Our campaign has been backed up by a technological tool from World Pulse! On the 19th February 2018 when Mahnaz Harrison (World Pulse Board Member) visited Kenya delivered to us a Voice Power Pack. This tool will help in…
Thirteen thousand days or more I have been in this journey of life , unknowingly or knowingly , either treading through lands or through minds. Life hasn’t been smoother neither a bed of roses, yes there fragrance always…
Hi I am Kajal and I am a health activist based in Pune city of western India. I am passionate about women's emotional and physical health. I feel most women do not care enough about their own health and I am working to…
The Words Peace and Security, its Real Concept! Growing up as a child with disability in the western part of Africa was always a force to reckon with; its all starts in the family when all thinks you will be a very big…
When you walk into a classroom to find scared faces looking up at you, your heart sinks. When they open up and begin to ask the questions that they’ve clearly been mulling over for days on end, your sinking heart breaks into…
I'm Bianca from Malta. When I was 6 years old I was raped for the first time and as a result I felt like nowhere is safe in this world. My dad used to beat my mum up and since I depended on my dad for sustenance I felt like…
Whenever I hear the word “security”, I always remember that night. The night I was robbed and prayed for my life like I had never done before. I had gone to visit a friend during the day, we had spent a lot of time catching…
I had spent my childhood and youth in Mumbai, the largest city of India and second most populous city of the world. Mumbai is the wealthiest city of India. It also has the largest number of billionaires and millionaires…
Well, dear Ayo, I admit I owe you an apology. I should have written to you at least 7 years back, even if only to encourage you on the next leg of your journey (our journey after all). But, first things first, let me start…
What gives me hope is the experience of one woman, a "foreigner" as she was sometimes referred to. Tall, bold and brown-chocolate with refreshing smiles indeed. She was the synonym for courage. A woman in her own league, a…
A few months after I set foot into activism, I wrote to a very close friend and asked if they would be willing to support me in my work against gender-based violence. The email I sent my friend was lengthy, and described my…
My Name is Akullo, I hail from Pingire, a small village in the Serere District of Teso Region of Eastern Uganda. I am a mother of 9daughters of whom 2 are deceased leaving me with 7 aged between 15 and 32 years. I am also a…
As we look forward in joyful hope to the global celebration of women’s day, I cannot help but remember the woman who has groomed me into what I am today. As a mother to three adorable daughters, I have learnt to appreciate…
It was the time of Ramadan and I went to our village home to have iftaar and discuss social issues with local women and children. I along with my family members run ramadan tent in Chittagong where we feed hundreds of men…
This night, I am closing my eyes, to imagine a world free of violence; an activity I have done severally with teenage girls and boys, in the sprawling shanties of Kibera, in Kenya. My mind, however, refuses to reflect on all…
In third grade, I decided I would read every book in the school library. My elementary school was located in a small rural town. Every grade from kindergarten to 12th shared a central library. It was a lofty goal for a 3rd…
Growing up in Sierra Leone as a girl I realized that there are no structures provided for women and girl to thrive. All what men do is open up some space that we can manage. I remembered going through my notes few minutes…
No, it clearly doesn't work. I mean, this World. It really could be better, much better. Yet, regrettably, it isn't. In this moment. I wonder, from time to time, what a visitor from another Universe might feel, and think, of…
My childhood was filled with formative experiences, that at the time, like most others do while making memories, I ignored. It is interesting how the many lessons you learnt as a child need unlearning. Almost as if they came…
I want to say something to all the moms out there. Your job is probably the most important job in the world. Here’s why I say this: Between the 3rd trimester and around the second year, a child’s brain almost doubles in…
International Women's Day Bravo!!! to all Women World Wide. Women are Special Creatures, they are caring. Kind, loving etc. In a Family children love their mother more than they love their Father. Simply because their mother…
The poem is actually empowerment and women want to be treated which I gathered from observations and conversation with many strong women. I wrote it as a series of affirmations woven together to make key points of victory ,…
I'm a United States citizen. I didn't do anything to earn it, didn't have to travel to get here. I have a small, modest, but comfortable home, large enough for my family of four. I call it small by American standards, but I'…
Sexual violence based on gender is a reality in the world that nobody ignores. I am an African woman in me runs the blood purely Congolese. My country is renowned as the capital of rape in the world, wars is tribal conflicts…
AHHHHH ME VOICIX DE NOUS JE VOUS AI MANQUÉ????? EN TOUT VOUS M'AVEZ MANQUÉEEEE GRAVE Depuis mon lit d'hôpital je vous écris En date du 25 décembre 2018, un bébé de 4mois 1/2 a été volé à l'église de nkoa yos à ékounou juste…
