I would like to nominate miss Shilpa keshkar ,for her amazing work for women who lives in village .she has been working for women's right and there financial stability and truly trying for there basic needs . Miss Shilpa…
I try to pretend but I can't because even if I walk way I will still be restless. Two nights ago on my way home I found a woman with kneels on the ground in the dark. At first I walked passed but I know I was going no where…
Passing laws, protesting fracking, delivering compelling talks to student clubs and legislators, Climate Reality Leaders 21 college students I mentored with former Vice President Al Gore, impact their survivable future daily…
"I would fuck her so hard that she's be in a wheelchair" . This is one of the comments that was posted against Julia Hardy, a writer who works in video games , just because of the fact that she happens to be a woman in a…
Le Covid-19 est toujours en vogue avec ses conséquences néfastes à la vie sanitaire et socio-économique de la population de la RDC en général et du Sud-Kivu en particulier. Pour faire face à cette pandémie, la SAFECO à son…
As I had shared with you how I intended to train the widows and teen moms how to make soap the results are beyond expected and I have only trained 2 groups so far, due to lack of training resources. All teenagers are…
A couple of weeks ago, I had to write an article on the alarming surge of gender based violence during the Covid-19 pandemic. That opened my eyes to what has now been referred to as the "shadow pandemic". A lot of girls and…
An impact that needs to both be acknowledged and addressed in disaster management and response strategies is the vulnerability to violence among non-cis-het male communities. With quarantines and social distancing in place,…
Introducing Oluwadamilola Akintewe, blogger & a social entrepreneur , who used her blog to make a difference. Listen to her passionately talking about her journey. Oluwadamilola Akintewe is a 20 years old Nigerian law…
I was almost killed by my boyfriend recently. I didnt think I had anywhere to go because I assumed no one would take me in, even family. I didnt want to endanger them, either. But when he attacked me, choked me, hit my face…
Since we are all sharing our crafts to engage or connect or entertain or be inspired, I thought I would share this humorous story. Before I had children, I had time to play around with a sewing machine. I had also received…
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…
I take a bold step today to speak up against gender based violence. I take a bold step to inspire women and children around the world. I take a bold step to make a difference and contribute positively to the development of…
Am Veronica haruna from kogi state in north central Nigeria, am from a family of 10 and am the sixth child, am married with four kids. My community is rural ,the challenge am facing right now is how to lift rural women out…
Sisters, sisters, I carry your names in joy,I carry your stories and how we have met,This is a new ecstasy,This ancient dream,This ancient dream that we had before we were born,We are finally,Finally finding each other in…
When I was on that stage of being "broken" I tumbled across the book by Iyanla Vanzant "In the meantime" and my understanding and motivation was that, being in the meantime? According to author and inspirational means being…
I remember a cartoon from my childhood. Too young to read articles, I loved skimming cartoons. The one that stayed in my mind was of people on a bus. Most were reading, keeping to themselves. One person was standing, face…
#OrangeTheWorld #16DaysCampaign #GenerationEquality #StandAgainstRape #SilenceIsNotConsent Violence against women continues to be an obstacle to achieving equality, development, peace as well as to the fulfillment of women…
Some situations in life can push us to make decisions that will make us regret in future. This was the case of Deby my neighbor to my student room where I live to school at the University of Bamenda, Cameroon. Deby grew up…
It has been a humbling moment working with my sister.Many sleepless nights,long phone chats ,emails and face booking just to deliberate what next for Kenya.I know she has documented her work and she has been sharing greatly.…
The fact that there is tomorrow, gives me hope that things will be better or are already getting better. I believe everyone has hope but sometimes scared to rely on it. True what we hope for might not happen but that should…
A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read- Mark Twain Today, the reading culture is sadly dying out. The school curriculum putting more emphasis on grading, and less on children reading to understand.…
I am Akum Mispa Akwi a Cameroonian. I'm a hair dresser and a mother of two lovely children. Being a young woman hasn't been easy, fighting to be on my own and to better my life and that of my family has been tough. Thanks to…
hello members I have come with this topic of covid19 pandemic again, Covid-19 is so challenging but educative Alady from my group told me a story that before corona she could eat meat, fish gnuts, and seeing beans as…