22 countries and territories come together every three years for the Pacific Islands premier Women’s Conference and this year the 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women and the 7th Women’s Ministerial Meeting is a hybrid…
The Covid 19 Shutdown... It's been a year since the pandemic hit Los Angeles. A year ago I was working in a downtown Los Angeles textile printing design studio. All male except for me, the queen bee. Our wide format printers…
I am a Micro Finance lender of Kiva.org . This organization creates micro finance loan opportunities for women to be independent entrepreneurs . They are self reliant, and perpetuate motivation and financial security for…
Earlier this year, we launched our bi-lingual Mental Justice Planner Diary 2021 . With artwork, photos, quotes by our community and some extremely important messages for our mental health with social justice – in easy to…
The Covid19 pandemic and lockdown brought a wave of difficulties, challenges and injustices. While everyone suffered, it was a “life-and-death period” as stated by founder Deepa Pawar, for NT-DNT communities and other…
Applications are now open for the 2021 HATCH: Taronga Accelerator Program to inspire, support and launch innovative ideas and actions to help address some of the most pressing environmental and conservation challenges…
Gender equality a Dream to be achieved. 20/30 years back women had no voice, considered as second category of population and were deprived of inheritance,education,decision making, voting etc. the list is long . But these…
She is a 29-year-old married Dalit woman. Her family has not registered her citizenship or marriage after five years of fear of marriage. 2 sons and 1 daughter have been living apart from the Lear family. Mother-in-law used…
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) has announced an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that enable women workers to participate…
We can fight any battle outside and Win but you loose at your own home. Came here after a long time and thought to share what i'm going through at home. As i shared in my previous stories that i lost my Mother a year back…
The U.S. Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration is pleased to announce applications for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees and Asylum Seekers. Proposed activities should primarily support refugees and asylum seekers in…
Hello Sisters! Would you be happy to put a stop to the violation of women and girl’s rights in Sierra Leone by giving them a Bigger and Louder Voice to Speak? My organisation Future Leaders Initiative SL [ https://future-…
Reasons: To uphold the dignity of women and girls. Supporting the performance in homes, schools and communities especially in our rural areas. The promotion of menstral hygiene through education and management is another way…
The sociopolitical crisis in the two Anglophone regions of Cameroon has had a lot of adverse effects on everyone in the North and South West Regions. Persons with disabilities especially women have suffered more . Worst…
SIX ITEMS CHALLENGE 2021WITH LABOUR BEHIND THE LABEL IN MEMORIAM I'd like to begin this blog with love and gratitude for my beloved mother Mrs Meshar Mumtaz Bano who returned to her maker April 2016. Mum encouraged me to…
Will you marry her? I remember as a kid I grew up watching tamil movies. So for a pretty long time my definition of romance was cringe worthy. But also there was also something disgusting in those movies. The rapist marrying…
The word “AMMA” as we call “MOTHER” in my mother tongue is so meaningful and highly in-depth. It is not required that we need to have a biological relationship to call a women as mother. Any women who spread the rainbow of…
In the middle of current adversity, where human mobility is severely impacted, one can witness a dramatic shift in the way the businesses will function in the future. Countries are grappling with historically high…
In the middle of current adversity, where human mobility is severely impacted, one can witness a dramatic shift in the way the businesses will function in the future. Countries are grappling with historically high…
As you climb the corporate ladder it’s incredibly important to remember to throw down a rope. This is especially true for women leaders. In today’s world, there is nothing more important than lifting each other up to thrive…
I was unable to give what I had to my community for fear of not being heard in the way I treated myself, the oppressive system did not set me free, my fears left a lasting impression on the beneficiaries of my education,…
Sexual and gender-based violence is ubiquitous and exists across the peacetime-wartime continuum. In both contexts, SGBV is a representation of the dominance and aggression exercised by the patriarchy over women’s bodies.…
Something very unmagical happens when you become a teacher, not by choice, but by running out of other options. Well, the philosophy here in our part of the world is " if you can't be anything else, you can definitely be a…
Growing up, i really wanted to be someone important in the community maybe a Doctor or a lawyer but becoming the woman I am today, had never crossed my mind I am sharon Jesscah from Kenya.A social entrepreneur,a counsellor…
Growing up, i really wanted to be someone important in the community maybe a Doctor or a lawyer but becoming the woman I am today, had never crossed my mind I am sharon Jesscah from Kenya.A social entrepreneur,a counsellor…
