I was in the car, my head resting on the window frame, feeling the warm sun and looking at the bright blue sky. The wind slowly passed through the tall trees and carried the beautiful smell of its fresh green leaves. As I…
Growing up as a little girl, I felt contented and comfortable with what I had. I played around, learnt what was passed onto me and felt I had it all. All I had was what the environment could offer at that moment in time. At…
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…
I am Sister Zeph a woman who is known as a woman of action. I started working as an education activist at age of 13 and I kept working for 21 years without any break. I taught myself, I taught hundreds of underprivileged…
I grew up in a small town in the interior of Brazil's most violent state, where women are not only raped but also oppressed and most often not taken seriously. Although, I came from a family of very empowered women (even…
Every Girl deserves the right to be who she is created to be. She is not less,not weak she has a will and has a purpose, she has the right to live and choose who she wants to be. When mothers are given voices they will be…
Padmaja* announces excitedly that her daughter is set to be married soon. “She will be moving to New Zealand after the wedding with her husband!” she exclaims and shows off the engagement pictures. A 45 year old auxiliary…
This is dedicated to Vweta for raising the subject of menopause here within our WorldPulse community, and to all who are writing about the horrendous treatment of old women in their communities. My Sisters, we all go through…
‘’अरे संसार संसार, जसा तवा चुल्ह्यावर; आधी हाताला चटके तेव्हा मिळते भाकर’’ (To earn the bread one has to fight difficulties in life) I always remember above lines of the poem written by great Marathi poetess, Bahina Baee…
My dear sisters, I am coming home, to WorldPulse, after years to register my voice again, to share my story, to raise my voice………… I remember when I first typed my heart out to WORLDPULSE. Dear Sisters, I tell you, you have…
I am part of Collective Impact Partnership (CIP). I am proud to be associated as Fellow with CIP from 2018. Today I am sharing my commitment, vision and goal with all of you. I need support and inputs from all of you. My…
I founded the Girls Rights Project because I knew there were not enough people funding efforts to help girls who were not getting to live the lives they deserved. We fund anti trafficking efforts, girls education, legal help…
I belong to a small village of Pakistan where Sister Zeph is working day and night to transform lives through education, awareness and skills. I am on number two among three siblings. My elder sister I and our younger…
remember to do these whenever life hits you hard My beloved baby sister, Always experience, but remember that in some ways there is no return, be careful not to be a cowardly conservative, and do not risk being too much bold…
Marked on my calendar for this afternoon was to watch and listen to a broadcast called Indigenous Sovereignty is Climate Action. It is a call to action by a well known and very active group here in Canada and across North…
It was a wonderful evening after work that Thursday night and we were all relaxing at home with some sitcom and all of a sudden there was uproar outside our building. By the time we got there, an elderly woman was holding a…
On December 16, 2012, a 23-year-old woman was brutally raped and assaulted. She died shortly after. While she battled for her life, India thronged to the streets in protest, demanding security sector reform, the drafting of…
Her homeland is known for practices that stigmatize and even isolate women during menstruation. But in Anoushka's family, her periods were celebrated and honored.
Menstruation affects everyone’s lives therefore, everyone should get involved to normalize menstruation and bring pride where there was shame. I encourage you to get involved- Get trained by me to become a community…
Having an offline World Pulse circle has always been my dream. We interact a lot online but hardly meet, yet we are in the same countries or regions. On the 23rd of February, we did create a Kenyan Circle of World Pulse.…
It was the time when conflict was going on in our area, it was riots in my city and too much tension. After my graduation I started working with the riots affected community, first as a volunteer then as a job. It was not…
On the day of International Day of the Girl Child I share a poem I wrote to depict my life after I walked out of a marriage where I was beaten physically and crushed in my spirit and the light at the end of the tunnel. I…
I am Sister Zeph working in rural Pakistan since two decades to educate and empower women. I started my first school in courtyard of my house in 1997 and then for almost 14 years I kept teaching there. Life was really tough…
My life as a young girl in a rural village of Afghanistan seemed like a world free of violence. I didn’t feel the threat of harassment, assault and insecurity. I had a number of extraordinary talents. When I was still at an…
