Blogs & Updates
A La Découverte De Ma Féminité
By Iris Ntore Au moment où j'écris ce blog, le monde entier célèbre la journée de la femme. Là où tout a commencé… Il n’y a pas si longtemps encore, je n’affectionnais pas particulièrement cette fête. Ne vous méprenez pas, je suis bien consciente de la victoire que...
Returning To School: An Escape From Reality
By Amandla Karungi In school, we did not study because of a keen interest in the intersections of sets and the Pythagoras theory. We studied to pass our exams with high marks. It took me a very long time to finally realise that education goes beyond exam papers....
16 Lessons I Learned From My First Recruitment Interview
By Eunice Aber It is one thing to miss the opportunity of a lifetime because of a not-so-well written application. It is another to miss it because you decided to mess up during your interview. I missed out on a grand opportunity because I decided to have a messy...
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...