In India, emergency contraceptive pills are supposed to be available without a prescription. When Vaishnavi realized women still couldn't find them in drug stores, she launched a petition that ledto a partial victory.
It seems to be that it does not matter how many campaigns you will start and run, how many female harasser will go to jail. It’s a never-ending process and cycle, it still continues The purpose of sharing my voice with you…
WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR NIGERIAN POOR WOMEN AS WE CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY -I SELL LOCUST BEANS TO EMPOWER POOR WOMEN By FLORENCE KEKONG On how I celebrated the International Women's Day with poor widows in the…
As a young girl, my happiest moments were those times when I was close to nature. That means swimming in the beach or a river, trekking in the countryside, walking on a hanging bridge overlooking a dam, playing outside in…
"I was very hesitant to add my voice. I was worried about how the world would see me, worried about the prejudice or stigma I had always felt", she confided in me. "I felt the victim and felt guilty that I might have done…
¿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…
I was travelling for Lahore from Islamabad as I rejoined office after the sudden demise of my father. Every inch of thoughts was drenched in chaos. I wasn’t even taking my meals properly sometimes once in 24 hours either. I…
I am living with a disability and since 2016 when the Anglophone crisis started,my life with a disability has been one challenge to another. I experience gun shoots, massive and indiscriminate killings of women,children and…
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…
I went to your village, Uncommon it seems Shelters were built with Visions and dreams The walls, made of prose, Sculpted with letters, Crafted with care by Women trailblazers Voices raised flags From various countries To…
My real life experience of Digital Technology made my life change for better while I was in the Government as a Civil Servant It was in 1989 when our Department Head approached our Boss and informed some of the Staff who…
After overcoming rejection and emotional abuse in her adolescence, Lillian Uwanjye knows what it takes to help girls in her community rebuild self-worth.
Her Story: Experience sharing Program on Gender Based Violence To celebrate 16 days of Activism against Gender based Violence, on 7th of December 2019, I organized a program “Her Story: Experience sharing Program on Gender…
I gazed in awe at the muddy looking water in the bucket in front of me, as I wondered if we were actually expected to or would dare gulp the contents...
In times of crisis, let us lean in to hope instead of fear, unity instead of division. We all need to #HealAsOne . Someone remarked about the recent events that took place on our country, “What happened to Compassion?” . The…
We are a group of young girls who campaign on the restoration of Peace in Africa in general and in the great lake region in particular to allow women and young girls to be supporters of peace in their countryenvironment…
My passion for children and youth rights activism is ignited by the social realities that have shaped my life. I have experienced, heard and discussed poverty throughout my life, especially in relation to how it affects…
This entry is perhaps just a gentle reminder for everyone and myself included: With life going all hectic trying to live by, with all the busy schedule from the moment one wake up to the moment they get back to bed. Many of…