The other day I was told that I have blossomed in the last few years and have grown into myself. At first, I felt offended. I thought I had blossomed a long time ago lol. But after continuously having this statement running…
In a small tribe, where the fate of people was endowing with No Education , No awareness , No technologies , No facilities , No advance or modern way of Life , No Freedom , No ideas to flourish , No sense of living ….. as…
Sister Zeph, a teacher and girls’ education advocate in Pakistan, responds to the results of the US presidential election with a call to women everywhere.
Unlike many people, I had a difficult take off. This made me to come to the conclusion that life may not hold beautiful experience for everybody on earth, most especially myself. Therefore, I cherished every little…
When alarms go off, wee woo wee woo, ambulances pierce your brain and you have no idea what to do. Your mind goes blank and all you see is chaos …blood, screams, dust, rush, shattered glasses and scattered pieces of…
I am writing after a long time because I prefer to write on real life incident because in this way, I can communicate with heart. I do feel every word I write. On 2nd March 2018, I attended a zoom meeting with World Pulse…
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…
Women empowerment is a current focus, globally but what are its indicators, how can you work to achieve women empowerment, how can you know women empowerment is being achieved or not achieved? I was at a corporate office…
There is an astonishing man behind World Pulse. You should know him. For over a decade, Ankur Naik – World Pulse’s technical architect - built World Pulse alongside me. His hands have invented, tested, curved, created, and…
As a teenager in South India, Kirthi Jayakumar watched the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks unfold on TV—a moment that forever changed her understanding of peace.
When a woman decides to enter into the world of a male-dominated, heavily-armed force, she needs to double or even triple her effort to belong. For Bery Bacolcol, she dared to lead. This is the story of the first woman…
It was the time when conflict was going on in our area, it was riots in my city and too much tension. After my graduation I started working with the riots affected community, first as a volunteer then as a job. It was not…
I am Sister Zeph working in rural Pakistan since two decades to educate and empower women. I started my first school in courtyard of my house in 1997 and then for almost 14 years I kept teaching there. Life was really tough…
I am part of Collective Impact Partnership (CIP). I am proud to be associated as Fellow with CIP from 2018. Today I am sharing my commitment, vision and goal with all of you. I need support and inputs from all of you. My…
I belong to a small village of Pakistan where Sister Zeph is working day and night to transform lives through education, awareness and skills. I am on number two among three siblings. My elder sister I and our younger…
remember to do these whenever life hits you hard My beloved baby sister, Always experience, but remember that in some ways there is no return, be careful not to be a cowardly conservative, and do not risk being too much bold…
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…
At first I was hurt, then angry, then just disappointed. The women's snide remark shocked my 8th grade student during our annual fundraiser to study abroad. "I work every day and I haven't been to Europe," she said. The…
I am Sister Zeph a woman who is known as a woman of action. I started working as an education activist at age of 13 and I kept working for 21 years without any break. I taught myself, I taught hundreds of underprivileged…
