and a patriarchal energy replaced the community…