by Salha Kaitesi | Jun 19, 2020 | Feature
Another Friday, another piece spotlighting the women behind Teakisi. This week we head to the largest East African country that is known for its exotic wildlife, rich culture and ancient cities. Who is … I’m Eunice Tossy, a 25 year old Tanzanian woman, who...
by Salha Kaitesi | Jun 12, 2020 | Feature, Francais
Je n’en ai pas fait depuis longtemps. Je vois cela comme ma petite façon de mettre en lumière les femmes africaines extraordinaires qui croient en moi et en ce que j’essaie de réaliser avec Teakisi. La prochaine étape de notre “Take Ten”...
by Salha Kaitesi | Jun 8, 2020 | Affaires en Cours, Current Affairs, Thoughts & Reflections
When you are black or a person of colour in the UK, the United States and in many other countries where white people are the predominant race, you get to know of all the ‘intricacies, contradictions and double standards’ of racism. There is no such thing as being...
by Salha Kaitesi | Apr 20, 2020 | Thoughts & Reflections
I’ve been living with chronic pain since being diagnosed with Chronic Myalgia in 2014, and if I must be quite honest, my life has never been the same again. Living with chronic pain makes day-to-day life really difficult. The pain has taken over every single part of...
by Salha Kaitesi | Mar 25, 2020 | Current Affairs, Feature, Thoughts & Reflections
Three weeks ago, at the invitation of Bridget Stratford, I visited North East Solidarity and Teaching (N.E.S.T) – a Newcastle University Students’ Union project. Bridget, who runs this wanted me to meet and share my experiences of living in the north east of...
