Empowerment
Catch Them Young
Not too long ago, an image of a tweet went viral on my timeline on Facebook. I was so impressed by the girl described in the tweet that I had to share the image as […]
Children
Empowerment
Wear Your Big Girl Panties
I am going through my Whatsapp and come across a post in one of our groups. The post is about a woman who posted on Facebook that her husband watches porn with their six-year-old son. […]
Family
Be Worthy of Emulation
My niece and nephew are a delight to watch. Sometimes, when I am bored, they provide comedic relief. When my nephew was the still the only child, he amazed me with some of the surprising […]
Empowerment
Spreading Love And Flowers To My Sisters
It is 2:00 am and I am wide awake. I put on my unkempt hair in a messy bun, switch on the lamp, take my writing book, and start scribbling. I can hear the grandfather’s clock ticking […]
Culture
A letter to Baba Opembe
Dear Baba Opembe, I have wanted for so long to write to you a letter. To tell you how my new home is not home without you. But is home anything so physical? I think […]
Empowerment
15 Things I Would Tell My 15 Year Old Self
Ever wish you could travel back in time and give yourself some advice? I do. As I am getting older and, dare I say, wiser, I wish I could do so. Although traveling back in […]
Current Affairs
I Love You
I love you. I love you because you are me. I love you because there will never be another you and you are amazing as you are. I love you, each part of you. As […]
Culture
Children Are Born Colour Blind
I had an experience some years back that made me have an epiphany. I read a story online about a pedophile who was abusing little children in his area. And while I was indeed disgusted […]
Empowerment
Winifred Kisitu: The Five Fold Woman
By Noeline Kirabo Winifred Kisitu is a lecturer, author, advocate, wife and mother. I was fascinated by how much she has accomplished professionally while maintaining her family life. There’s the notion that today’s career woman can’t be successful […]
Culture
Sacrifices!
By Diana Awino When my father was working, he was one of the best fathers in the world. He spent lavishly on his family; wherever your brain took you, Daddy gladly paid the tuition fees. […]