FIGHT AGAINST FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM)
(4 girls taking action in educating the public of female genital mutilation) A passage of rite among many ethnic groups in Kenya, is considered an honorable thing. it signifies the transition from childhood to adulthood; whether through hunting, getting traditional marks on your body, by marriage or undergoing circumcision. […]
Camp Diary of a Shy Girl to a Confident Young Woman: Part 1
She sat down and reflected on where she had come from, a tiny girl who was shy, timid, and whose life had shown her that it couldn’t be sweet, it had slapped her so many times that at some point she had wished that it would come to an end. She reflected on how many […]
My Experience Volunteering with OXFAM for the African Women Leadership Symposium (AWLS)
The past 1o days have been an eye opening experience for me. I spent a week in the OXFAM Nairobi Offices volunteering with a team of great young people to make the African Women Leadership Symposium (AWLS) which was held in Safari Park on the 24th and 25th August a success. If you follow what […]
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 […]
GELIK=ANDERS FESTIVAL. THE AMSTERDAM EXPERIENCE Supported by MAMA CASH
Our first day in Amsterdam!! I had expectations and I was excited about it all. Being my first time to travel out of my motherland Kenya; I had heard so many things prior to this trip about how people lead their lives abroad, what they eat, how they dress and the thrill of all this […]
BREAST AWARENESS & EXAMINATION
October is considered to be pink significantly as it is the month women across the world strengthen their sisterhood bond by creating awareness of breast cancer and cervical cancer. Survivors voluntarily offering to become mentors and young women volunteering their services to promote this agenda. With the prevalent cases in increase of breast and cervical […]
SISTERHOOD
A sisterhood is my key to happiness. True sisterhood is beautiful and rare, It cannot be measured in gold or silver. Good sisters are treasured for life. As the heart needs a sister, all the time, To heed to love lost and Sisterhoods ended, To admonish, guide, advice, and to cherish, In my best 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 […]
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION FOR A LIFE WELL LIVED!!
AUNTY RACHAEL KALOKI 25TH FEBRUARY 2014 Death is nothing at all. You have only slipped away into the next life. You are still the person who we knew and still the one that we know and hold dear in our hearts; we still remain to each other what we were. We remember the times when […]
…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. […]