I have been very passionate about writing since young age. My writings were often published in college magazine. But it struck me that I want to write about women’s issues and share...
Living Your Dream
A letter to #GirlsinSTEM and youth activists
Growing up as a child raised by a single, immigrant mom, I have faced her my share of struggles navigating the resources and STEM curriculum. Every day in my home country, the inequality...
Metamorphosis: Finding your passion, finding your...
Hello, My name is Cindy Tawiah and I am originally from Ghana, West Africa. My life at an early age began with physical abuse and if it hadn’t been for a teacher who believed in me ...
From Bondage to Mental Freedom
Freedom is possible!!! When I say those words I literally mean it’s possible! I recall so many challenging days in my life; when nothing but inward voices, hallucinations, depression...
Life
I missed my chance…I’m such a loser…I give up…I can’t…I’m not Words well-known to my spirit. Words that CONTROLLED my FUTURE. Words that CONTROLLED...
Finding me
As a young woman I struggled with who I was. Not because I did not like who I was but because I had so many interests & wanted to be so many things I could not say “No”. In...
Me today
Hello my name is Aisha Rana. I have spent major part of my life in studying Engineering and Alhamdulillah I am a Telecommunication engineer now. Although art and Engineering both fields are...
Estoy prosperando a pesar de todas las cosas que me...
Yo soy increíble porque estoy prosperando a pesar de todas las cosas que me decían que no podría hacerlo. Hola, tengo 23 años y soy estudiante de maestría. Si hace unos años me...
Grant Writing to Change the World
When I was younger, I grew up listening to my dad tell stories about his time as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana. He would always tell me the importance of helping others, and of public...
Committed to Education and Success
Hi, my name is Wasim Rana, I am from Naogaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh. I am going to share my life story so let’s start. It was 1994 when I was born in a small village called Aihai what is...