Dear Sisters, we have a worldwide dilemma. Too many sanitary napkins are making mountains and tampons clogging pipes. Too many toxic shock episodes, and it's just really expensive to bleed every month. In the developed…
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…
When the first glare of the sun comes in through my bedroom window, I rise with gratitude for another day. Every day I try to do something that remains as a legacy, a poem, a drawing, a song, a speech, a hug, I share the…
Hello Sisters, Despite the uncertainties and challenges that is facing so many I am here to encourage all of us that we must never give up. I have been working diligently the past few months on the NPO that I started a few…
I feel hope when I learn that women are rising When one woman has reached another in need When a woman who has been punished for speaking out Meets a sister. When girls learn that they have a right to be free To choose their…
Sometimes we just have to take the plunge and then learn how to swim! It’s not for the lack of courage but for the ways we sometimes prioritize the things and promise to get back to them ‘later’ After what would have been a…
2020 is a new year. A new page in life, A new chance to do better, A new way to explore new opportunities, new challenges. 2020: two twentys, two zeros and two two. I dedicate 2020 as a year of multiple actions. I encourage…
While carrying out campaigns and training workshops in various primary and secondary schools in Nigeria, I noticed two huge gaps: lack of digital skills and poor foundation in science subjects. I then realized that the one…
This year is a year with its exclusive features. 10 years later; the day I will be ask about year 2020, I would first breath, take a cup of coffee and sit on a sofa because this year has a lot of surprising things. Would I…
Dear Madam Jensine, This story is in response to the email I received from World Pulse in connection with the Celebration of Women Empowerment from the 26th of June to the 26th of July, 2018. I shall be much obliged if you…
The last month or so I have been creating the wonderful body art that has helped so many over social media and women as far as I can reach, it has given me so much confidence I couldn`t imagine I would have. I have been told…
¿Si es en verdad dinero? ¿aprobación? ¿respeto? ¿lo es? ¿verdaderamente? Yo sé que no. Con toda certeza. Necesitamos encontrar esos lugares en el mundo a los que pertenecemos. Esos en donde uno siente que pertenece y los…
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…
It’s been over eight months since my last post on Worldpulse. So much has happened between then and now. It has been a mix grill of bitter sweet, especially in March 2019 when l lost my immediate younger sister. My entire…
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are based on the right and the ability of all individuals to decide over their own bodies, and to live healthy and productive lives. Addressing SRHR is the key element in…
A few days ago I had the chance to listen online to a meeting by WECAN, Women's Earth and Climate Network. This is another large global network of women determined to bring the voices of women forward, to lead in the…
Hi, ordinary unknown citizen of Azerbaijan. I am writing this letter being very simple citizen of Armenia. The 27th of September has changed a lot in our two separate lives. I was preparing to mountain hiking on the…
I am a G bra size and today I am quite a disappointed girl. A few hours ago, my lifelong dream of seeing an all woman walk in space was abandoned - breasts are the culprits! Lost opportunity to be in space due to the power…
Together with #comagendcameroon we have just started the first community sewing hubs for girls in hard to reach communities for them to be able to produce clean and affordable Pads to manage their menstruation with dignity.…
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…
The COVID-19 outbreak in Jamaica had more than 50% of the cases being women and many industries such as the hotel and call centres slowing their operations and terminating contracts of many Jamaican women and affecting their…
There is so much emphasis on the weapons and tools of security personnel and processes to counter violence and extremism, but the resources needed to reverse the dangers that lurk where insecurities are hatched - in the…
This is a story of an Empowered Girl- “Alice”! A baby girl with snow white like appearance born to very loving and caring parents, they named her “Alice”. They grew her up with all their love and tenderness. She was the…
Life has been challenging as we uncover and metamorphose into adults. I was born into a family of 6 over Three and a Half (3 1/2) Decades ago. Growing with love and care was the other of the day. We had fun time with kids in…
Corona virus here, corona virus there. It seems something that is so far off and meant for others. But until one comes in contact with it, one would never know how scary it can be. That was my frame of mind, well almost as I…