Les questions liées aux mariages précoces doivent préoccuper tous les acteurs sociaux, et ce à tous les niveaux. Cette pratique affecte à plus haut niveau la vie des jeunes filles, surtout dans nos villages. Au lieu qu'elles…
Why did I stay? This is a question I asked myself a hundert times. And I know nobody really understands when you didn't experience it by yourself. I don't blame you. It has a lot to do with the personal story. I found the…
Ce message constitue un petit rapport de certaines situations dramatiques que auxquelles j'avais assisté. Ces situations m'avaient touché du fond de mon coeur, et souvent j'avais tendance à verser des larmes, mais comme il…
Dear Sisters, I write slowly and gently here and apologise I have not participated too much yet in world pulse and I know there are so many beautiful women speaking out. I have an idea that is bubbling inside me. I am unsure…
Several HIV patients are victims of violence of all sorts,from society to family to partners whereas most of them were infected as a result of sexual violence.The 1st of December which is commemorated as the international…
My dad died at the age of 53 leaving behind widows as he was a polygamist. As per his family his widows and children where not his next of kin but his senior brother who had to take over the administration of his estate.…
A young female graduate from one of Cameroons most prestigious university, the university of Buea was looking for some work experience after school,she studied banking and finance and wanted to start an internship in any…
Women and girls around the world have been trapped for several years in the web of evil, a very terrible situation to most of them and a necessary evil for others. Violence against women. A cankerworm claiming the lives’ of…
I am so so excited, tomorrow we officially move into our office at the House of Hope and healing or triple H as I call it. It's not a big or functional house per se, but's a big milestone and am not ignoring that milestone.…
We live in a society, where victims of SEXUAL ASSAULT are VICTIMIZED. Where sexually assaulted persons are STIGMATIZED. Where victims are BLAMED and live in SHAME. Yet the PERPETRATORS go about their normal lives like…
I stand with her That innocent 16 year old given off to marriage against her wish I stand with her in retrospect as she fled to the sacred forest to hide Oh how it rained so bad that night she tells How scared she was but…
You're a SUPERWOMAN, I salute you!!! You are smart, brave and forever will rise. You are the newest heroine of the century. Throughout time women have exuded strength and resilience against all odds, strived for and achieved…
This time yesterday I was walking with three close, long time friends to the top of the small mountain that is the centre of my city. We went to honour the 14 women killed and the women injured here in 1989 at the École…
O Autumn, beloved autumn! Tell me the secret of Your colorful fade Tell me the art of beautifully diversifying your death in colors. You don't fear demise? Your falling leaves don't scare you of separation? Tell me about…
I choose silence. But inside, I am raging. I choose silence. But no! I speak proudly of you. So proud that makes me feel I don't deserve you. I choose silence. And I know you think I am tolerating. That I am betraying. That…
Every 20 minutes in India, a woman is raped. Her dignity and consent are taken away from her and her case ends up in a pile of similar cases that will most likely never see the light of day. Only the most gruesome cases are…
I choose silence. But inside, I am raging. I choose silence. But no! I speak proudly of you. So proud that makes me feel I don't deserve you. I choose silence. And I know you think I am tolerating. That I am betraying. That…
I started therapy one month ago - probably 44 years late. Today was my third session. When a friend asked before my appointment if I was feeling better, I said no. I compared it to surgery. I said, "It's like before I can be…
Lets be clear: gender based violence doesn't just affect women. It affects girls, especially school girls. In my country, you will be surprised to know that minor and teenager girls face more violence than adult women face,…
I always believed that to win the fight against gender-based violence, we need more leaders at the grassroot to address this issue. Those who live in villages know that women face more violence there at every step but cannot…
We are observing the 16 days of activism in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra state. We mobilized local women, community leaders, brought together an honorable judge and other legal experts. We discussed ways to end…
My name is Linda Ayuba, Tiput from Northeast, Nigeria, where women hardly express their view on society issues and life challenge, I pray and fight for a society where women are respected, where people with challenges (…
I will stand with her , in my community to stop men internal in women's things , they must know this great creation to be honor. I guess so just some of men defending about women's thing , violence will discrease until stop…
These three steps; 1. We start with our views, choosing inclusion and not discrimination 2. We start with choosing dialogue and forming informed opinions 3. We start with talking about the issue, discussing the stereotypes,…
काठमाडौँ । बढ्दो सवारी साधन सँगसँगै संसारभरि नै अल्पविकसित तथा विकासशील देशहरूमा सडक दुर्घटनाबाट मृत्यु हुनेको सङ्ख्या दिनानुदिन बढ्दैछ । यसबाट नेपाल पनि अछुतो छैन । सडकको दूरावस्था, सवारी धनी, चालक र यात्रुको लापरबाही तथा…