On a strange sweet day in June 2007 when I arrived Germany, alone, flying from the oppressive, male-dominated, misogynist society of Iraq, to a liberating land, something caught my attention during my taxi trip to the German…
A few years ago, I was reading a news article from Bangladesh about a young girl and her mother who had been at a refugee camp at Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. While there, they had both been attacked and raped, resulting in both the…
I'm really excited to share a lot of amazing updates since the last time I wrote in with the release of the app. Saahas has been doing really great so far - it's had quite a couple of downloads and I've managed to add over…
I am a feminist and an art activist. I started to paint again last 2014 to use painting as my diary. I love painting my story, I paint out of frustration, hatred, sadness and the emotions I had, and have at present. I paint…
Interview with Rosalina Brito. Rosalina Brito lives in the favela of Cidade de Deus, better known as CDD in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 50 years ago, is already great-grandmother. Rosalina has several talents. To inaugurate this…
There is hope for everyone! It was somewhere in the 90's, that I got to understood clearly the interpretation of this word "AIDS". It was a very sensitive word to use then! You have to be very careful with how you used it.…
In Africa and especially Cameroon where l come from the girl child is still highly unrecognised. Most parents especially fathers see girl children not as their children but as another man's property. So they don't invest in…
I still remember my first day of menstruation. I am from Nepal and menstruation is taken as impurity till today. I am sharing my story which is from 24 years back. So, you all can imagine how the situation was at that time.…
Exactly a week ago I posted on this platform about the Gambaga "Witches" Camp. A camp where innocent widows are accused as witches are send to live there for the rest if their lives. Oh Mine God! Please Which sinful human…
Synopsis of my interview: The Feminifesto Podcast, The Red Elephant Foundation, Breaking the Silence Campaign, Breaking the Silence Worldwide Foundation, Menstrual Hygiene Management, Women's Empowerment, Domestic Violence,…
Fifteen years back, we were totally engrossed in a project of AIDS control through STI control among street-based, floating sex workers in suburban Mumbai. This particular section of society was found to be the most tricky.…
I have lived in Mumbai's slums 30 years of my life. Yes Mumbai, the economic capital of India. One face of Mumbai are the high rises and other face is that of a bunch of slums. Who live in slums? Not the rich, powerful,…
11 Years ago I discovered beads, and they uncovered me. I was led to them. I was guided to step into a magnificent limitless world that turned out to be my inner world and the entire Universe at the same time. One bead at a…
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…
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…
Whenever I am faced with a women related problem I feel I should contribute my little voice to, I think of world pulse. Not even my blog or my website. Everytime I come on world pulse, I get excited by the inspiring stories…
Dear Members of the Committee, I have been asked to write a recommendation letter for Ms. Tabassum Adnan; it’s a great honor for me and I have accepted immediately to draft it.I think that the work accomplished by Ms. Adnan…
« Penser équitablement, bâtir intelligemment, innover pour le changement » La Journée internationale des droits des femmes, célébrée chaque 8 mars, vise à mettre en lumière l’importance d’actions concrètes pour faire…
This world pulse #impact reminds me of a British movie entitled IMPACT! Those of you who might have watched it will at a point in time agree with me. It was a very nice love story depicted. Even though the end was tragic, it…
There is hope for everyone! It was somewhere in the 90's, that I got to understood clearly the interpretation of this word "AIDS". It was a very sensitive word to use then! You have to be very careful with how you used it.…
On 17th April, Safecity conducted a tweetchat with @TheGenderLab about their fellowship program and youth for change. The chat began by noting the biggest challenges for young girls in India and what can be done to bridge…
THE SWAY LINK OF EDUCATION TRANSFORMATION USING TECHNOLOGY IN MY CLASSROOM Uche Linda Okpala is a Global Educator, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, Global Education Exchange winner, Global Teacher award winner, Skype…
I am writing this story because I want to connect with sisters who are implementing projects with girls and boys, too. I have been in development work for more than twenty-five (25) years and I can proudly say that my most…
We are in the midst of a 21-day lockdown in India, announced in response to the frightening spread of COVID-19 infections in the country. This means that we, at least a lot of us, are exercising social distancing, and…
Woman, You belong everywhere that important decisions about our world are made. Woman, You belong. Be it at the top, under, beside, in front, behind, by the way, roadside, in convention, conferences, Congress, international…