On July 10th I posted a need onour resource page, asking for financial support to enable us organise a skill acquisition program for our adolescent mothers at Ijegun,Ikotun, Lagos. The date scheduled for the training was…
Last week, I was at a hostel for orphaned young women in Chennai, teaching them ways to stay safe, to keep their bodies safe, and how to respond to violence in the event that they find themselves in the middle of it.
Domestic violence makes me sick! Each punch, pinch, kick, slap, hitting with a fist, thrashing with a cane, heavy blow, verbal attack, denial of my rights, and rejection feels like a sword piercing under my ribs.
It’s FINALLY here: Saahas, the GBV Help Map as a mobile app, is here! I named it Saahas , which is a Hindi word that means “courage.” In the larger sense, a survivor of violence is taking a huge leap of faith to create an…
A year has passed since I was given the honour of being an impact leader, and such a lot of amazing things have come from my journey so far.I am so excited to share a bunch of new and exciting updates about Saahas. Today,…
moving forward, is paying forward. I am always in love with the fact that ART has no boundaries, it has no rules, the idea is limitless and the creativity of every artist is priceless. Because of this belief, I am deeply…
A young lady of about 23 years became a petty trader as a result of poverty because there was no one to pay for her education. In the course looking for means of livelihood, a transformer exploded near the place she was…
At what age should children be exposed to sexuality education and enlightenment? Who should be their first teacher? And what should be the extent of the information we give to safeguard them from all forms of sexual abuse…
I was one of guests of honor yesterday at Hamlin Fistula Rehab. Seven women were graduating their rehabilitation and reintegration session at the rehab and going back to their villages. They had several delicate surgeries…
Having an offline World Pulse circle has always been my dream. We interact a lot online but hardly meet, yet we are in the same countries or regions. On the 23rd of February, we did create a Kenyan Circle of World Pulse.…
Why on earth would a woman give birth to a baby and then kill him? Why would she endure the pains of pregnancy and labour; only to give birth and dump her new-born in a trash can or garbage bin? Time and again we hear the…
This year we have decided to break the cycle of spousal abuse in the communities through educating youth groups and awareness creation. We have been to two communities already and the responds was massive. Through our weekly…
Here is how you can get involved! Let's end sexual harassment and make sure that we along with our daughters find a workplace and study environment as safe as the houses we came from. Let's join our hands together and work…
Empowerment Through Art (ETA) is an awareness campaign for women, children and for aspiring artists It gives art workshop and art therapy for distressed women victim-survivors of all forms of human rights violations,…
We might have been locked down for the past three weeks in Bamenda , Cameroon due to sociopolitical climate but my initiatives did not come to a halt. Yes I must admit it slowed down and delayed actions we had planned.…
Sharing a recent anonymous submission on Child Sexual Abuse & Kidnapping: http://sayfty.com/child-sexual-abuse-kidnapping-anonymous-submission/ Please share your thoughts on the blog! Thank you.
During our October outreach in rural communities to uphold women's and girl's sexual rights two things were prominent. Violation of these rights as a result of poor health care facilities and social norms guiding their day…
Thursday February 8th 2018 is one day I will ever live to remember. My day started on a very busy note; with keeping an appointment for my driver’s license renewal to visiting some corporate organisations to lobby for…
Security to me is getting justice, having access to justice. Women and girls having access to justice when molested, abused and misused. I am looking forward to a world where women and girls can freely express their mind…
Grassroot People and Gender Development Center is empowering girls with life skills to become leaders within their communities and to use their mobile phones as a blogging tool to speak out against gender based violence.…
I have definitely been going through a series of challenges lately. My husband has been in Jail for close to 3 months relations to the sociopolitical crisis, My second son is very sick, has not been able to resume high…
I'm really excited to share a lot of amazing updates since the last time I wrote in with the release of the app. Saahas has been doing really great so far - it's had quite a couple of downloads and I've managed to add over…
