In March I organised a workshop to train 20 girls with hearing impairment on using digital tools such as Facebook, WhatsApp status and labels to sell products as a way of enhancing their economic empowerment. 20 girls were…
A young lady of about 23 years became a petty trader as a result of poverty because there was no one to pay for her education. In the course looking for means of livelihood, a transformer exploded near the place she was…
Domestic violence makes me sick! Each punch, pinch, kick, slap, hitting with a fist, thrashing with a cane, heavy blow, verbal attack, denial of my rights, and rejection feels like a sword piercing under my ribs.
As one of the SPEAK champions 2019 and considering the great opportunity it offers to dealt with issues of priority, Girls Education Mission International hosted an event on the theme “SPEAK #I am Possible against Gender…
moving forward, is paying forward. I am always in love with the fact that ART has no boundaries, it has no rules, the idea is limitless and the creativity of every artist is priceless. Because of this belief, I am deeply…
I have been working in my community for the past 8 years to eradicate violence against women and girls. I have empowered more than 3000 women and girls physically in Nigeria in the course of my work and about 15,000 women…
African Changemakers Fellowship ( #ACFellowship ) Program selects impressive African visionaries between ages 25-40 to train and empower them to change their communities positively across Africa and beyond. These committed…
On July 10th I posted a need onour resource page, asking for financial support to enable us organise a skill acquisition program for our adolescent mothers at Ijegun,Ikotun, Lagos. The date scheduled for the training was…
Mental health is defined as a state of well-being whereby individuals recognize their abilities, are able to cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively and fruitfully, and make a contribution to their…
This year we have decided to break the cycle of spousal abuse in the communities through educating youth groups and awareness creation. We have been to two communities already and the responds was massive. Through our weekly…
I was a guest on the amazing platform by a very dynamic Cameroonian in the diaspora called Goretti. She has over 5k followers and our show was viewed by 3k on Facebook and hundred so far on her YouTube channel. I reflected…
It was exactly eight weeks ago when a young entered my office that she was directed to me by her friend that I could her solve her problem. What was her problem? She unknowingly got married to drug addict and a thief and he…
Women Inspiration Development Center to continue to empower more women to be free from shadow pandemic of domestic and sexual violence. More were trained on hand made nose mask, liquid soap and tailoring. Some women were…
Everyone's heart desire is to see covid19 kicked out of every single community. Which means all must have adequate information and kits (facemask, sanitisers,soap and hand washing buckets) necessary for its prevention. The 2…
To reduce the effect of shadow pandemic of poverty and domestic violence in Nigeria, Women Inspiration Development Center with the support of Pollination Project trained 100 women and girls on how to make “Hand Made Nose…
Having an offline World Pulse circle has always been my dream. We interact a lot online but hardly meet, yet we are in the same countries or regions. On the 23rd of February, we did create a Kenyan Circle of World Pulse.…
And we are gradually getting the point in our lives where talking globally about menstrual health and it's full circle relation to mental health is not frowned upon. It was thus with so much excitement that I honoured an…
It’s FINALLY here: Saahas, the GBV Help Map as a mobile app, is here! I named it Saahas , which is a Hindi word that means “courage.” In the larger sense, a survivor of violence is taking a huge leap of faith to create an…
Saahas now comprises a directory of support across 196 countries, a database of guidance notes on understanding gender-based violence and ways to respond to them. The directory of support comprises over 40000 organizations…
I woke up to the sad news of a beautiful sister in the Cameroonian community abroad who had died by suicide. The sources say she caught her husband with another woman on their bed and this wasn't the first time. As a suicide…
Venue: Special Needs Entrepreneur Group Multipurpose Hall,Fish Pond Hill,Bamenda Date: July 3rd 2020 Time: 8:00 am to 12:00 Noon Participants No. : 3 women with disabilities, 12 young mothers Training Modules -Awareness and…
Last week, I was at a hostel for orphaned young women in Chennai, teaching them ways to stay safe, to keep their bodies safe, and how to respond to violence in the event that they find themselves in the middle of it.
