Some years ago, I read a magazine interview in which the initiator of an NGO that focuses on helping women with breast cancer talked about how a few women despite knowing the dangers of delaying treatment refused help. A…
Was told you must respect your husband so much that whatever he says is final. Today I realized its a subjective criteria: Husbands are wrong at times.
We stand beside our sisters around the globe who are both physically & mentally abused.We are here to light the lamp of hope in their hearts.We can find the tragic stories of our sisters' lives because of : mental &…
The European Union / Council of Europe Joint Programme “Democratic and Inclusive School Culture in Operation” (DISCO) seeks applications for project proposals to promote Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights…
As I was told that a "woman belongs to the kitchen" and that mentality and concept robbed me my own time and stage of being a young woman who loved education and believed that education was the only meal ticket out of the "…
A child is a gift to a society. Every child comes with an inbuilt capacity to effect a positive change in the community. Children must therefore be allowed a right to full childhood, The accepted age of maturity is 18years,…
En RD. Congo, il est constaté qu’en matière de lutte contre les violences basées sur le genre, les avancées sont plus particulièrement au niveau des textes juridiques. En effet autour de nous, les inégalités entre l’homme et…
What exactly is the future of formal education in Nigeria? With over 8million out of school children (highest in the world) and the spontaneous degradation in our academic structures and competence? what measures have we put…
Hey, hey! It’s Monday and here comes my promise. First, thank you all for your feedback on my previous blog posts. I hope you are well. Imagine, I almost died ☹ Last week, my housemates and I cheated death by a whisker. Did…
The Humane Studies Fellowship is a non-residency, renewable award of up to $15,000 per year to assist students enrolled or planning to enrol in full-time PhD programs. The Institute for Humane Studies will also offer one $30…
Introducing to you Taita Taveta Professional Women Association (TTPWA) which is a non profit, non political organization whose main pillars are mentorship, networking and women empowerment. Part of its activities is to…
Environment America’s mission is to transform our ideas and imaginations into change that makes our world a greener and healthier place. Environment America is part of The Public Interest Network—a group of organizations…
"A Great Mother" By Husna Murad (Written in 2000 ) A flower of heaven spreads smell on the Earth By her laugh, divinely light cometh By her sorrow, I see the total eclipse of beauty in this world. She is but the gift of God…
November 8, 2013, exactly 6 years ago when the most devastating weather system smashed the heart of the Philippines the Visayas Region. Six years had passed but the memory is still clear, the terror is still there and I can’…
While working in Mwenga territory, as World Pulse Ambassador, I spent my day today at the presentation of World Pulse to the women of a virtually isolated village called "Kwangambwa" in the territory of Mwenga in the…
Marita is sitting opposite to her friend. She has decided to seek to advise because she feels at crossroads in her marriage and her life. The first few years had been exciting for her but after 5 years, her marriage goes…
Earlier this year, I reconnected with an old friend. Our conversation was regular, run-off-the-mill, touching upon our every day lives, when things took a different turn. Something brought up an old memory of abuse at the…
Dear Family, The further I go in my journey of self developement and discovery, the more I am convinced that the future is female. And that contrary to what society has indoctrinated into us, women are women's only ally and…
Whatever life pushes at you is a stepping stone. Whatever situation you find yourself in, accept it and scale through because nothing good comes easy. People may not like you;you don't even want everyone to like you because…
As the world become a small place for doing business, so the consumer too gets very eager to buy any new item(s) available on the market, but question is is he/she aware of her consumer rights and does she/her have the…
The results of PIFEVA 2019 research in the mining area of Kamituga on the situation of violations of workers' rights in the mining zone indicate that state agents and private employers do not respect the rights of these…
Good morning It’s Monday and here comes my promise. I hope you are well. The Chevening Scholarship Applications for 2020/21 officially closed last Friday. I bet many of you are now looking forward to a positive response. I…
The results of PIFEVA 2019 research in the mining area of Kamituga on the situation of violations of workers' rights in the mining zone indicate that state agents and private employers do not respect the rights of these…
Les résultats des recherches menées en 2019 par PIFEVA dans la zone minière de Kamituga sur la situation relative aux violations des droits des travailleurs dans cette zone minière renseignent que les agents étatiques et les…