by Teakisi | Apr 4, 2014 | Culture, Education, Empowerment
By Noluvuyo Bacela When I was younger I had this unnerving fear of living in a shack. The idea of calling four rusty tin walls with only one exit and electrical cables dangling above my head a home didn’t really sit well with me and neither did watching my childhood...
by Teakisi | Apr 2, 2014 | Empowerment, Lifestyle, Love & Sex
Article is by C.J Npowa Ladies, in the eyes of “some” men, you are not very different from the cars they drive, hence the terms: checking her out, riding her, she’s got a nice hood, amongst the many terms used. Now before any of you strong...
by Salha Kaitesi | Apr 1, 2014 | Education, Empowerment
Youth mentoring is the process of matching mentors with children or young people. The goal of youth mentoring programs is to improve the well-being of the mentee by providing a role model (mentor) that can support them. Liz Baluka the founder and overseer of Dhahabu,...
by Teakisi | Mar 26, 2014 | Culture, Empowerment, Entertainment, Fashion & Style, Lifestyle
By Kye Makyeli Clad in a custom ‘Nairobi Blue” Prada silk georgette gown, Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o became the first African woman to win the Academy Award for ‘Best Supporting Actress’ at the Oscars in the movie ‘12 Years A Slave’, which also stars Brad Pitt and...
by Teakisi | Mar 21, 2014 | Empowerment, Lifestyle
By Nellie Umutesi-Vigneron At the top of each year, I pull together my favorite Bible verses to encourage myself along my journey as a woman. As we are living our lives, situations will arise where we will feel frustrated, pushed, defeated and our faith will be...
by Teakisi | Mar 17, 2014 | Empowerment, Family, Health
By Reem Gaafar Female Genital Mutilation is one those terrifying realities that is still practiced openly today, mainly in Africa and parts of Asia, although globalization and massive migration has carried the practice to parts of Europe, Australia and the Americas....