Blogs & Updates
Beauty and Brains
For many years and even in this modern world, that we would expect people to be more rational, we find people questioning the success of a woman.
When They See Us
By Stella Damasus My son came home with a letter from school, for a family day event that was supposed to take place in his classroom. Unfortunately, neither my husband nor I could attend because we had to work that day. So we sent my oldest daughter Isabel, who is 20...
Book Review – The Smart Money Woman by Arese Ugwu
By Sarah Jaravaza Arese Ugwu is a respected financial experts, and has gained respect both in Nigeria and internationally. One of her successes is her book, ‘The Smart Money Woman: An African Girl’s Journey to Financial Freedom’. It was published in 2016, but an...
The Issue With Pink
By Cynthia Kinyera Pink. What first comes to mind when you think about that colour? Femininity, delicateness, romance? Growing up, I didn’t like pink. I never had anything against the sight of the colour itself, but only what it represented. It was mostly...
Casualties of Failed States
By Amandla Karungi There are many reasons why Africans leave their homeland and start a new life in a place where they will forever be called foreigners. Most Africans have such a strong tie to their land that even in death, where one is buried is still one of the...
Femme Africaine, Mon Avatar En Public
Par Christelle Kamanan Salut, tu viens d'où ? Waouh, j'adore tes cheveux, je peux toucher ? Non, je ne te crois pas ; c'est impossible que tu ne saches pas danser. Attends, vous les Africains vous avez TOUS le rythme dans la peau! Eh, on ne fonctionne pas à l'heure...
The Unaddressed Pressure from the Society that All Women Face
By Eunice Tossy I was at church one time, when a guy said, “you will find some women over confident which affects their lives negatively, women SHOULD be shy, and less confident, Women that go to the US or far in life do that”. Now I don't want to talk about women in...
The Happiness Theory
By Caroline Numuhire For three decades now, I am privileged to be alive and to have searched for happiness. What a great adventure it has been, and if God had to take me ten years back, I would cheerfully jump on to the opportunity. However, my journey for happiness...
Two Wrongs, Don’t Make It Right!
The title is a statement, and it is so true. It comes in many shapes and sizes, but today I want it to speak to every single mother out there. Just because you are divorced, a teen mother, or life just happened, and you ended up with a dead-bit dad, I want to remind...