Understanding Self
It is high time that as young women, we begin to understand ourselves as we face life. Sometimes we never know what life is all about unless we face the truth. Just as fire is covered by smoke, and mirror is obscured by dust, just as an embryo rests deep within the womb, wisdom is […]
Camp Diary of a Shy Girl to a Confident Young Woman: Part 2
The following days went as they came. They had sexual and reproductive health sessions. Whenever she remembers them she always smiled. That day, she got in the conference room and what caught her eye were the mirrors she saw placed on the table. She counted them, twenty five. ‘Maybe they just decided they should give […]
HELLO DECEMBER! TO YOU AND FOR YOU MY SISTERS…
Isn’t it a blessing when you get to see the end of yet another year? It is important to appreciate yourself, where you have come from and the achievements you have made no matter how small they may seem. APPRECIATE! In every start of year, people make different resolutions. For us, our resolution each year […]
SEX SLAVERY IN THE 21st CENTURY
WHEN readers hear about “modern slavery” in America or abroad, they may roll their eyes and assume that’s an exaggeration. Slavery? Really? Modern slavery? If you’re one of the doubters, then listen to Poonam Thapa, a teenage girl I met here in Nepal, where she is putting her life back together after being sold to […]
MENSTRUATION HYGIENE DAY- WOMEN’S HEALTH MATTERS-#MENSTRUATIONMATTERS
Menstrual Hygiene Day serves as a neutral platform to bring together individuals, organisations, social businesses and the media to create a united and strong voice for women and girls around the world, helping to break the silence around menstrual hygiene management. Menstrual Hygiene Day will help to address the challenges and hardships many women and […]
‘I want you to make more Lego girl people and let them go on adventures’
Below is a story of a young girl who was tired of seeing male lego toys in stores. She made sure her voice was heard. She criticized the manufacturer of the toys through a handwritten letter that she sent to them saying that she wanted to see more lego girls. Please see more below on […]
…Of Hugs and Kisses…
Public displays of affection are physical acts of intimacy the view of others. PDAs vary from one culture to another as well as time and context. I can involve handlidding, hugging, kissing, touching etc. What determines PDAs has to do with personal taste, cultural and religious beliefs. And any laws applying to a specific religion. […]
About the Resource Center
This is the Resource Center for Women and Girls (RCWG) blog where the Mentoring and Empowerment Camp for Girls is the tool which we seek to achieve personal transformation and empowerment for young African girls so that they are better prepared to participate in the leadership and development of the African continent among other programs. […]