Watched "The Great Indian Kitchen" last night, my first Malayalam film. I finished dinner and washing dishes and sat with my knitting to enjoy the movie but watching it was like going back to my domestic chores, exhaustion…
MY happiness died prematurely,and my life almost came to a standstill. I was impressed to see them painting my name in their hearts, little did I know that one hand was holding a pencil and the other hand was holding an…
A young woman has been helping me at home since the last four years. A toddler of three years used to accompany her sometimes. "My son", she had introduced. After few months, he stopped coming and she told, she was facing…
This is a somali mother who dared to raise her voice, after getting encouragements by world pulse sisters On Saturday January 30,2021, I went to the pharmacy I felt headache to bough Paracetamol it’s our neighborhood Ba aad…
Growing as a young girl life has been very challenging.But I sometimes wonder how I overcome these daily challenges. Some years back, I lived with a family(a married man and wife,children grown up and out) here in Cameroon…
I was then 26 years old, living in a council tower block. A qualified nurse, married to a handsome man, with two lovely children. An outwardly ideal family. But also an abused wife. I knew what to do, where to go to report,…
Gender based violence is one of the touching issue which women/girls go through in society but the power to speak out sometimes is difficult.As Humanitarian/ counsellor on GBV I have come across a lot of terrible encounters.…
Last Thriving Thursday was the best ever because it gave me the opportunity to share an experience I have never shared out to people. I appreciate Memory for being such a wonderful MC. She asked a good question that gave us…
I am a woman with disability who has passion in promoting the respect of rights for women and girls with disabilities. I advocate with development stakeholders and humanitarian actors to ensure gender and disability…
They value work-life balance. “Women are great leaders because we are able to balance professional and personal leadership skills. It’s easier to approach a women leader with a personal request, or a sensitive question. I…
“Sexual violence occurs everywhere – in every country and across all segments of society. A child may be subjected to sexual abuse or exploitation at home, at school or in their community.” - UNICEF World Pulse #…
Sex tourism and sex trafficking in Iran are increasing. One contributing cause is the practice of sigheh. Sigheh (also known by its Arabic name “nikah mut‘ah”) allows men to marry a woman for a pre-determined period of time…
What are women’s human rights? Women’s rights are the fundamental human rights that were enshrined for every human being on the planet nearly 70 years ago. These rights include the right to live free from violence, slavery,…
Earlier this year, I started my NGO. The Diary of an African Child. We are a non-profit organization with a mission to empower African children through self-development courses and encouraging them to be the best they can by…
Voting has begun effective Tuesday morning January 18, 2021 in the 2020 Africans Rising Activism Award after official announcement by the Africans Rising for Justice, Peace & Dignity Since the pronouncement, each of the…
Decades ago, women in Uganda rose with a strong determination; to thrive. The sun rose and we saw the wide smile of the day The season we had worked and anticipated for so long Economic, education, political and social…
ln the midst of it all l chose to rise above, it has not been an easy road being a mother of three, unemployed and broken, l had to start by wiping off my tears and making a decision that l would not let what happened to me…
I couldn’t help but wonder what our nation has turned into. The once beautiful nation that illuminated the importance of peace, oneness and respect for humanity has rather turned into a field of violence and human…
https://worldhijabday.com/ Party Hijab !! Join the Party. Join the Fun. Join the Celebration. Women and Men. Boys and Girls. Babies too. We're gonna party it up on 2/1/21!!
In few weeks time our schools are opening in Namibia.With this pandemic like all the world parents lost jobs and livelihoods like chicken goats and so on some even evicted from homes.Our organisation forecast on women…
In few weeks time our schools are opening in Namibia.With this pandemic like all the world parents lost jobs and livelihoods like chicken goats and so on some even evicted from homes.Our organisation forecast on women…
Domestic violence is not an isolated occurrence, but what is most worrying is the form it now has taken. "Maybe in the old days, we used to know the beating, shouting, and also stalking. "But now we are seeing a different…
Our organization Centre for Women Empowerment in Technology (CWE-TECH) received DIGNITY KITS donations from UNFPA and successful presented: CWE-TECH COVID Debriefs and dignity kits to pupils of Kiboi Primary School in Murang…
That faithful day was the local market day for the villages. She herself has been a trader since her young age. She is a retailer of local cereals at her town. Market days are always on the third days in the week. According…
Dianah Kamande is a Kenyan widows’ rights activist who is a survivor of Gender-Based Violence who became a young widow in 2013. Her experience motivated her towards the founding of Come Together Widows and Orphans…
