by Teakisi | Apr 5, 2017 | Education, Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
By Ivy Salijeni As a young girl living with a single mother in urban Malawi, I learned to understand that going to school was a must, not a need. There was no one to encourage me, apart from my mother – who didn’t know much herself. Her main concern was...
by Natacha Umutoni | Apr 4, 2017 | Culture, Development, Empowerment, Family
My friend has a pet peeve called mediocrity, and he has managed to convince me to join in his club. Well, partially. The dictionary defines mediocre as, “moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance.” However, my friend simply defines...
by Teakisi | Apr 3, 2017 | Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
By Marie-Helena Mekolo After a weekly catch up call with a friend of mine, one spent exchanging the usual gossip and highlights of our weeks, we decided that 2017 was going to be the year of “Yes” for us. You see, I believe that we live in a world of routine. A world...
by Teakisi | Mar 27, 2017 | Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
By Elma Asio Your father respects your mother. He has never raised his voice or hand against her. You studied at the very best schools from the time you were only learning to speak to the day you got your degrees. You got a job where everyone is respectful of each...
by Teakisi | Mar 8, 2017 | Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections, Uncategorised
By Ariane Kamdoum Today we celebrate International Women’s Day. The theme is Be bold for change. For me, International Women’s Day is about remembering the battles fought by women (and some courageous men) for basic rights and for women to achieve a state of equality...
by Teakisi | Feb 27, 2017 | Development, Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
By Racheal Kiiza This week marks the beginning of March, and with the new month comes the realization that we are well into 2017. There are a lot of months left in the year but it’s important to take stock of our progress towards the goals we set at the end of...
