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.
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,…
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.…
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.…
On 16, December 2018, I was very excited and thrilled to unveil my birthday plans with the whole world. My mother is helping me to pursue my dreams. My dream is to build a sustainable center for women, led by women where we…
With the unprecedented rise in the number of instances of gender-based violence world over: be it domestic violence or violence against sexual minorities, the list is rather wide-ranging and frighteningly so. One of the…
Ms. Naseeem Shaikh will be representing her organization Huairou Commission ,Swayam Shikshan Prayog & Collective Impact Partnership ( CIP) during her stay in New York, and will present on the actions they are taking at…
• There are 677 single women in 15 villages of Chandrapur and 779 in 15 villages of Nagpur district • Out of 1456 single women, 920 are receiving pension under SGNY, while 107 applications are under process, and for the…
In March I organised a workshop to train 20 girls with hearing impairment on using digital tools such as Facebook, WhatsApp status and labels to sell products as a way of enhancing their economic empowerment. 20 girls were…
Saahas now comprises a directory of support across 196 countries, a database of guidance notes on understanding gender-based violence and ways to respond to them. The directory of support comprises over 40000 organizations…
A survivor struggles with the burden of trauma after an incident of gender-based violence. This trauma can have long term impacts, and can be triggered several times through the journey of addressing the incident through…
We have given the opportunity to hear and learned about the Autism Awareness for Emergency Responders. A first responder is seven times more likely to come in contact with an individual with autism than the average person.…
World Pulse Philippines was organized last November 21, 2020, and had our first launched of Meet & Greet Online last March 1, welcoming the members of World Pulse over a Facebook online community together with our…
World over, the lockdowns have been challenging in many, many difficult ways. Among those that are struggling with the weight of having to stay home are those that are facing domestic violence. We're talking about staying…
The direct impact was on the 1000 participating women at the same time there is indirect impact on the other 2000 women who are being sensitized to participate in the movement. 100 youth women leaders have been developed in…
When I started empowering women with disabilities especially deaf girls with economic skills I was worried about getting markets for their produce and also an easier way out to communicate with buyers. The sociopolitical…
50 women whose husbands have land titles in their names, submitted applications for joint ownership on land with the block revenue office. As part of the agricultural scheme, members of farmers' groups (three villages) were…
Last November 2020, was World Pulse PH 1st year anniversary. As part of celebration, we encourage World Pulse PH to join our celebration by posting their stories on World Pulse Platform. Each stories will be an entry for a "…
My initiative involves working with two women across ten villages to train them as leaders. They are trained in women's property rights, how to access different schemes/services from the government, women empowerment, etc.…
Something new is coming up with Saahas! Until then, here's something interesting that struck me. Saahas means courage in Hindi, but it actually expands like an acronym containing the microcosm of work it strives to do.
One of the timely webinars we conducted was the discussion about Mental Health. According to World Health Organization Mental Health is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope…