Hi family! I hope everyone is doing great and we are all keeping safe. I am very pleased to share with you one of my recent poem on corporal punishment. This is a true life-story poem. Ending Corporal Punishment in Sierra…
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…
Valentine's Day... This holiday and observance started during the Roman Empire and ended up today as a day of celebration for professing one's love. Get a cup or your favorite beverage, fluff a pillow, have a sit down, and…
So as women, we still have a long way to walk in different parts of the world. Our hearts yearn for acknowledgement, acknowledgement not necessarily as the extraordinary human beings that we are, but at the best of times,…
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…
More Amanda Gorman by popular demand... February is Black History Month in the USA. I choose to kick off my celebration with a video of Amanda Gorman ...Poet Laureate, Teacher and Public Speaker. Amanda has a mantra that…
It is the women I love Those women who meet with me in the woods Who call us to circle with their drums Who come to dance ourselves into our own power Those women who call on us to create a shift To find and use our voices…
"Filles, Pas Epouses" est un partenariat mondial de plus de 1 500 organisations de la société civile œuvrant dans plus de 100 pays en vue de mettre fin au mariage des enfants et de permettre aux filles de réaliser…
Girls Not Brides is a global partnership of more than 1,500 civil society organisations from over 100 countries committed to ending child marriage and enabling girls to fulfil their potential. Members are based throughout…
While responding to some comments in my other post, the discussion has led to some aspects that are within the scope of a performance piece that is very close to my heart. I entitled it "Finding the Mindanao Body" and it…
Cheryl Porter a great singing coach, coaches Liamani, a great child singer. What is so beautiful is greatness teaching great how to be greater. A woman showing a little girl how to be a bigger girl. A woman showing a little…
Today attending the Thriving Thursday ,made me finally fruitify something that has been at the back of my mind since January .. I was thinking of how I can contribute to bringing world pulse together . And then hearing in…
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…
What is possible when women lead? The most memorable memories I have of my childhood have always been centered around a certain set of rules, well, largely because I’m a girl: 1. Get an education (I’m thankful and lucky to…
https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/that-was-easy-music-awakens-the-wild-woman Author: Meredith Kaknevicius -contributing member of Book Interrupted. The impact books have on our lives is not limited to the words written…
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.…
UN Women has announced a call for proposals for the 2021 Partners for Elements of UN Women Lebanon’s Annual Workplan to create an enabling environment for the realization of gender equality and women’s empowerment. UN Women…
Weave in and weave out...Stay calm and carry on ♂️ We can get through this pandemic together. Here is a short video I made to share with my creative circle and I am happy to share with you also. Please check out my blog…
The U.S. Mission in Tunisia’s Public Affairs Office (PAO) is pleased to announce that funding is available through the Public Diplomacy Grant Program to promote positive relations between Tunisia and the United States;…
Sex tourism and sex trafficking in Iran are increasing. One contributing cause is the practice of sigheh. Sigheh (also known by its Arabic name “nikah mut‘ah”) allows men to marry a woman for a pre-determined period of time…
Please take a moment to listen to this amazing poem created by an amazing, young woman. She stood up and delivered! National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman Recites Poem At Biden Inauguration | MSNBC...... https://youtu.be…
Earlier this year, I started my NGO. The Diary of an African Child. We are a non-profit organization with a mission to empower African children through self-development courses and encouraging them to be the best they can by…
Voting has begun effective Tuesday morning January 18, 2021 in the 2020 Africans Rising Activism Award after official announcement by the Africans Rising for Justice, Peace & Dignity Since the pronouncement, each of the…
The Washington National Cathedral...today January 19th, 2021. A solemn time... With the Doves Installation filmed, the Cathedral Bell Tolls 400 times for 400,000 COVID Deaths in the US. January 19, 2021: Cathedral Bell…
"The Doves of Hope" an installation at the Washington National Cathedral German artist Michael Pendry installed the Les Colombes (the Doves) exhibit: a winding column of more than 2,000 origami paper doves in the Washington…
