We have wealth in our hearts as we love deeply. We have wealth in our ideas and our connections with each other. We have wealth in what we are sharing with each other. We have wealth in how we have empowered ourselves, and…
Hello Dear Sisters (and Advocates), I promised Dear Kaye, myself, and our Dear Little Soul that I would someday sing one of my all time favorite songs, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," and continue to push myself out of my…
I am Phionah Serwanja a Ugandan, born in 1995 here in Central region. I joined this universal group of unsung activists for diversity and inclusion! I would like to talk about myself, work and Country in a slightly detailed…
I am that child, with withered skin and bulging belly And sunken eyes too weak to look at mama I am that child, who’s angry at my papa For coming home empty-handed again I am that child, whose mother cannot look in the eye…
It’s not very often that I feel inspired to write a story, or to express what’s going on in my life, mostly because I don’t consider myself that great of a writer, however, I had the most amazing breakthrough yesterday.…
Hope is a beautiful experience, it is not inanimate nor is it static. There are so many life experiences that come our way, however, if we are not mindful we can miss those moments of Hope which enhances and enriches our…
The green card . That was everyone’s dream and scoring one was like winning the lottery, but better. Growing up in rural Kenya 2 ½ hours drive outside Nairobi, we spoke of America in reverent tones. America was generous. She…
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.…
Every women dream to have a happily married life, a caring and loving husband and responsible. A husband who will not hurt the wife physically. When i was young i can see my parents arguing until my father try to shoot my…
Marked on my calendar for this afternoon was to watch and listen to a broadcast called Indigenous Sovereignty is Climate Action. It is a call to action by a well known and very active group here in Canada and across North…
Sometimes, when I tell people that my degree is in theology, I notice an interesting reaction. Suddenly, the clouds part and doves descend. A choir breaks out in song. My halo is gleaming. While the person in front of me…
It’s 2020, and breasts are in danger. We’ve always known that, but this is danger like you’ve never heard before. To all the ways that women’s bodies are pillaged and plundered by patriarchy, add breast ironing. As another…
I opened my eyes and looked at the clock, it's 6:30am. I am still exhausted and want to stay back in bed but I look at my phone and I'm screaming because of the US election results. Not many people believed that Kamala…
Muskan ( Age 17) Coming from a community where getting birth as a girl is considered as a curse. My Father and My Grandmother always wanted a son, but we both sisters were born. My father being a illiterate person, Rickshaw…
Im always impressed when I go to STEM classes at St Abigails Schools Isolo Lagos and I observe the girl children, what I notice always is their enthusiasm and most times they’re ahead of the boys in their class. We learnt…
Hey, Do you know that happiness is a complex concept that varies from one person to another? For Matthys for example, happiness is sleeping in a nice house, having a nice car and a filled bank account. Few months back I met…
For a world in a hurry, it’s hard to stop. Even the all of two minutes it takes to nuke our dinners seem a lengthy wait. We can’t stop. We must keep going so as not to miss out. But what if by stopping, your love can make…
This March 8, 2021, Busayo invited some of us adult women to speak with girls in her home area. How special it was to be there with them for the morning, in school together and celebrating International Women's Day. And how…
Sometimes I am teased because I have so many dreams and visions. But this is who I am. Setting aside visioning and dream time for me is like drinking water. It nurtures me and keeps my spirit alive. I believe that part of…
Thank you so very much for your support and encouragement and for recognising the GloCaL FEDs Challenge. We are so caught up in the unfolding crisis that it is understandably difficult to take a deep breath and consider…
Dear Sisters, I was born in Cali Colombia on October 26, 1958. My mother is Canadian , my father Scottish. Living in Colombia for the first 6 years of my life was positively formative. I Was deeply affected as a young child…
A home-raised chicken to break the year-long vegetarian diet, making chapati if we got enough cooking oil, (chapati is a fried flat bread) candy and biscuits at Sunday school, and a new dress if funds permitted were village…
Since generations, women’s vital role as the anchors of society can never be doubted. It is unfortunate, however, that despite the important role they play, it is rarely acknowledged, celebrated, and recognized. I am tempted…
So this is Giving Tuesday 2020, called for early because of the crisis we are in. And here within World Pulse and beyond, a call for anyone reading this to think carefully and fully about whether you have some extra money to…
One afternoon, I decided to stop using my phone and take a nap. Something is a bit odd and my mind just drifted away again somewhere. All of a sudden, I grasped something like this… … Right from the start, our entire life…