I was born in Bangalore, and grew up between my grandparents' home in Bangalore and with my mum, dad and brother in Chennai. I grew up with stars in my eyes, hoping to do medicine in the hope of "helping people", until I…
One of the Sustainable Development goals outlined by the United Nations is education, and stipulates that each country should avail opportunities and resources for provision of education to its citizens. Through education, a…
(In response to 'Write a letter to a young lady in your life. What are your dreams for her?) The Letter A Proud Father Writes to his Daughter: Dear Milu, I know how surprised you will be to receive this email from me. I can…
Our Founder-Director Deepa Pawar has been presented with the Avantika State Award 2019 for her over 18 years of work with grassroot communities, youth, women as well as govt stakeholders in Sexual & Reproductive Rights,…
On one of my trips down south to Kerala, India last year, I heard a story that is sadly not unique. A woman working at a small organization as a cook and housekeeper came up to my mother to invite her to her daughter’s…
Every woman deserves a safe and abuse free environment. An environment where she's free to express herself and free to be the woman she wants to be. Sadly, this is not the case in many countries and my country, Zambia is no…
His arms fling over my shoulder and I feel his finger tips trying to reach the side of my left breast. I feel his every movement in the crowded public vehicle in Kathmandu. I feel uncomfortable with the middle-aged man…
A leader who was erased from the history-Yogmaya Neupane (1867-1941 AD)- Nepal #IStandWithHer She was the voice of a voiceless population of an era when the country, Nepal, was under the dictatorship of Rana dynasty (1846–…
Deukala, a middle aged woman, widowed for 5 years now, in the Far- Western Region of Nepal, was blamed to be the cause of her husband's death.Recently,she was accused of the death of a buffalo in her neighborhood and the…
Yesterday marked the first day of 16 days of activism. And to me social justice is absolutely the fundamental right of any human, irrespective of whether they are men or women. Staying in South Africa, I have realized that…
Congratulations! It's a baby girl, said Doctor to parents! The story of almost every girl. When the parents heard this news that she is a girl, first comment from the grand parents came "We thought it's a boy" or "We expect…
The thing I am most afraid of is losing the people who have been part of my life for so many years. Since change is inevitable, I realize that growth means winning an extra level of life. It means to survive a new-dangled…
It can be hard sometimes to capture the collective power of the women on World Pulse. I'm not always very articulate at helping someone who is new to this sisterhood see the tidal waves of impact that build here. But this…
10th March 2020 worldpulse Ambassador mrs keturah shammah founder Girls Education mission. Media was defined as inform, educate and entertain. Gender,media, digital Advocacy and empowerment. Learnt about prejudice against…
"Grandma, take your tea." I said. "Hey you sinful, don't touch me! How dare you speak so loud after all that happened? I can't eat what you cook, you shameless!! You've cut our nose in the society." Grandma shouted at me.…
Views shared about a #positionofstrength I had the opportunity to attend Twitter’s Position of Strength on behalf of Safecity. When I saw eminent personalities like Barkha Dutt, Meenakshi Lekhi and Aahana Kumra, part of…
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN INDIA Anisha Dutta All sorts of abuses whether verbal or physical assault, conspiracy, cheating, betrayal, mental and physical torture running within family is termed Domestic Violence. Domestic Violence…
I have lived in Mumbai's slums 30 years of my life. Yes Mumbai, the economic capital of India. One face of Mumbai are the high rises and other face is that of a bunch of slums. Who live in slums? Not the rich, powerful,…
Whenever I am faced with a women related problem I feel I should contribute my little voice to, I think of world pulse. Not even my blog or my website. Everytime I come on world pulse, I get excited by the inspiring stories…
I am a woman who lives in Pakistan. I turned 23 this year, and the past few years have been nothing short of a roller coaster ride. I have seen good, bad and worse times in my life, and no one in this universe can invalidate…
What’s the purpose? The purpose is that we EMPOWER each other with our creative messages and stories from all over the world, with a multicultural, multilingual, beautiful, piece of art that inspires, speaks to us and…
Now more than ever in times of the global pandemic and widespread school closures we should pay attention to most vulnerable children in our community. Out of school girls are in particularly vulnerable to #childmarriage #…
Alike the millions of women across the world , many restrain themselves within the four walled structures,living in oblivion about the world around and the changing surroundings. Their exposure to the world lies in the…
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…
Namaste, Salam, Shalom, Peace, Paz, Pyeongwha, Heping, Heiwa, Pace, Mir, Over the past 16 years, I am honored to say that I developed a plan for WOMEN to unite the people of the world and lead a new global peace movement! I…
