My current initiative: Social Media and Community Intervention My campaign, 'Breaking the Silence' aims to banish myths, taboos and stigma that prevail in India (and globally) around menstruation and which act as a barrier…
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening BYROBERT FROST This is my favorite poem since my childhood. I love and cherish each and every word of it. Especially, now I love this part most:- "The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But…
Quote for Earth It is a beautiful quote just delve into the depth and read it with a heart and soul. I am sure it will leave an ever-lasting impression on your soul. “Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, Such shaping…
There is something beautiful with not having much because it is so much simpler to take the first few steps!And my own journey of change revolved around not having ample resources. This is my own personal observation from…
Hi, I am from India and I want our Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend and be a part of World Humanitarian Summit - 2016. ForthisI have started an online petition and I want people to sign it. Once it will be signed by…
Hi, I am from India and I want our Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend and be a part of World Humanitarian Summit - 2016. ForthisI have started an online petition and I want people to sign it. Once it will be signed by…
Module 5 is first concrete step to explore ourselves to make difference. My resource plan is attached herewith this post. Part B: I am proud to share the song "Tell Me Why" as a resource I am proud to make post.
Hi, I have started an online Club i.e. a Society for Biological Sciences enthusiasts including environmentalists. I am looking forward to those people or students who wants to share their knowledge about new biological…
Hi! I am Sadaf, an independent journalist passionately raising awareness at grassroots level to address hitherto existing inhuman cultural practices like child marriage, gender discrimination and women empowerment. I believe…
I am Sister Zeph Founder and Chairperson of Zeph Education I am working to raise the status of women through education and empowerment since my childhood also I share untold stories of women through blogs I belong to a…
I am Urmila Chanam, a journalist , public health professional and global campaigner, the initiator of Breaking the Silence , an initiative targeted at education of rural women and adolescent girls in India on the hygienic…
Most people in the world discuss about Pakistan’s less illiteracy rate and not only Government of Pakistan but a lot of nonprofit organizations are working so hard to educate people of Pakistan including me. I have spent 18…
Sufferings of Women in Conflict Zones like Kashmir In a jiffy she lost everything she had gained in life. Her wide and cognac eyes reveal her short story. Once upon a time, Sara and her husband Maqbool build a home a la…
What is Child Labor? This complex question has been dissected in many spheres of political forums and has come up with many different answers that are deemed appropriate for the country and culture. In many countries around…
Srimathi Sumangali RAmarAju VIJAYAkrishna Lakshmi KAmeswari : ' Garuda PurANam ' : VIJAYAkrishneswari JeevAathma began IT's Journey and over a period of Time is born and reborn about 860,000 times acquiring Punayam, Paapam…
I must confess that I've had an interesting few months, with enough information and experience that encouraged me to write this - and it was a beautiful time to write this, considering our Frontline writing Assignment. The…
Less than half an hour drive through broken road took me to a very small village near Multan, southern region of Punjab in Pakistan. I was standing outside the roughly made three room mud house. Few hens were roaming in the…
Pakistan where men and women feel pride that their girls do not go out of home even they do not look out from the street door, ignorance means for them is the innocence and simplicity which all men try to find in girls and…
Women in India have remained silent for way too long.A lot of water has passed under the bridge since we last opened our mouth and used our voices.Only 12 % of India's girls and women use sanitary pads (others use unhygienic…
My Life Journey “Why are you ruining your life? You will gain nothing. Instead you are unnecessarily wasting your time in studies. Time and man waits for none,” said one of my aunts. She was in a way trying to bring me back…
I have grown up in a society where 90 per cent women are victims of domestic violence. Rape, honor killing, sexual harassment and forced marriages are the most horrible forms of violence. I firmly believe that I have power…
"SHE " - She has the might and determination to bring a change in society and world. Her beliefs and conviction can make her achieve the impossible dreams. With courage and confidence ,she can do wonders. "She is you, me and…
To: Molester. Hope i am affixed in your memory. Or maybe i am mistaken. Because i ain’t the first milestone down your dingy dark alley. You’ve ”been there, done that” a dozen times haven’t you? Still, face me now. Here i am…
Raihana Maqbool SRINAGAR, INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR – Shaheena Akhtar moves along a line of hand looms, stopping at each one to speak to the men working at them. Each of the 25 men in this workshop makes pashmina shawls.…
For a family who found themselves born in a culture that supported the concept of gender inequality; RugKnots is a testimony to what can happen if you dare to be different. Naheed Mir is from this family in Pakistan, whose…
