by Teakisi | Mar 17, 2015 | Family, Religion
By Diana Awino To me, going to church is reserved for occasions like weddings and funerals. I actually do not remember the last time I went to church; so if that makes me a bad Christian that’s a topic for another day but its quite ironic my first blog for ElleAfrique...
by Teakisi | Mar 3, 2015 | Culture, Current Affairs, Development, Education, Empowerment, Entertainment, Family, Fashion & Style
By Nellie Umutesi-Vigneron Dear Organizers, As any other social media addict, I was privy to the infamous video that came out of last year’s Miss Rwanda pageant. I am going to spare you the details of the video as I am sure you are well aware of its content. Like...
by Teakisi | Aug 20, 2014 | Education, Empowerment, Family
By Maria Dombaxi Life isn’t exactly white or black. Sometimes it’s grey and other times its blue, life is complicated. You can tell a woman to put her life in the back burner to make her marriage work, but how do you tell a woman to leave a man she gave up her life...
by Teakisi | Jul 8, 2014 | Family, Health
By Wanjiru Kihusa Last November I lost a baby. I was 20 weeks pregnant at the time. After 3 days in hospital and countless pain killers and antibiotics, I went back home. One week passed and the reality of the situation hit home. Every time I went to take a shower,...
by Teakisi | Jun 23, 2014 | Education, Empowerment, Family
By Nellie Umutesi-Vigneron Growing up, our mother would always tell us how lucky and fortunate we were for having food on the table, a roof over our head and a great education. My brothers and I would always disappear when one of those ‘starving children of Ethiopia’...
by Teakisi | May 9, 2014 | Culture, Development, Education, Empowerment, Family
Article written by Likeleli M. Monyamane. “My worth is not determined by the price of my clothes. No matter what I wear I will always be, the India Arie” India Arie, musical artist One day, I jokingly stated to my friend that my lobola value must have gone...
