I came across a viral social media meme for parenting that says: What if "Stop Crying" turned to "I'm listening" for an entire generation? It is a provocative sentence on raising children. How many of us were not allowed to…
A ODE TO ALL MOMS Though I do not know anything about Pregnancy and stuff , have heard from my friends and sisters, I may not know but i wud like to pen an ODE Its not a lyrical 1, somehow been on my mind from a long time.…
Note: This article was published in my column " Half the sky" on Deccan Herald on 11 October 2020 In a male-dominated real estate sector, how do single women and single mothers cope with the process of looking for a house on…
"What I am is enough if i would only be it Openly" Carl Rogers To all sisters that often feel that they are not Enough! That often doubt their self-worth. You are just ENOUGH! The following was written in answer to a 15-year…
Thriving together as we lift up the voices of women and girls in our communities! This time last year, Digital Ambassadors were renewing their terms, applying anew for a (then) six month commitment and sharing plans for…
Hello Sisters, I would like to say a big thank you to the World Pulse community for the love and support. Yesterday, your valuable votes were announced and we emerged the Top 3 in the Female Innovator of the Year at the…
My background/inspiration: I have always been a compassionate, feminist (who believes in equal rights for everyone). I firmly believe that I chose this life, the people and events in them, for a reason. My own personal…
As the world reels from COVID-19, global NGO Days for Girls International women have found ways to continue their work with menstrual health as well as introduce new programs to educate and protect the communities they serve…
Earlier this year, I reconnected with an old friend. Our conversation was regular, run-off-the-mill, touching upon our every day lives, when things took a different turn. Something brought up an old memory of abuse at the…
"When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference." - Zig Ziglar There is an inexplicable sense…
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.…
We are all facing a global health crisis. Perhaps it's a reminder of the past deeds and decisions of the human race of manipulating the planet whichever way we deemed fit and now nature has it's own way to level out and make…
Growing up as a little girl, I felt contented and comfortable with what I had. I played around, learnt what was passed onto me and felt I had it all. All I had was what the environment could offer at that moment in time. At…
Every Girl deserves the right to be who she is created to be. She is not less,not weak she has a will and has a purpose, she has the right to live and choose who she wants to be. When mothers are given voices they will be…
My 5-year-old niece was pestering us for a flute for a while. I ordered one for her through eBay sometimes back. The manufacturer is from China and the flute never came back. China was at the verge of COVID-19 outbreak at…
You are able to do greater things in life,only you need to believe in yourself,encourage yourself and see the potential in yourself. Do not pay so much attention to naysayers, its their duty to talk,but its your duty to work…
"Keep encouraging, because your words may be the only pillars of strength for someone who is pulling up themselves to stand”- Anonymous Our November Encourager Party fell on the U.S. Thanksgiving Week! It was delightful to…
Every woman deserves a safe and abuse free environment. An environment where she's free to express herself and free to be the woman she wants to be. Sadly, this is not the case in many countries and my country, Zambia is no…
Graduation Speech My fellow elders, The stories we want to hear tomorrow? It all begin here Look at my own Step forward my dearest granddaughter Yes! In your gown and hood My fellow elders The stories we want to hear…
The advances in information and communication technologies represent a revolution in the way people interact, communicate, work, and live among each other. In Kenya social media has changed the way we communicate women's…
Dear World Pulse sisters, I am sharing this song with you, especially to those who are tired of being used by other people or those who are still recovering from abusive relationships. This song resonates with me so much. I…
Had it been today, I will have loved to be a different person than who I have become of today. That person I admire, that person who I will love to be molded around and be like in the future. My upbringing was very…
“You are a feminist? Oh My God...why do you hate men?” That was the line thrown at me when I said I was a feminist. I was momentarily stunned into silence because I was wondering what on earth that person was saying. After…
Asha ( HOPE) Kushal Babu cursed his unlucky stars the day his eldest child, a daughter, was born. He had been a good son. His parents were proud of him and must have blessed him profusely for being such a loving and caring…
You are an interestingsubject, unique in your own way and very special too. I wish I knew a lot of things about you before I met you. I wish I had people who told me more about you. My younger self tried to fall in love with…