Momentum for improving maternal health outcomes has risen on the global policy agenda since the 1990‘s. Still, a woman dies every two minutes from complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Her children are left…
I, too, experienced violence… violence against me… violence against a woman… in the US… Violence isn’t always about being physically or mentally abused by someone close to you. Violence is not always directed toward you from…
Hello community members! Human trafficking does not only occur abroad. It is a system of exploitation that occurs within our own communities and along the West Coast. The Carnegie Global Oregon ethics program recognizes that…
http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R9R426U/ref=pe_821280_137046170_em_1p_0_ti A great book for anyone who has Multiple Sclerosis, and how movement is essential and can help with symptoms such as depression, muscle aches,…
http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R9R426U/ref=pe_821280_137046170_em_1p_0_ti A great book for anyone who has Multiple Sclerosis, and how movement is essential and can help with symptoms such as depression, muscle aches,…
Hello, everyone! Fight for Our Rights (FOR) has started a new petition on change.org petitioning the Ontario Ministry of Education to include more coverage regarding mental health and mental illness. Change.org is an amazing…
By refusing to be treated badly women can leave bad situations and stop the verbal or physical abuse they are living in. If they can't leave then they should make ultimatiums for their men to get into counseling, not just…
Where are my identity and my family? If you look closely to this title, you ask, is there a person without citizenship and family, I'd say yes, Mariam is a girl, who is 27-year-old in this moment I am writing this story…
One in three women suffers physical or sexual violence (No Ceilings). One in three women will experience a fragmentation of the self. One in three women will be shamed, denied, and further traumatized when voicing their…
In the recent years, the topic of maternal and infant mortality has become one of dire importance. Living in the United States, which is erroneously thought of globally as a leader in health (among other things), it is very…
https://dianedevillers.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/turmeric-is-a-wonder-spi... Tumeric has many uses but the one most people could use is that it fights body-wide inflammation. People with Multiple Sclerosis should be using…
A woman, in her 20s, seated at the edge of the concrete bed inside her cell, kept on rocking herself, her hands clasping so tightly the hem of her blouse by her crotch. A woman in her late 20s, pregnant with her fourth child…
Empowering Women Riders for effective Community healthcare Provision-Patient Follow up Edith K. Chemorion-22nd April, 2015. Felician chebet,Catherine Chena,Stellah Kemboi,Priscillah Keter,Rose Tirop and Rose Obutu. Motor…
Faces of violence have indeed evolved and not for the better I’d often hear “If you see the man, you’d never think his the kind of man that would abuse his wife” or if you see the woman, you’d think she’s not the type to be…
Gender-based violence (GBV) and persistent paradigm of human being; shall we change it and when..? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Today I heard from the women priest in the Women Worship…
http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/04/19/women-discount-store?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-04-20 When I was 16 women made 74 cents on the dollar doing the same job that a man did and he made a dollar on. Where is the outrage?…
http://8www.everydayhealth.com/health-report/multiple-sclerosis-video/blood-test-to-track-ms.aspx?xid=nl_everydayhealthlivingwithmultiplesclerosis_2015041 Within ten years blood tests could help people with MS track their…
I have been invloved in a major legal case since 2009. I am the principle witness/victim. I have had to pay court fees , legal fees and travel expense for this case since 2009 with no help from any agency etc. the cost for…
I founded Standing Tall a Social Justice Organization in 2009. We address a number of issues that face everyone and mostly women. Our Profile was accepted to the UN civil society.We partner with other groups and also are…
https://www.takepart.com/article/2015/04/14/what-ever-happened-bringbackourgirls?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-04-14 A year later and still the 270 girls kidnapped in Nigeria are still missing. "Married off" to men who marry young…
How do we ensure that women are involved in Peace talks? How do we use our voices and stand in solidarity together to ensure that women have a seat at the table? What should the role of the local governments be in involving…
https://plus.google.com/110281594137407899585/posts/JMgTH6LX4aT "God lives in a nursing home in Wisconsin" tells the story of a rich relationship between a caregiver and an elderly man. Take a walk down the journey of a…
Women around the world still suffer from physical abuse by 35 Percent of them or more than 1 in 3 woman. In cases of murder the woman's partner was responsible in 38 percent of the time. At this weeks United Nations…
Sometimes, after a woman gives birth, they need to tell their story over and over again because they are trying to put the pieces together to an otherwise indescribable event: birth. The magnitude and impact of delivering a…
