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World Pulse Digital Ambassador Program 2020: A Reflection
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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…
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Manasa Ram Raj
Posted on Dec 23, 2020
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KENYA: Our Leadership Must Be Remembered
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Wamweru Imaya on why COVID-19 is our chance to recognize women’s vital leadership in times of crisis.
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Wamweru Imaya
Posted on Jun 30, 2020
In Honor of Aramide Oikelome
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World Pulse honors the life and legacy of Aramide Oikelome.
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Dawn Arteaga
Posted on Jun 25, 2020
Uplift and Inspiration in Challenging Times
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World Pulse Digital Ambassadors came together to create a list of uplifting resources to support one another during this quarantine time...
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Dawn Arteaga
Posted on Mar 31, 2020
The Future of Security Is Here
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This International Day of Peace, hear the powerful perspectives of your World Pulse sisters.
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Jensine Larsen
Posted on Sep 19, 2019
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CAMEROON: Practicing Medicine in a Community Plagued by War
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Dr. Jacky was born breech in a clinic without a doctor. Today she practices medicine, but war has upset an already fraught healthcare system.
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Dr Jackie
Posted on Jun 05, 2019
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DRC: Security Begins With Women
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Seka challenges traditional gender roles when it comes to the important task of building peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Seka
Posted on Feb 05, 2019
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NIGERIA: Women Must Be Seen and Heard
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Celine draws on her experiences overcoming difficulties to build solidarity with women across her country.
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Celine
Posted on Jan 31, 2019
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SOUTH SUDAN: The Shade of My Skin, The Length of My Neck
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For Kadi Lokule, civil war in South Sudan meant living in fear of being targeted for her appearance—an experience that has shaped her vision for peace.
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Kadi_lokule
Posted on Jan 31, 2019
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SIERRA LEONE: Girls Are the Future of Peace and Security
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Working with girls in Sierra Leone gives Fatima Wahab Babih a glimpse of what is possible for her country.
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Fatima Wahab Babih
Posted on Jan 17, 2019
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CAMEROON: Without Health Care, We Are Not Secure
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While conflict in Cameroon rages, Arrey-Echi Agbor-Ndakaw posits that security means more than the absence of war.
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ARREY- ECHI
Posted on Jan 07, 2019
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NIGERIA: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Holds the Key to Peace
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After witnessing the violent rise of Boko Haram, Aramide Oikelome identifies a key solution to creating security in Nigeria.
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Aramide Oikelome
Posted on Jan 03, 2019
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CAMEROON: My Security Starts With Me
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Decades of experience responding to conflict all around her have taught Fosah Frinwie Loveline Muma what determined women can bring to the peacemaking table.
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Fosah Frinwie Loveline Muma
Posted on Dec 14, 2018
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NIGERIA: I Am A Girl Who Codes
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Kike didn't let perfectionism hold her back from realizing her dream of learning how to code.
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Kike
Posted on Nov 08, 2017
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RWANDA: I Didn’t Wait for Success. I Fought for It.
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Blandine Umuziranenge refused to let adversity hinder her education or her dream of saving lives.
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Kadablah
Posted on Sep 14, 2017
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ZIMBABWE: No One Told Me About My Period
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As a teenager, Edinah Masanga had to figure out menstruation on her own. She questions why there is still so much reluctance to speak honestly about periods.
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Edinah
Posted on Sep 05, 2017
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SOUTH AFRICA: The 'Thank You' That Challenged Me to Do More
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A humbling encounter with an infant in a hospital years ago set Sandisile Tshuma on her life's path working in the field of HIV/AIDS.
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Sandisile Tshuma
Posted on Aug 29, 2017
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CAMEROON: A Letter to My 18-Year-Old Self
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Jessica Foumena advises her younger self to dream big and resist cultural pressures to follow a set path.
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WomenAndAfricaInternational
Posted on Aug 22, 2017
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CAMEROON: Why Do Women Always Pay the Price for STIs?
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After contracting a sexually transmitted infection, Sally Maforchi Mboumien is working to change attitudes that unfairly place the burden of treatment and prevention on women.
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Sally maforchi Mboumien
Posted on Aug 08, 2017
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KENYA: Tribal Politics Killed My Friend
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Election violence in Kenya turned Abigayle’s life upside down in 2007. Nearly adecade later, with another election on the horizon, she asks: How much has really changed?
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AbigayleMutua
Posted on Aug 03, 2017
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CAMEROON: She Never Imagined She Would Go Back to School
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Cordelia married at age 14 and never had the chance to complete her education. Now, decades after she dropped out, she's back in school.
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Nakinti
Posted on Jul 18, 2017
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RWANDA: Emotionally Healthy Girls Can Transform the World
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After overcoming rejection and emotional abuse in her adolescence, Lillian Uwanjye knows what it takes to help girls in her community rebuild self-worth.
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Lillian Uwanjye
Posted on Jul 11, 2017
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CAMEROON: My Father Became an Accidental Feminist
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Through her leadership and achievements, Clodine proved to her father that girls are a worthy investment.
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Clodine Mbuli Shei
Posted on Jul 06, 2017
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KENYA: After the Red Showed Up
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Abigayle Mutua's first periodwas traumatic.Today, she vows to guide her young daughter to a better experience. I value her enough to teach her about menstruation and sexual health. I remember the day when the red showed up…
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AbigayleMutua
Posted on Jun 29, 2017
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NIGERIA: What I Learned On the Way to Learning
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Mary Ero knew that dropping everything and leaving the country to hone her social change vision was a risky and unusual career move—but she made the leap anyway.
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Mary Ero
Posted on Jun 27, 2017

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