Munni is a 13 years old adolescent girl, lives in the remotest island area in Madaripur. She is a student of class seven and preparing for the next Junior School Certificate exam. Recently her parents tried to marry off her…
Rajasthan is recognized as the ‘Land of Kings’ for its regal past of palaces and princely states. Located in India’s west-central interior, the state is home to over about 68 million people, almost 50% of whom are under the…
The session which brought together over 100 young girls started with a warm welcome and a brief introduction by the founder of Theodora Anavhe Adamu Foundation Odion Anavhe. In her statement, she noted that It’s not easy to…
The session which brought together over 100 young girls started with a warm welcome and a brief introduction by the founder of Theodora Anavhe Adamu Foundation Odion Anavhe. In her statement, she noted that It’s not easy to…
Over the past few years, thousands of organizations and projects have made the promise of making social enterprise a reality, and we are now able to recognize its true potential. Policymakers turn towards social enterprise…
I'm delighted to share that a few thousand women, children, gender minorities, youth and men united under the Karnataka Rajya Mahila Dourjanya Virodhi Okkuta (Karnataka State Forum Against Atrocities on Women) celebrated…
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…
Chittagong Hill Tracts consists of Khagrachari, Bandarban and Rangamati located in south eastern Bangladesh where more than 13 underprivileged Indigenous Communities making up only 1 percent of the overall population of…
"Lying along a pool of crimson liquid that draped her body like a Sari, the woman lay naked, except for the firy eyes to speak on the bright daylight that exuded from her tangled hair and sealed the convulsions on her lips…
Hello beautiful people! I am thrilled to announce the release, coinciding with International Women's Day, of the anthology, "Load Poems Like Guns: Women's Poetry from Herat, Afghanistan." The book features my new…
Today marks Maher Ashram's http://www.maherashram.org/ 18th Anniversary. On this day in 1997, Sister Lucy Kurien and the Maher Board of Directors took a leap of faith, embodying Dr.Martin Luther King’s quote,“ Faith is…
O Kasturi! Your song Captured me, Your smile -- Enraptured me. Who are they That defined your beauty But missed your dignity? Be strong forever Dear sister For you, your mother Your boys and others. NOTE: Kasturi is a…
Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of rape cases, followed by Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, in 2013 across the country which witnessed over 33,707 such incidents. A total of 4,335 rape incidents were…
Like every person on this earth who want equality and peace I always keep thinking of new ideas to empower women in our society. Women in Pakistan have so many challenges to face and there are many people who are trying to…
I recently went to a protest demanding justice forMichael Brown, the unarmed African American teenager who was killed by a police officer this August. The police officer who killed him got no punishment, rather, the police…
There are sensitive issues we often hear people talking about. But because of their nature you need to approach them with princess feet. I hope I’m doing this right. Pictured in this post, you will see a young girl, her…
Have you ever heard a sea shell? Have you ever pondered, even just for a while, even for a second, on this fact that, what IS the difference between 'Listening' and ‘Hearing’?
About Me: A female in this lifetime, of Indian lineage, born in South Africa, lived solo in 6 countries, 22 cities. A blend of scientific and spiritual background. Focused on restoring inner peace to all of humanity and restoring Mother Earth and all beings to its natural purpose. I provide free, personally funded inspirational talks around our great Earth. Find me at DrVie.com
When it comes time for a woman to face the real dangers of delivering a child, she often finds herself at the mercy of her circumstances. Read five stories, each offering a potential solution, from the front lines of this global crisis.
