by Eunice Aber | Apr 12, 2021 | Empowerment
How many times do we do the same things we vowed we’d never do? How many times do we go through the same experiences that gave us sleepless and tearful nights? Do we ever find ourselves dating the same person, only having a different face, name and address from our...
by Kabasinga Samantha Kagabo | Mar 24, 2021 | Culture, Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
C.S Lewis wrote, “humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less”. The culture of self-deprecation seems to have replaced the real meaning of being modest. The first time I realised I have a problem with talking about myself and my...
by Mugabo Inkingi Lauren | Mar 22, 2021 | Empowerment
“Why are you doing this to yourself? Wouldn’t something more feminine be more appropriate for you?” If I got a penny every time I heard these words since the start of my Electrical Engineering degree, I would be a millionaire! “Oh! So you are one of those smart...
by Takudzwanashe Ndangana | Mar 19, 2021 | Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
If you were to ask a six year old about the career path they would choose, you would hear answers such as ‘doctor, soldier, chef, teacher etc. What about a housewife? Do you think she would confidently raise her hand and gladly say she wants to be a housewife? A...
by Gloria Busingye | Mar 5, 2021 | Empowerment, Lifestyle, Thoughts & Reflections
Life has been a mix of good and bad times recently, and almost everyone of us has had their fair share. If hard times don’t bring out the best of us, they will bring out the worst of us. I only hope you get the latter. My point is, regardless of who you are, where you...
by Faith Mangwanya | Mar 3, 2021 | Development, Education, Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
When I was about sixteen years of old, I was asked if I would embark on a plane with each and every part of it made and designed by African women – including the pilot and co-pilot. I burst out laughing, “No!”, I exclaimed. “Why would I do such a...
