Sampler of Stories

A rotating collection of past stories…

Yodit

“Every story matters…including yours!”

VIDEO: Yodit Kifle Smith shares her perspective on the power of sharing our stories and introduces our new social media […]

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Rewriting the Script

Trigger warning: Please be aware that this story includes a graphic description of childhood FGM (Female Genital Mutilation). This was […]

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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 […]

Margaret

Stories Lift Us Up

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

Jama

“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 […]

Butterflies and Flowers

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 […]