This rape joke by a Presidential candidate is making me so emotional. So here it goes. This is a translated excerpt from a speech of a Mayor running for President about a rape victim: "I looked at the face, (swears) she's…
I hosted a digital empowerment training for young women in my community. I had four (4) participants in attendance, between the ages of 24 and 34 years old. Interestingly, my participants were all journalists and were…
FACILITATION PRACTICE Write a summary of the experience The goal of this training was to introduce these women to World pulse and also train them on using digital empowerment tools as a platform for them to share their…
Goal: To ignite a desire for community members to become digitally empowered since 1 in 30 have digitally empowered members. Our culture has not adopted the concept of being digitally empowered for the success of the…
Chatting with my colleagues and friends these past few weeks on the topic why women don't speak up in many dehumanizing situations made me wonder what their mentality is based on. Here are the views expressed by educated and…
Topic: Cyberbullying in the Sierra Leone online community Where? London, UK Date: Thursday 14th April 2016 Time: 10am to 11am - I had planned to have the training in the afternoon but changed the time after most participants…
Essentially my training was via whatsapp,to accomodate the various schedules and timezones of the ladies involved. Our group was composed of 6 ladies, two in the United Kingdom, one in South Africa and three of us from…
When Mariama Kandeh was a young girl, she never questioned her parents or culture. But when she began to think more about female genital mutilation, she made up her mind: It was time to speak out against harmful traditional practices.
Two weeks ago, my wife and I scouted the road to Kiserian and I promised to attempt the distance in two weeks' time. Well, today happened to be the day, and of all days, it rained last night and it was raining when I hit the…
SUMMARY Working with vulnerable women from disadvantaged backgrounds has always been my volition.I believe that for women to become economically empowered they need to be trained to reach bigger markets.The old adage 'build…
"RIVER" “TWENTY bridges from Tower to Kew - Wanted to know what the River knew, Twenty Bridges or twenty-two, For they were young, and the Thames was old And this is the tale that River told:” ―Rudyard Kipling NOTE:- I…
To Autumn (Entry for 18 April 2016) By John Keats Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run…
The Mountains of California “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy,…
Stray Birds “Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” ― Rabindranath Tagore, NOTE:- 21 april 2016 entry
ANNOUNCEMENT from Vital Voices Capitalizing on the leadership and expertise of international leaders in the Vital Voices network, thethird annual Global Freedom Exchange: A Hilton Worldwide and Vital Voices partnership…
World Pulse Leadership Group is excited to announce a Call to Action for the " I am a Leader " Campaign coming soon. WHO IS A LEADER? A leader can be anyone who has the capacity, ability, confidence, conviction and…
World Pulse Leadership Group is excited to announce a Call to Action for the "I am a Leader" Campaign coming soon. WHO IS A LEADER? A leader can be anyone who has the capacity, ability, confidence, conviction and enthusiasm…
I am a youth activist in my community. 80% of youths in my community engage in sexual activities at very tender age. At least 90% lack knowledge on the dangers of early sex. Through my NGO (SOPISDEW CAM) I have been involved…
On March 19th, 2016 I finally left home to take part in my first marathon during the Shompole Wildlife Marathon.Having gone through a minor surgery at the back of my neck 15 days before, I was thinking about running 10K…
When you want to bring a change A change ,that’s not easy When you walk in front of everyone not to dominate but lead in harmony When you voice on behalf of people their sorrows and pains When you light the lamp in darkness…
The Global Equality Fund , managed by the U.S. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for programs to advance the human rights…
The Global Equality Fund , managed by the U.S. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for programs to advance the human rights…
Happy earth Day to all of you... Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on whichdayevents worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now…
