Blogs & Updates
Suicide Is Not The Way Out, Seek Help!
By Josephine Amoako The fast-paced advancement of technology and amazing feature updates on various social media platforms today are helping individuals and organizations communicate more effectively with their target audiences. Facebook Live, Instagram Stories,...
My Mum’s Help – A Love-Letter To Houseboys And Housegirls
By Mahbuba Matovu Before you judge, can I just say that my beloved mother is a very well paying employer who hires willing humans who are of age to work for her. Also, hiring help around the house is a wildly common practice in African households from all financial...
Let Girls BE Girls
By Noella Muhamiriza It’s Thursday morning in Northern California, "NorthCal" as we like to call it here; just the thought of having a day off from school and work has me dancing around my small apartment. I’m getting ready to go out and I put on my new killer jacket;...
I Almost Laughed At Her
By Denise Tuyisenge During a brief hiatus from blogging, while I waited for the very exciting rebrand of Teakisi (the upgrade looks awesome, by the way) I grappled with ideas of what to write about for the new site. I meditated on the kinds of readers we have, ladies...
The Art Of Selflessly Loving Yourself
By Caroline Numuhire Loving ourselves. Such an intimidating concept. Nobody has ever told us we should love the human beings we are. We can show love to others, offer them our kindness, support and time and God will bless us, right? And I can’t remember any...
The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of
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 that I didn't...
Can Women Have It All?
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 mediocrity, especially...
The Year of the Yes!
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...
Teakisi Woman: Nkechi First
On this edition of Teakisi Woman, we interview Nkechi First. We talk business, her life and overcoming challenges. Teakisi: Give us some background about Nkechi First? Nkechi: I studied linguistics for my first degree. After graduating from the University, I...