The voices of African American women are key to resolving gaping maternal health disparities in the United States. Their voices are at the center of a new documentary by Italian filmmaker Paolo Patruno.
Gender Based Violence (GBV) is a phenomenon whose prevalence in many communities, societies and cultures across the globe has reached epidemic proportions. Women are the most affected and more likely to experience physical…
Girls are the future of the Nation and creating a safe space for girls, empowering them and giving them a second chance to education, employment opportunities, address their health needs can reduce their vulnerability and…
Yesterday 20th September 2019 was my 36th birthday.... I got the best present ever!! A 10year old little girl - Juliana from Mukura, Eastern Uganda got her custom made special wheel chair after a long wait! (finally finally…
He has photographed mothers across several African countries with some of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. By aiming his lens on the humanity of these women before, during, and after labor, Paolo Patruno hopes to inspire action on maternal health in Africa.
Menstruation is one of those small secret words that we talked, about in silent corners and behind closed doors, because of the shame and stigma associated with the blood flow, that every young woman is bound to experience…
Following the release of No Ceiling’s report on the global gender gap, World Pulse called out to its online network of tens of thousands of grassroots women leaders from 190 countries to give voice to the data.
As they always say that there is always a solution in every problem we face every single day. So true it is. After the week of training in First Aid and field visits, we were extremely nervous as were to go out and sensitize…
Womanhood is a stage in life that for every girl comes with excitement, anxiety, expectations, fear and also challenges. These challenges come with extra costs. It’s a natural process that makes a woman feel complete and…
The mission of 50 Cents. Period. is to empower women and girls to stay fully engaged in their lives and educations without the stigma and barriers surrounding their periods.
There is something beautiful with not having much because it is so much simpler to take the first few steps!And my own journey of change revolved around not having ample resources. This is my own personal observation from…
I was born and raised in Rwanda a bigger part of my life in a family of 10, but Congo and Uganda have hosted me too as a refugee the little part of my life in a family of 5, the trigger insight of my change-making life. It…
16:00hours on a hot dusty December Saturday afternoon finds me seated on the veranda of a semi-permanent house in a remote village in Nyamirima - Western Uganda. I do not know anyone here, I speak the language horribly so I…
Dear Friends of Hope for the Elderly Ministries of Uganda, Our mission with this fundraiser is to provide beds and bedding for 25 of the Elderly of Amor Village, Uganda. The estimated costs of $75 per person will provide a…
Every day, young girls in Uganda miss school because of menstruation. While many resort to using old clothes as pads, some just give up on going to school. Talking to young girls about menstrual health management and sharing…
The Incubator for Integration and Development in East Africa (IIDEA): a) is an initiative which incubates small-scale regional integration projects, proposed and implemented by civil society, private sector and other…
HelpAge USA CEO Kate Bunting attended Women Deliver’s 5th Global Conference on gender equality and women's rights in Vancouver, Canada from June 3 to June 6. Women Deliver is a leading global advocate for the different…
Hello there, I am Isaac from Uganda. I know this is women's platform to have an online voice. But I am also very happy to be here. I am here to learn and share. I am the founder of Beacon of Hope Uganda and I have been…
