by Teakisi | Apr 5, 2017 | Education, Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
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...
by Teakisi | Feb 27, 2017 | Development, Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
By Racheal Kiiza This week marks the beginning of March, and with the new month comes the realization that we are well into 2017. There are a lot of months left in the year but it’s important to take stock of our progress towards the goals we set at the end of...
by Teakisi | Nov 14, 2016 | Development, Empowerment, Lifestyle, Thoughts & Reflections
By Racheal Kiiza The monthly curtains opens revealing November and, if you are like me, panic hits at the thought of the year coming to a close. I rummaged through my diary to look up goals I had set for October, to do a quick evaluation and set new goals for...
by Teakisi | Nov 4, 2016 | Empowerment, Fashion & Style, Thoughts & Reflections
By Laura Walusimbi Growing up I heard this popular children’s rhyme too many times to count: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. I suppose the rhyme was meant to dissuade us from reacting negatively to name-calling. If someone attempted...
by Teakisi | Oct 31, 2016 | Empowerment, Poem
By Eunice Aber We all have our loads to bear, crosses to carry And though one’s seems greater or lesser We all feel the weight underneath Sometimes we compare But we each can bear; only what we have been given Sometimes we desire But we know not the burden; that is...
