It has been a while since I ever self-talked! Many philosophers have found a cure in it; in self-talk I mean. What do I mean when I say cure? I don't necessarily mean an end process. Nothing is forever, not even healing. No…
My name is Leah Wangui Njuguna, a psychologist by profession, and when doing volunteer work in Coast Provincial General Hospital, The Youth Friendly Zone, where youth and teenagers mostly ones living with HIV and AIDS come…
The MGG Academy supports future change makers who are dedicated to transformative change. It brings together young professionals to collectively address global challenges. Building trust, exchanging perspectives and…
Dear friends, I am Beatriz and I come from Manaus (northern Brazil). In December 2020, I was honored to be accepted to the Class of 2025 at Dartmouth College, a respected institution in New Hampshire, USA. However, my…
Hey sisters, greetings from the Eastern part of Uganda. Am so thankful to God for enabling us to hire a communal garden for widows in my community. Through your support and contributions we managed to hire 2 acres of land…
Our CEO Alexia Mays is a black woman who owns one of the most successful consulting firms in the South. Mays Development Group LLC, is the south's leading minority grassroots outreach and research firm. We are innovators…
The U.S. Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for NGO programs benefiting vulnerable PRM populations of concern in South America. Proposals must align with one or…
It is the women I love Those women who meet with me in the woods Who call us to circle with their drums Who come to dance ourselves into our own power Those women who call on us to create a shift To find and use our voices…
Cheryl Porter a great singing coach, coaches Liamani, a great child singer. What is so beautiful is greatness teaching great how to be greater. A woman showing a little girl how to be a bigger girl. A woman showing a little…
I will keep this short. "Let's Talk About" was first written and paired with an illustration I posted on Instagram of a nude woman laying down with her legs open. I think some people found it too 'straightforward' just to…
Growing as a young girl life has been very challenging.But I sometimes wonder how I overcome these daily challenges. Some years back, I lived with a family(a married man and wife,children grown up and out) here in Cameroon…
I was then 26 years old, living in a council tower block. A qualified nurse, married to a handsome man, with two lovely children. An outwardly ideal family. But also an abused wife. I knew what to do, where to go to report,…
This is such a beautiful space of hope I wanted to share with you one of the pieces I have written. I call them pomes cos they aren't quite poetry (or so I have been told). The art work is a painting of me done by my very…
https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/that-was-easy-music-awakens-the-wild-woman Author: Meredith Kaknevicius -contributing member of Book Interrupted. The impact books have on our lives is not limited to the words written…
Gender based violence is one of the touching issue which women/girls go through in society but the power to speak out sometimes is difficult.As Humanitarian/ counsellor on GBV I have come across a lot of terrible encounters.…
“Sexual violence occurs everywhere – in every country and across all segments of society. A child may be subjected to sexual abuse or exploitation at home, at school or in their community.” - UNICEF World Pulse #…
What a sad movie where a young girl of 15years put to birth after 9months of gestation will have the nerve to throw the baby beside a stream near a police post and nobody sees her. There are many reasons why she did so she…
Grab this opportunity received from Dr Sam Collins of Aspire , who writes: "In celebration of the International Women's Day 2021 theme, #choosetochallenge , I am seeking your stories, ideas, tools and tips for…
Please take a moment to listen to this amazing poem created by an amazing, young woman. She stood up and delivered! National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman Recites Poem At Biden Inauguration | MSNBC...... https://youtu.be…
If someone needs to talk I m here for you. I want to help someone who has no support from those around her. Why? Because I know how bad you feel when you try to be better but you don t feel like you can do this and the other…
I believe that we women should be united and help each other. We shouldn't be ashamed that we are skinny, fat, to tall or short. We are all beautiful and this idea of the ,,Perfect Girl" is toxic. We should face the problem…
As girls in Africa, we have grown up in households that sensor sexual conversations, there is a lot of mortification that comes with having these kinds of conversations. Oh! the embarrassment ; Prompting us to eventually…
Hair Love, an Oscar®-winning animated short film, Sony Pictures Animation by Matthew A. Cherry Please enjoy this heartfelt story of an African American father learning to do his daughter’s hair for the first time. This is a…
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…
Um sol pela janela. Amo os mares do meu país. Viajar, por sinal descobri há bem pouco tempo e o quanto é maravilhoso conhecer novos lugares. A vida por vezes nos cércea prazeres por conta da condição social, assim como maior…