Claiming Your Power

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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 […]

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Believe in yourself!

For the longest time I struggled with my weight and it would effectively put me in a bad mood. Then […]

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Taking Flight, Again.

In elementary school I was the fastest girl runner in my class. I could even beat most of the boys. […]

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Storytelling, Education and Leadership

VIDEO: Valin Azooz, a dentist and a young leader in Iraq, comments on the power of storytelling and education as […]

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“This story is something we need to hear”

VIDEO: Mushairat Mamun shares her perspective on how stories can help make the world a better place in this short […]

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Say It Back

I love the title of this campaign, Say It Forward. I love the play on words, how it invites women […]

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I can and I will.

The society I grew up in is one that still believes a female’s place is at the back. She is […]

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How being a cursed child & bullying turned me into Motivation

Chris Viviane M is name, I was Born in Rwanda, raised in Uganda because of the War which forced my […]

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In Bloom Not Broken – Mental Health

I have suffered with mental illness for most of my life starting with self harm and depression at the age […]

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I’m not a victim of sexual abuse I’m a survivor

This is my story, I get labelled a victim of sexual abuse. But I’m not a “victim” I’m a survivor. […]