Hello ladies.... I thought i should let you know... On Tuesday i joined the Department of Gender in the Central region of Ghana on a mentorship program to three rural communities. Our mission was to energize the girls and…
Arise Women and Become Peace Builders Peace we know is not the absence of Conflict and there is not snapshot way of resolving conflict or violence except through a process. Most times people and government do not have the…
Looking back through the years of my life as a women I see an interesting path filled with Rocky Mountains of challenges and breakdowns turned to a beautiful valley of roses decorated with many achievements and breakthroughs…
Women become empowered and feel secured when they are financially sound without depending on men for their daily living. To be financially secured one needs to be financially literate. Most women in Ghana are petty traders…
One thing is sure, if you have been broken (as many of us could have been at some moment), it is possible to rise up. The first efforts will probably be so tough, but they are worth it. When you rise up then, no matter what…
My name is Olutope(Topsie) Egbetokun Olatilewa, I am leading African ChangeMakers Initiative as founder & program director. African ChangeMakers Initiative identifies, spark new ideas, nurture creative innovation and…
Laziness is something that everyone detests. Personally I don’t like living or working with lazy people. But laziness made me find my passion. I used to be very hardworking in class and very serious with my books until I…
What We Do, Why We Do It, and Results. ACRO Ghana exists to unleash the potential of people in communities to make positive change happen. Our mission is to establish, support sustainable economic and social development…
Any time I get mail from World Pulse or visit the website, I become sad, because my mother comes into my mind. In my efforts to support her I fell into the hands of the cheater whom I have entrusted my mother to care. The…
Whenever I reflect back on my life and wonder about the repeated occurrences of sexual abuse, I realize that we sometimes make choices that put us in harms way; choices that are facilitated by middle men who care more about…
My mother, Millicent Kyeraa who is now 62 years always told me the story of that only child and daughter who was born Pre term by a 28year old mother. She told me the story of the struggle that this mother who hadalso lost…
I was between the ages of ten (10) to thirteen (13). However, at this age I could read and see who was telling me the truth or who was doing the right thing. I knew wrong from right. It was a big compound house we had, where…
Before l will go ahead to nominate anyone , l will first of all appriciate our World pulse officials for this brillant ideas. Dear world pulse officials, how pleasant and beuatifull it is for sisters from different countries…
Executive Summary The concept of “human dignity” is the basis of human rights. People live in dignity if their basic human rights are respected, protected and fulfilled. Governments that respect human rights are working to…
Africa my Africa. The second largest continent with 54 countries and a population of about 1.3 billion people. A vast land rich in culture, history and resources with diverse tribes and languages but unified by common…
There is a saying in my community that one can only bend a fish while it is fresh and wet, or else it would break when dry. Probably, this explains why I am especially attracted to young adults and enjoy mentoring, as I find…
There are many women worldwide that need a boost of capital in order to establish themselves with earning capability. The loan investment required is very small, but makes a big difference. Kiva.org is a worldwide collective…
We can have 'heaven on Earth' Marriages' I am a survivor of spousal abuse: Lots of women in Ghana and the world at large face several challenges. One of the common ones is spousal abuse. I am a survivor of spousal abuse and…
’When I was blind, I thought the world had come to an end, but after this training I know I can still make it’ . Deborah. Akropong School For the Blind, Ghana. Taking simple actions liking giving a messages of hope,…
#MY_FIRST_MENSES (MENARCHE) As a teenager, I menstruated for almost a year without my mum's knowledge. Like seriously? Yeahhhh , that's exactly what I did. I know you will be wondering how I hid that from my mum. It was one…
Five years ago, I began the free Tosin turns trash to Treasure skill acquisition and Entrepreneurship programme for women empowerment, in riverside community called Ibasa located in Oriade council development area of Lagos.…
The Women, Peace and Security agenda is inextricably linked to the progress of gender equality and women’s rights commitments made by member states of the United Nations (UN). But as we are experiencing more and more - in…
How I have waited for this special day? I have longed to expose this especial camp to the entire world. Today, is my day and definitely nothing is going to hold me back. I will speak with confidence and with hope. Perhaps…
Today all over the globe we are supposed to be acknowledging world oceans day. In this special day I am not found of how our oceans has becomes. In 2015 August I got a visit from my very close friend from Denmark visiting me…
