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…
Thank you so very much for your support and encouragement and for recognising the GloCaL FEDs Challenge. We are so caught up in the unfolding crisis that it is understandably difficult to take a deep breath and consider…
Hey, I hope you are well. Well, I have good news. We have a great window of opportunity that has presented itself. The death of the black American George Floyd is an opportunity for us to press for equality between races. An…
Let me begin by sharing a chapter of my childhood from when I got head lice. I was six at the time and around three months into my mamma’s new job. The new job that my mamma got was a bit more paying, and considering our…
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…
Namaste, Salam, Shalom, Peace, Paz, Pyeongwha, Heping, Heiwa, Pace, Mir, Over the past 16 years, I am honored to say that I developed a plan for WOMEN to unite the people of the world and lead a new global peace movement! I…
So you will agree with me that it has been quite a year! We made resolutions and were optimistic for so many things for the year. Little did we know that one thing would cripple all those plans in a heartbeat? It’s no new…
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…
I dedicate this story to dearest Nini Mappo, I was having a difficult time getting started with my first story. I saw your story because I followed you. First, big congratulations on the award for speaking your truth about…
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…
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…
Hey sisters, greetings from the Eastern part of Uganda. Am so thankful to God for enabling us to hire a communal garden for widows in my community. Through your support and contributions we managed to hire 2 acres of land…
She married to a civil servant in one of the federal government parastatals, that entails, the husband will from time to time be transferred to different states and leaving her alone with the children for a long period of…
Those who follow my blog already know: I am a single mother because I chose to be. How did I make my choice? Long story. What I want to share with you today is that one year ago, my son asked me: “ Mom, how was I born? How…
I gave birth to boys. All through their growing years people would say "don't you want a girl?" and I would answer "the Creator knows what he is doing." As my boys grew into the amazing men they have become I have no regrets…
I would like to be participating more as an ambassador, in the calls, in the closer contact between the sisters, however, I have a difficulty with the language and hears about it and complements it, in addition to doing some…
There is a park near where I live, and I try these days to come here every day. I always, all of the time, every day, think about you, my World Pulse sisters, and about everyone who is here on this online site, how grateful…
Today, I lost a friend to my resentment. This is an absolute clueless life, abhorrent, cruel, and totally merciless. Wait! Why am I talking so much about feelings? Do they matter? Are we free enough to genuinely feel or is…
The solutions to the socio-economic and health effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are complex. But if we have learned anything so far, it is that such solutions have to include women as proactive agents, aiming to strengthen…
At fifteen years old I was very active and outgoing in school. I saw teen moms passing by each day with their child or children on their way home from the Women's Centre and never thought much about what they were…
I was invited by World Pulse to attend the annual World Pulse summer Board meeting in Portland from July 10-19, 2017. It was not the first time to fly to the USA through an opportunity from World Pulse, but it was my first…
A few months after I set foot into activism, I wrote to a very close friend and asked if they would be willing to support me in my work against gender-based violence. The email I sent my friend was lengthy, and described my…
Women often carry heavy burdens each day, this takes a negative toll on someone both emotionally and physically. This is to say that, mental wellness is key if we are to compete with men in the struggle to make ends meet.…
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…
Poor families across Bangladesh are being hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis, as many parents are losing their jobs. The pandemic continues to spread in a country where even washing hands to avoid contamination is a luxury and…