Two years ago, I read an article on seniors and how an alarming of them go an entire week without talking to anyone. Can you imagine going for days with little or no human interaction? How sad for these seniors who were once caregivers--parents who took care of their children, providing for them. When my …
Taking Root
Recognized as Time Magazine’s Hero of the Planet, Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist and political activist was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She earned her bachelor’s and master degrees and completed her doctorate in the United States. When it came to the environment, she has been a gargantuan force in the …
Gida’s Story
I'm a deaf 35 year old woman with two children. I'm also HIV positive. I was raped twice by the same man. It happened when I was working as a carpenter's assistant. The men used to come up to me and ask for sexual favors. I rejected them. At the time, I couldn't communicate using …
Press for Progress
Today is International Women's Day and this year's theme is Press for Progress. The event is celebrated every year on March 8 to commemorates the movement for women's rights. This morning I learned a very interesting fact which was that the earliest Women's Day observance, called "National Woman's Day," was held on February 28, 1909 …
Depression
Depression: Let's talk This month, WHO launched a one-year campaign Depression: let’s talk. The goal of the campaign is that more people with depression, in all countries, seek and get help. Depression is an illness that can happen to anybody. It causes mental anguish and affects people’s ability to carry out everyday tasks, with sometimes devastating consequences for relationships …
Rihanna Honored
Role model is not the title they like to give me… (but) I think I can inspire a lot of young women to be themselves and that is half the battle.” She added: “The minute you learn to love yourself, you would not want to be anyone else. On Friday, April 1, singer Rihanna was honored …
Former First Lady Dies
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan died today of congestive heart failure at the age of 94. She was gracious, fiercely protective of her husband President Ronald Reagan. She was always by his side. They were inseparable. And whenever they were apart, they couldn't wait to be together again. It seems as if their love just grew …
Feminists’ Remarks Spark Outrage
I saw this on CTV Newschannel here in Toronto just earlier today and had to blog about it. Gloria Steinem and Madeleine Albright rebuked young women for supporting Bernie Sanders and their bid to to turn the tide in favor of Hilary Clinton has backfired. Their outrageous remarks have offended many, including Zoe Trimboli, a feminist who …
GoodWeave
Childhood means simplicity. Look at the world with the child's eye - it is very beautiful - Kailash Satyarthi I was doing research on child labor in South Asia and came across a website for an organization called, GoodWeave. "GoodWeave aims to stop child labor in the carpet industry and to replicate its market-based approach …
Driven for Change
All I did was ask for rights. I didn't attack anyone. I didn't harass anyone. I didn't oppose the system or the country or the authority. All I said is, 'Why can't I drive?' I was born and grew up in a country where it was nothing out of the ordinary for women to drive. …
Notes to Women 