My power word and theme for 2019 is "shine!" Why is this relevant to the impact World Pulse has made in my life? Because "shine" and World Pulse are intrinsically linked together. I am able to shine my light brighter now…
The green card . That was everyone’s dream and scoring one was like winning the lottery, but better. Growing up in rural Kenya 2 ½ hours drive outside Nairobi, we spoke of America in reverent tones. America was generous. She…
This evening I don't want to talk about the impact I have made in the lives of others, no that's already out there and sometimes we seem so focused on that we forget to think impact in our own lives. I want to talk about the…
Hi there lovely Solidarity Sisters, I'm a visionary, graphic/fashion designer and highly sensitive empath (originally from Wisconsin, USA) with a passion for life, creativity, equality, environmentalism, fashion, and travel…
" Encouragement is like oxygen to the human spirit. Don’t forget you’re carrying someone else’s air. Encourage them; help them breathe. ”- Anonymous The presence of Encouragers on World Pulse made this digital space unique…
So this is Giving Tuesday 2020, called for early because of the crisis we are in. And here within World Pulse and beyond, a call for anyone reading this to think carefully and fully about whether you have some extra money to…
Halloween is always bittersweet for me. My own traditions recognize this time of year as the halfway point between autumn and winter, in many traditions as night grows longer and darkness increases, a time in which we…
There is a quote that Brene Brown, an author and researcher about shame and vulnerability, keeps mentioning on her talks. For her, this was a life-changing quote moments after her Ted Talk about The Power of Vulnerability…
I am nominating Griffin Langhus because she is very courageous lady and always keep inspiring me when I feel low. She has also suffered a lot yet she never played a victim. Her determination, will and strength always fills…
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…
This year is a year with its exclusive features. 10 years later; the day I will be ask about year 2020, I would first breath, take a cup of coffee and sit on a sofa because this year has a lot of surprising things. Would I…
Greetings Sisterhood of the World Pulse community, I am so honored to be a Finalist for the AFRICOM "Female Innovator of the Year", 2020. This award will recognize the outstanding achievements of women who are playing a…
Hello Wonderful Women of World Pulse! I was moved to join this community when I heard Karen Quiñones-Axalan speak at a virtual Aspire conference last night. Her message was one of the power of encouragement and how it takes…
Hi, my name is Pam, and I’m a recovering co-dependent, people-pleasing, peace-keeper. Those were my three major roles and I played them all very well. They were my safe place to hide, my excuse for not stepping out of my…
I opened my eyes and looked at the clock, it's 6:30am. I am still exhausted and want to stay back in bed but I look at my phone and I'm screaming because of the US election results. Not many people believed that Kamala…
World Pulse means everything to me. This is because freedom from violence and suppression of women and girls across this planet means everything to me. For years I have been working in my country to stop the violence, only…
It is International Women’s Day once again and women are gathering. In meetings in the streets, in small groups and large. Quietly listening to stories. Loudly shouting in the open air that big change is needed. We orange…
For world peace to happen, the voices of women must be heard. I know this because I listen to women. I know this because I am a woman and feel it in my bones. When women have spoken, we have been silenced. When women have…
My name is Nini, a one month old sister on World Pulse and a villager still trying to figure out city life, two decades on. In my village, there are two kinds of houses. The mud kind that will fall in the rain, and the kiln-…
This is my humble contribution to the 16 Days of Activities Against Gender-Based Violence. My family and I were in the middle of moving to a new home during that time. I have already pre-recorded this video but due to the…
The last month or so I have been creating the wonderful body art that has helped so many over social media and women as far as I can reach, it has given me so much confidence I couldn`t imagine I would have. I have been told…
I was born and raised in Karachi Pakistan, and my parents gave me a very beautiful childhood, I was their favorite child out of 7 children, I was a brilliant student and became a doctor, but I don't know what went wrong, I…
We are suddenly in a different time, a time of health crisis, with all of the other crises we have been working on to create change together. In the middle of International Women’s Month we are suddenly not carrying out our…