Sometimes I am teased because I have so many dreams and visions. But this is who I am. Setting aside visioning and dream time for me is like drinking water. It nurtures me and keeps my spirit alive. I believe that part of…
Unlike many people, I had a difficult take off. This made me to come to the conclusion that life may not hold beautiful experience for everybody on earth, most especially myself. Therefore, I cherished every little…
I am writing after a long time because I prefer to write on real life incident because in this way, I can communicate with heart. I do feel every word I write. On 2nd March 2018, I attended a zoom meeting with World Pulse…
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…
In a small tribe, where the fate of people was endowing with No Education , No awareness , No technologies , No facilities , No advance or modern way of Life , No Freedom , No ideas to flourish , No sense of living ….. as…
Had it been today, I will have loved to be a different person than who I have become of today. That person I admire, that person who I will love to be molded around and be like in the future. My upbringing was very…
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Dear Madam Jensine, This story is in response to the email I received from World Pulse in connection with the Celebration of Women Empowerment from the 26th of June to the 26th of July, 2018. I shall be much obliged if you…
Simple Things You Can Do To Support Gender Equality Gender equality means that men and women, boys and girls enjoy the same rights, resources, opportunities and protection. In order to achieve an overall development of a…
By Mariya Taher As an alumni of the Women’s Foundation of California’s Women’s Policy Institute, I was invited to attend a storytelling workshop hosted by StoryCenter in March 2017, in which I created a digital video story…
It is funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different times and places, our paths cross with others so that we may share our love, compassion, observations and hope. This is a design of God that I…
There is hope for everyone! It was somewhere in the 90's, that I got to understood clearly the interpretation of this word "AIDS". It was a very sensitive word to use then! You have to be very careful with how you used it.…
Half of the population around the world comprises of women. Women with high economic potential are considered as independent and highly empowered. Do you think this is true? Can our well-being be explained just by having…
I was 9 years old when I started my menstrual cycle. My mom had a ‘talk’ with me one day. She told me I would see some blood in my panty and that it’s normal and I don’t need to worry. It will happen every month. I would…
Synopsis of my interview: The Feminifesto Podcast, The Red Elephant Foundation, Breaking the Silence Campaign, Breaking the Silence Worldwide Foundation, Menstrual Hygiene Management, Women's Empowerment, Domestic Violence,…
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…
This world pulse #impact reminds me of a British movie entitled IMPACT! Those of you who might have watched it will at a point in time agree with me. It was a very nice love story depicted. Even though the end was tragic, it…
At first I was hurt, then angry, then just disappointed. The women's snide remark shocked my 8th grade student during our annual fundraiser to study abroad. "I work every day and I haven't been to Europe," she said. The…
Almost four years ago, I made the biggest decision of my life and certainly one of the riskiest. I quit my corporate job in the aviation industry where I had worked for close to two decades. Why? I decided to pursue a dream…
The sky is darkened and so is the air suffocating whether we walk through the destroyed and demolished lanes of Syria, or through the forests of Africa, whether on the open streets of a democratic nation like India or in…
The door bell rang several times. I was not surprised to find very little children aged 8 and not more than 4 standing grinning up at me. Only children ring the doorbell like that. I did not recognize them but it was evident…
