At the tender age of 9, I witnessed my uncle beating his wife as usual, as I had witnessed that scene an uncountable number of times. On this fateful day, I could no longer hold myself back, I felt strongly that I had to do…
In every city and town, every rural village and every community in the world, there are women of all ages suffering the physical, emotional and psychological impact of gender based violence. Whilst this is tolerated,…
I am Viviane Dobgima, a 27 years old Cameroonian who is a GBV survivor. After the passing away of my parents at a very tender age, I began the process of battling with life's challenges and above all being accepted and loved…
On Saturday 23th November I met Nakinti Sunday 24th November I met my mentor and Coach Sophie Ngassa Monday 25th November I met my sister Agnes Kuoh aka Agui Fash Tuesday 26th November I met the pretty, gentle, serene Arrey…
Yesterday marked the first day of 16 days of activism. And to me social justice is absolutely the fundamental right of any human, irrespective of whether they are men or women. Staying in South Africa, I have realized that…
It was a wonderful evening after work that Thursday night and we were all relaxing at home with some sitcom and all of a sudden there was uproar outside our building. By the time we got there, an elderly woman was holding a…
Brendah Awuor amonge is my name, a 25years old woman, tall dark and determined woman, I reside in nyalenda slums kisumu, kenya. I was born and raised here, imagine a home full of crime, violence and less justice. Can we…
Gender-based violence is based on power imbalance and done with the intention to humiliate and make a person or group of people feel inferior and/or subordinate. This type of violence is deeply rooted in the social and…
Saludos! I want to share our recently published report ' The Persistence of Indolence: Femicides in Puerto Rico 2014-2018 *. I am Mari Mari, the founder and Director of Kilómetro Cero , an NGO in Puerto Rico that fights…
My Name is Valdeen Tamara Shears, I am a 43-year-old mother of seven, grandmother of one and I am fed up of being scared. Scared of dying at the hands of my abuser. Scared of becoming my country's next statistic. Scared of…
Sidra, an undergraduate student at Asian University for Women, Bangladesh. She is one of the hardworking students I ever came across. I personally known Sidra from the past 7-8 years. She has been selected to Yonsei…
2nd Day of the annual campaign; the #16Daysofactivism which will be running from November 25 to December 10. During this period, we will campaign against all forms of gender based violence and calls for equality for girls…
Aouther Allice wallker , speak in her story about African women since long history ago , and how the men was treat women specialist in her story The Color Purple. Really the hisotry was very bad when read about, found it…
This Girl Can" Choose whatever colour (talent) from her list of colours (talents) and exploit to create , innovate and prosper herself and empower and develop her community . *Too many Colours to exploit* Choose whatever…
Passing laws, protesting fracking, delivering compelling talks to student clubs and legislators, Climate Reality Leaders 21 college students I mentored with former Vice President Al Gore, impact their survivable future daily…
"Generation Equality Stands Against Rape" A Painted Poetry by Abunaw Olive , based on ideas from true stories of rape SURVIVORS , narrated as "I" . Art by Gobina Boris #orangetheworld #GenerationEquality It's funny though ,…
All around the world beginning from today,more voices with her,for her and to her,saying stop the battering, stop the emotional abuse,the sexual abuse,the physical abuse and let her free. We shout with you sis wherever you…
I co-innovated Smart RR, a digital tool that enables Gender Based Violence case managers to report and refer cases to appropriate quarters. The digital innovation works on an app and with USSD. With just USSD codes on any…
I was wondering the moment I opened my eyes and in search for something. I set my blurry eyes across the window pane where the vivid reflection of the sky was coming through. It was mid – afternoon. I was about to close my…
En Afrique sub-saharienne, et plus particulièrement en République Démocratique du Congo, la femme, une fois qu'elle perd son mari, a tendance à être foulée aux pieds par presque tous les acteur sociaux. Elle ne jouit presque…
In our everyday life we always hear that “sex and sexual appeals are natural”. We are always told that opposites attract each other and by “attraction” it is always considered “sexually”. Well I am glad to let you all know…
Depuis le mois d'octobre, le dérèglement climatique de fait sentir dans la majeure partie de la République Démocratique du Congo. Les pluies diluviennes, accompagnées des tempêtes causent d'énormes préjudices aux populations…
