I was only 22 years old when I discovered Worldpulse and decided to become a member, after reading stories from all around the world that deeply resonated with me. At the time, feminism was my foremost ideal and it still is…
I came across a viral social media meme for parenting that says: What if "Stop Crying" turned to "I'm listening" for an entire generation? It is a provocative sentence on raising children. How many of us were not allowed to…
“They are not going to come for the event “a young female mentor told me during our first meeting. This was 4 years ago when I was greatly in need and searching for female mentors in the STEM fields. I was surprised when she…
I am Phionah Serwanja a Ugandan, born in 1995 here in Central region. I joined this universal group of unsung activists for diversity and inclusion! I would like to talk about myself, work and Country in a slightly detailed…
One faithful day i was invited by Hitv in Buea, Cameroon for an interview and i had to travel from Kumba to Buea and back to Kumba that same day. When i arrived in Buea, i was waiting for a taxi beside the road. Then a woman…
I am that child, with withered skin and bulging belly And sunken eyes too weak to look at mama I am that child, who’s angry at my papa For coming home empty-handed again I am that child, whose mother cannot look in the eye…
My growing up was a very pretty one though it wasn’t full of roses either. I went to a very good all girls secondary school and I believed my problems of insecurity or let me call it low self-esteem started from there. The…
As the world faces its battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, discussions on mental health became more prevalent nowadays. Having mental health challenges is an invisible pandemic by itself. It needs the same concern and…
I wrote this poem while navigating the justice system - going through court - and every stakeholder: judge, clerk, lawyer, social worker gave me a different version of the law, each convinced that theirs was correct. The…
MY AFRICAN DREAM UNFOLDING……… Dreaming was never a thing of the girls African girls were only taught to dream of a husband And to be the best you can be for your husband That’s all you could dream of, marriage, a good…
The Woman today is a shadow of herself because of what happened yesterday The attitude she has today, is a reflection of her yesterday. The timid woman today, is a reflection of what she went through yesterday. The…
"The beauty of any first time is that it leads to a thousand others." - Pico Iyer World Pulse organized its first Encourager Party on June 26, 2020. It was a blast! As Encouragers joined the Zoom meeting, our party host Dawn…
As World Pulse sisters who have been graced to encounter the month of October, let’s celebrate girls all over the world with a sense of pride. I keyed into my girlhood days before the woman I became today and I knew I had to…
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…
Five years ago, I lost a female friend who died in the process of child birth .She successfully put to birth through surgery and later died ten minutes later .When I heard of this ,I was really touched and disturbed, I had…
I was homeless at the time, cleaning a brothel, cooking and washing for commercial sex workers. I wasn’t dressed in way that’s supposed to “attract” any man. The girls I worked for wore better clothes. I wore the same jean…
A ODE TO ALL MOMS Though I do not know anything about Pregnancy and stuff , have heard from my friends and sisters, I may not know but i wud like to pen an ODE Its not a lyrical 1, somehow been on my mind from a long time.…
I am a medical doctor and the CEO of an NGO Singularly Me Mother's Support Initiative- SiMMSI ( www.singularlyme.org ). Being a mother that escaped an abusive marriage I know how it feels. I realised that what helped me was…
I have never felt reduced as a woman, until I became part of this community am going to be narrating some experiences I encountered for the time I spent there. As a teacher and an educated woman, I was previledged to serve…
On the 26th of August 2020, we had a mentoring orientation call. After that call, I was excited to see who I would be paired with. You can imagine my excitement and joy, when I was told Stella Paul would be my mentor! I have…
It’s 2020, and breasts are in danger. We’ve always known that, but this is danger like you’ve never heard before. To all the ways that women’s bodies are pillaged and plundered by patriarchy, add breast ironing. As another…
The world moves forward with a lot of things, creations and dreams. this is how we girls wanted to be creative by giving of ourselves what we know. We are five girls who came together to fight against unemployment and self-…
" Encouragement is like oxygen to the human spirit. Don’t forget you’re carrying someone else’s air. Encourage them; help them breathe. ”- Anonymous The presence of Encouragers on World Pulse made this digital space unique…
This is my humble contribution to the 16 Days of Activities Against Gender-Based Violence. My family and I were in the middle of moving to a new home during that time. I have already pre-recorded this video but due to the…
Im always impressed when I go to STEM classes at St Abigails Schools Isolo Lagos and I observe the girl children, what I notice always is their enthusiasm and most times they’re ahead of the boys in their class. We learnt…