In Kenya, the school holidays were longer than usual , and we took advantage of this ling holidays to initiatediscussions in Teen pregnancy and Sexual Reproductive Health through a live Television Program. Where callers…
The COVID-19 pandemic poses considerable risks to food insecurity, development deficits and limited government capacity. Before the emergence of the pandemic, food insecurity was already on the rise in the region due to…
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…
African Americans...What Will We Be Called Next? This is not written from archives, research or academia. This is my life experience...part of my story. Again...Nini Mappo provided a spark that lit the flame. African…
Today is the 15th of January 2021. A day set aside by my country to remember our fallen heros ( soldiers who died serving the nation) But something happened during the ceremony today,when our president tried to free the…
My name is Gumato. I was named Gumato since I was born on a Friday. I just tured 21, two days ago. I was born and brought up in a nuclear family with a very humble background. My mum and dad did not go to school. I have…
My heart is heavy. Infact ,I have been crying since 11pm Tuesday night. Stopping and then wailing all over again all by myself. No,am not running crazy neither am I depressed but I have been mourning the shooting of young…
My vision for a Peaceful Nigeria still centre around Education for SELF RELIANCE. This will go a long way in building a Nation where Peace and Justice shall reign. ENDSARS started so well and was going on so fine. Endsars is…
Hi my lovely brother. I am here always praying for you. Do not worry about us, here everything is going. I am not saying “going well,” just going. Because we all really miss you. And without you the sky is dark, life is…
The holidays have come to an end. It is another new year with lots of expectations, hope, and promises. Families came together to celebrate with one another. Some were not privileged to have this opportunity. As a woman…
Today , my country is boiling not with physical fire but with the anger of the youth. A protest has been going on for days calling for an end to police brutality in Nigeria. The youth are angry ,the mothers are afraid. They…
I lost my father when I was 6 years old and I've been raised by a single mother for ten years. My fathers family was not helping us in any way and we faced fincial problems at home. I felt like there's no point of living…
We may fight the coronavirus if we only keep in mind this World Pulse word:" We create greater impact together than alone". Yesterday I was explaining my sisters of our local NGO FEUPAS Grands Lacs on how the outbreak…
I remember this day vividly, I always laughed over it. How my period came was actually so strange and its the weirdest. However, today I am able to understand why it came at that particular time. it was during the weekend…
As we pause to talk about menstrual awareness and menstrual hygiene, one of the basic is how do women relate to their menstrual flow. Most women I get to work with, are either in total dislike or they wait every month for…
The Joy of every mother is to have safe delivery and see her children grow even in the worst conditions. African womanhood has had a big share of the pain of loss of children who needed to take care of themselves. The risk…
2020 seemed to be a very promising year. Everyone was making new plans. Then, COVID-19 pandemic struck. It hit us when we least expected. It was sudden and unprecedented. We slept in one world and woke up in an entirely new…
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…
This land of flowing trees and succulent earth, This is my land as a woman pregnant, in labour it groans, My land yearns to give birth to joyous freedom and swaddling fruitfulness, But why then, have the creatures turned a…
It became so alarming the brutality of police on Nigeria citizens, precisely the YOUTH, we were left with no choice than to resort to protest to end the police brutality, however, the #ENDSARS protest was just a strategy to…
Well I'll contribute about my refugee live again , people judge refugees living in uganda wrongly especially the citizens . we are taken in the negative way ,especially the Congolese because the Somalis are known of having…
It's almost a month since the Aspire Reinvent conference wheen myself and Karen Quinones-Axalan received a standing ovation. Yet, it took me this long to bring my acknowledgement and gratitude to this amazing sisterhood (I…
I had just turned 14. I chose a pair of shorts to wear with a relatively demure top. My mother chastised me, telling me revealing too much skin, i.e my legs could turn my uncle on! In my head, I started wondering whether I…
Today I bring to you my meaning to security as a woman based on my personal experiences. “Security means my well-being and inner peace”. Well-being is essential for me to overcome difficulties and achieve what I want. Past…
As part of our digital campaign to create visibility and reach a wider audience with the use of digital tools. Our team has worked round the clock and the good news is we have a website!! Check us out at www.weteckenya.org…
