Sampler of Stories

A rotating collection of past stories…

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Room of Ashes

I can detect the scent all the time. The apartment stinks. The building stinks anyway – apartment blocks usually do. […]

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My mom. My hero.

Strong. Humble. Powerful. Courageous. Brave. Independent. Hard-working. These are the words that come to my mind when I think about […]

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Keep Telling Your Story

VIDEO: Esenam Nyador reminds us that it is our right to share story and important that tell it ourself, and […]

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Stories Lift Us Up

VIDEO: Margaret Kyakunda Mubanda talks with Elisa Gambino, One Production Place, about #ThePowerOfStories to lift us up, to educate and […]

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“Bringing Life to These Issues”

VIDEO: Jama Jack, of Think Young Women in the Gambia, talks with Elisa Gambino, One Production Place, about the power […]

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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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What Makes you Vulnerable Makes you Beautiful

We learned about it in grade school when we were astonished to see a caterpillar turn into a butterfly. How […]

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Learning to love myself

Growing up I watched my mom deal with low self-esteem issues and I believe because of that, she didn’t teach […]

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Some Girls Don’t Fit In

Some girls are not meant to fit in. This has always been the story of my life. As a child, […]

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Your Personal Triumphs

VIDEO: Share YOUR personal triumphs on the path to empowerment, and remind other women and girls that they are not […]