Everyone tries their best to start their year with so much hope, at least that is what social media shows us , the constant contents on “vision boards , resolutions, 21 days of trying...
Encouraging/Empowering Others
A complete loner
I’m crying right now because I feel like a complete burden of anxiety pushing against me. I feel like it’s always my fault and its always going to be my fault because I am the...
You’re never too old to play with dolls.
Have you ever felt that you’re too old to be playing with dolls? Or if people find out that you play with dolls, they will judge you? Thats how I felt ever since I can remember I...
Mentorship: A Pathway Out of Poverty
It is a story being told by video, and so I’ve included the link in this form. It tells the inspiring story of Procedure Chikosi, a Mentor at Girls Time Club in Victoria Falls...
The Same Person, but not the Same
Hello. I am a 12 year old girl in 7th grade. As I grew up I found out more about my past. I am adopted. When I tell people that they say, ‘Oh I’m so sorry!’ or, ‘oh...
Happiness is our birth right
For a huge period of my life, I tied my self-worth with being a good house wife, my values as a woman consisted on learning how to cook and cleaning the house. Growing up I’ve heard...
Gifted to Speak
These past couple of years have been both traumatic and transformational for me. I have had many up’s and downs in life but still found the strength within me to continue moving forward...
Houston and the NICU
My name is Ashley Hall. I am the founder of Houston’s Lift Off. This is Houston’s story. Houston was born at 25 weeks. He was born August 14th, 2015. He weighted 1 pound 3 ounces when...
WHY CAN’T I BEEN SEEN EQUALLY
The main point of my story is that I’m trying to express my point of view on that Muslim girls are being heavily discriminated. I want young women to take from my story to not be...
‘Quitting is leading too.’
‘Quitting is leading too’ is a thought-provoking Nelson Mandela quote that lends itself to my journey to early retirement from the United Nations (UN) in Vienna, Austria in...