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Hero Women of the Congo Speak Out
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In a country where outlets for women’s voices are scarce, the digitally empowered women of the Maman Shujaa Media Center are making themselves heard.
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Kim Crane
Posted on Oct 21, 2013
Woman to Watch: Passy Mubalama
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Meet Goma's own champion for the rights of women and children.
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Emily Garcia
Posted on Oct 15, 2013
ZIMBABWE: We Can't Give Up Our Dreams of Freedom
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As elections loom and the state tightens its grip on the media in Zimbabwe, Dudziro 'Chibairo' Nhengu takes a lesson from her 12-year-old son on the urgency of every vote.
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Dudziro Nhengu
Posted on Jul 30, 2013
ZAMBIA: A Soap Opera that's Changing Lives
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World Pulse community member Nancy Handabile on her role in the Zambian edutainment drama Love Games .
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Corine Milano
Posted on Jul 28, 2013
The Global Girl Tipping Point
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Behind the statistics, girls worldwide are using digital media to speak their minds and bare their souls. The force of their voices are staggering—the reality of their untapped potential for global leadership impossible to ignore.
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Jensine Larsen
Posted on Jul 12, 2013
SUDAN: “Agri Yumma, Agri!”
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The strength of Anab Mohamed’s forward thinking female relatives inspired her to make the most of her education. Now she carries that legacy forward through her own outspoken advocacy for girls in her community.
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anab87j9
Posted on Jul 12, 2013
PHOTO ESSAY: Kenya's Kibera School for Girls
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Photographer Hilary Duffy captures images of Kenya's future at a groundbreaking girls' school inside one of the world's largest slums.
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Posted on Jul 10, 2013
Women to Watch: 4 Girls’ Empowerment Champions
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Meet four women who are changing the world, one girl at a time.
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Kim Crane
Posted on Jul 08, 2013
TONGA: It's Time for Girls to Stop Taking a Backseat
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After enduring limitations from society on the sole basis of her gender, Ana Ake is acutely aware that the future of her small island nation will depend on men and women rising together.
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Ana Ake
Posted on Jul 08, 2013
NEPAL: Pen and Poltergeist
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Haunted by girls who have been silenced by poverty, early marriage, and pregnancy, Sangita Thapa wields her own power of expression to channel their yearnings.
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Sangita Thapa
Posted on Jul 08, 2013
ZIMBABWE: Little Light, Lighting Big Torches
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For Pelamutunzi , being a girl meant ridicule, adversity, and fear. Today, empowered by her hard-won education, she is advancing a new definition of girlhood in Zimbabwe.
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pelamutunzi
Posted on Jul 08, 2013
AFGHANISTAN: The Cost of My Freedom
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When Zahra Saifey from Afghanistan went off to university, she knew she would gain knowledge. She didn’t know she would shed the security blanket of her restrictive background to claim her autonomy and radically alter her worldview.
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Zahra.Zephyr
Posted on Jul 08, 2013
10 Ways to Help Girls Transform the World
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Crowd sourced solutions for girls’ access to education.
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Kim Crane
Posted on Jul 08, 2013
Defusing the Maternal Health Bomb
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"The governments the world over must treat maternal health as they do with a defense force in readiness for war or a nuclear launch."
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Jensine Larsen
Posted on May 13, 2013
The Viral Rage Against Rape
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Women are beginning to use the web to curb the epidemic of sexual violence – and to defy simplistic hype.
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Jensine Larsen
Posted on Mar 07, 2013
GLOBAL: Ushering an End to Gender-Based Violence
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From across the globe, grassroots voices joined our Digital Action Campaign, proving that women not only bear the brunt of the world's violence—they are holding the solutions.
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Kim Crane
Posted on Feb 25, 2013
AFGHANISTAN: A Letter to My Harasser
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Harassed in the streets of Afghanistan, Noorjahan Akbar fights back.
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Noorjahan Akbar
Posted on Feb 25, 2013
KENYA: A Cruel Cut in the Name of Tradition
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Like many young girls in Africa, Gladys Kiranto was circumcised as a child. Today, she leads an organization that is fighting against the practice.
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TaretoMaa
Posted on Feb 25, 2013
IRELAND: Meditation for Healing from Sexual Abuse
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As a child growing up in Northern Ireland, Aoife faced both the pain of living in a conflict zone and the pain of being sexually abused at the hands of her father. She has found solace and healing in the art of meditation.
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Aoife
Posted on Feb 22, 2013
CAMEROON: Stop Torturing Our Daughters
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In Cameroon, women iron the breasts of their daughters in an attempt to delay sexual development. One organization has begun turning the tide against this violent practice. Nakinti reports.
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Nakinti
Posted on Feb 22, 2013
INDIA: War Against Rape
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Following the now infamous New Delhi gang rape, Stella Paul is simultaneously horrified and encouraged by her community's reaction.
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Stella Paul
Posted on Feb 21, 2013
AFGHANISTAN: Breaking the Cycle
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Once an abuser himself, Ali Shahidy is now an ally for women and an outspoken advocate against gender-based violence in his homeland.
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Muhammad Shahidy
Posted on Feb 19, 2013
Listening to the Voices of Congo’s Women
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These women are sharing their stories and calling on the international community to take action. Meet six of these courageous survivors who each bring strong recommendations for moving DRC toward peace.
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Corine Milano
Posted on Jan 24, 2013
Signaling Change in DRC: Survey Shows Women Ready to Lead
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We polled 1,000 women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo via text message to learn about the challenges and opportunities for women’s leadership. Here’s what they had to say.
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Kim Crane
Posted on Jan 23, 2013
"Access to Internet Is Life,” Say Women Around the World
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For women globally, the Internet has become a lifeline to information, opportunities, and newfound power. New data in a report called ‘Women and the Web,’ reveals how we can bridge the digital divide for women and unlock a massive wave of human potential.
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Jensine Larsen
Posted on Jan 11, 2013

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