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…
Let's talk confidence shall we??? How many of us look back at our adolescence and wish we knew what was going on in our heads and bodies, and even in the minds of other people? I am so proud of my mum because her first book…
This September is child protection awareness month this episode on my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/nicolehealthandwellness/?modal=admin_todo_tour we talk about plastic surgery misconceptions anxiety and more. this…
Last week on Tuesday during the 9pm news on one of our national broadcasting channels, one of the main headlines read,” a class six pupil at Kabiangek primary school in Konoin, Bomet county took her own life claiming one of…
Last week on Tuesday during the 9pm news on one of our national broadcasting channels, one of the main headlines read,” a class six pupil at Kabiangek primary school in Konoin, Bomet county took her own life claiming one of…
‘When I want something from a man, I know exactly what to do’ was the look she conveyed as she narrated her latest escapade. We could not exactly be described as an unwilling audience as we crowded round the speaker who was…
one day you feel this big chunk in your throat choking you, and you realize you cant scream or cry... there is no emotion that can come from you at all. a lot has happened to you since you were a child, you have witneesed a…
In the past two years, over 30 young women in Uganda have been abducted and then murdered. It is a sitution that has sent shock waves throughou the country, and petrified young women particularly in the capital city, Kampala…
Menstruation is one of those small secret words that we talked, about in silent corners and behind closed doors, because of the shame and stigma associated with the blood flow, that every young woman is bound to experience…
Applications must fall into one of the following three thematic areas: a) Health; b) Community Power and Affirmation; c) Safety & Security. Eligibility Criteria: 1) Organizations must be based in the Middle East-North…
Children whose mothers experience stress during pregnancy are more likely to develop personality disorders later in life, a new study has claimed.It has previously been reported that prenatal stress has been linked to the…
I am devastated to hear that a young girl has taken her life because she was shamed for period stains on her clothing. I am reposting @officialjanetmbugua here: Allegedly, she had soiled (stained) her dress because she was…
The mission of Women for Women (WFW) is to improve the lives of women and girls in Western North Carolina through women’s collective giving. Direct service or advocacy projects should clearly focus on one of the following…
Projects should address one of the Focus Areas: 1) Food support, security, and sustainability: this may include emergency feeding and starvation relief; subsistence farming, backyard farming, or soil improvement initiatives…
The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development: a) is an independent, registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit; b) aims to foster greater awareness about Palestine, in the United States and abroad, and to ameliorate the…
The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF)´s initiative on Mobility and Access in African Cities (MAC) aims to increase knowledge and research capacity on issues related to sustainable and equitable mobility and…
The Sparkplug Foundation is seeking applications to fund start-up organizations and new projects of established organizations in music, education and community organizing. Its aim is to support the development of emerging…
The Rosenberg Fund for Children (RFC) seeks applications focusing on the educational and emotional needs of children of targeted progressive activists, and youth who are targeted activists themselves. NOTE: “targeted” means…
9-month residential fellowship by the Wilson Center invites scholars, practitioners, journalists and public intellectuals to conduct research and write in their areas of interest while interacting with policymakers in…
Considering the earth is around 4.5 billion years old, it was not long ago when women were recognized as major contributors to society, a matriarchal society. Times changed and a patriarchal energy replaced the community…
The Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples is accepting proposals for ‘Land Defenders and Water Protectors’ to support Native led actions against incursions, unwanted development, and extractive industries as well as…
The Matrix Causes Fund (MCF) aims provide support to access to justice (particularly for people trying to get support to meet their basic personal needs), or promote equality of opportunity, or promote a sustainable…
In order to stop girls from going through the horror and sustainably contribute to ending FGM by 2030, SIRP NIGERIA uses the Alternative Rite of Passage (ARP) approach. The ARP approach takes away the cut while retaining…
I wish I could talk about the good without talking about the hard, but I can’t. You admire me now but have no idea what I have been through. It's true what they say "we sometimes don't look like what we have been through''.…
I want to share about some stages in my life and how I have come to appreciate them. You see, today I was at a major telecommunications company where I worked from 2006-2008, I wasn't there to apply for a job or contract,…
