When Girls Have Access to Technologies, A True Digital Revolution Will Be In Sight - IPS News Getty Image Today is International Day of the Girl Child and this year's theme is "Digital generation. Our generation". What is the digital generation? It is those who were born into or raised in the digital era. They …
Business, Marriage & Paris
"So, how is married life?" Janine asked Herrold as they waited in the lobby. They were there for a conference held in one of the meeting rooms of Hôtel Napoléon in Paris. "It's wonderful," he replied. "I've never been so happy in my life." "Good. How long have you been married?" "Twenty years. We celebrated …
In Sanaya’s Memory
It was love at first sight for me when I saw her walking towards me. It was a blind date. I don't usually go on blind dates, mind you, but for some inexplicable reason, I went on this one and man, was I glad I did. She had to be the most beautiful girl on …
The Proposition
She really had to go but she was on the the fourth floor. There was no way she could make it down to the first floor where the staff toilet was. Either she wet herself on the way down in the elevator or she used his toilet. If she got caught she could lose her …
Ife’s Toilet Crisis
As Ife cleaned the toilet, she thought of how lucky these people were who could afford to travel and stay in fancy hotels when there were so many people there in Kampala who don’t have the luxury of private toilets. Her daughter went to a school which didn’t have any toilets. This meant that she …
In the Spotlight
Notes to Women is thrilled to feature In The Spotlight, Julie Marshall, Canadian Spokesperson for the United Nations World Food Programme. NTW: Tell us a little bit about yourself. Julie: My job involves briefing the media, raising the profile of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the issue of global hunger within Canada, creating and …
Starvation in Madaya
Many people in the world today are not starving because there is an inherent inability to produce food, they are starving because they are caught in the middle of political fights and blockades that have been used as weapons - Ralph Merkle I was appalled when I heard about the mother who was giving her 7 month …
One Woman’s Dream
Di Barrong is the founder of Bags of Love, a charitable organization which provides bags to the various community agencies that serve the needs of children in those scary days between being taken from their own homes and being placed in more permanent foster care. In her own words, she shares how this organization came about. A number …
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