Being independent is more challenging than the freedom it affords. Having all the time with no one to account for can be a great challenge. A caged or overprotected lady from home at the first taste of absolute independence in a University Campus will most likely become “overexposed” in school leading to a plunge into various vices, dictated by the whims and caprices of the new environment. Lack of proper exposure from home however, can…
"Important things you never knew about the strenght of a Lady"Category: Across Africa
Over the world, the issue of human right is what is generally acceptable and no nation desire to see her citizens exist without exercising their fundamental human rights as stipulated by the constitution. However, it is obvious that irrespective of the universal acceptance for the respect of human lives and dignity. There are some nations of the world, where the rights of some section of the population are down-trodden and deprived (i.e. the folks). Similarly,…
"The bad and the ugly side of domestic violence" Going through the length and breadth of the African continent, it is not uncommon to see women engage in tedious and challenging tasks or endeavor such as farming, fishing, carpentry, cobbling, just like her male counterpart. It will not be far from the truth to conclude that African women are the most industrious set of women on earth. This is not far from the fact that the high rate of poverty and limited resource pushes…
"She takes pride in her job – See how this true African Woman Survives" Bricklaying is long known to be a man’s career. This is so because the job of bricklaying in tedious and “dirty”. In the cooperate age where everyone wants to pick-up a white collar job, and look “tosh” is an air-conditioned office, working as a bricklayer is seen as a no-brainer. It is however a different story for Morayo (not real name), who against all odds, sticks to her bricklaying profession. She wakes up as early…
"She defy all odds and takes to bricklaying" Before now, women are seen as mere house wives whose only role is to take care of the home including taking care of the children, doing the laundry, cooking, doing house cleaning etc. but recent enlightenment and civilization has corrected this long-standing misconception. Women are now key players in the world of Business, Politics, sports, technology etc. It is now not uncommon to find a woman as a mother, wife and home keeper in the…
"Five things you never knew about your strength as a lady" To stay trendy, you must constantly redefine your fashion sense as a lady. Making fashion statement takes more than wearing the latest collections from big designers like Gucci, Channels, Givenchy etc. styling to fit with a trendy footwear however is what make the difference. Today, I will be taking you into the new fashion trend in footwear –Sandals. Yes, Sandals are back! They use to be the norm for school wears, but now Sandals are…
"Look trendy on Sandals, check-out how best to rock it!" Earlier this week a story was reported in the media highlighting that over 100 girls in the Mara region of Tanzania had escaped to a safe camp after fleeing Female Genital Mutilation exercises back at their villages. As the story was running on BBCs radio news hour with interviewed local sources expressing optimism that the event pointed to gains being made in the fight against FMG it also dawned on me that for a long…
"When girls take matters into their own hands" Across the world the challenges facing women are often common in nature and form ranging from discrimination to violence and abuse. The Alliance Francaise cultural centre in Mombasa held a photo exhibition on Thursday night dubbed ‘Women in Resistance’ to celebrate the gender struggle and the spirit of resistance. Both women and men attended the event which was marked by an outpouring of emotions and personal experiences in support of the principles of equality and…
"Women in resistance night"
Patricia Mawuli grew up in a mud shack in Ghana’s bush country. As a young girl, she would wistfully watch the planes pass overhead, wishing one day to fly one herself. In 2007, at the age of 21, she decided to break into the boy’s club that is Ghana’s flight industry. She walked to Kpong Airfield and asked for job. “I (told) her no, we don’t employ women,” recalls Jonathan Porter, the airfield’s technical director.…
"Women who fly: African female pilot make history"
The job is not done yet, says KATJA IVERSEN, the Chief Executive Officer of Women Deliver, a global advocacy body for women and girl’s health based in New York. She spoke with Star Newspaper’s journalist JOHN MUCHANGI during the recent Partners Forum in Johannesburg on the next global development agenda after end of MDGs next year. Next year we wrap up the Millennium Development Goal’s (MDGs). Women Deliver has been working hard to promote these…
"We Need Women and Girl’s Health on Post-2015 Agenda, Says Women Deliver"