Culture
Embracing All Shades of Beauty
I was born and raised in Rwanda, and I am light skinned. For some reason, most people do not expect me to be from Rwanda due to my skin colour – which is crazy because […]
self love
Culture
Body Neutrality: An Alternative to Body Positivity
By Cynthia Kinyera I recently heard of body neutrality and one of my first thoughts was… why am I just finding out about this now? Most of us have heard of body positivity, which has […]
Thoughts & Reflections
Give Yourself A Shot At Happiness!
We all know nothing comes easy, this includes our happiness. More often than not you are your biggest obstacle when it comes to this aspect of your life. Identifying this is step number 1. You […]
Development
The Happiness Theory
By Caroline Numuhire For three decades now, I am privileged to be alive and to have searched for happiness. What a great adventure it has been, and if God had to take me ten years […]
Culture
Being Powerful Is A State Of Mind
By Naide Obiang This morning, like few of them lately, is full of uncertainties. But, for philosopher Bob Proctor, “each day holds something good for us. We just have to find it.” The secret is, […]
Empowerment
Wear Your Big Girl Panties
By Felly Oyuga 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 […]
Culture
L’Africaine à l’Occident Face aux Attentes d’un Monde Hypocrite
By Naide Obiang Elle ouvre les yeux à… Un monde qui cherche toujours à la manipuler, comme un pion à un jeu de Ludo. Une société qui insiste à vouloir l’immortaliser en statue de plaisir. […]
Thoughts & Reflections
Checking My Feminism: A Turbulent, But Beautiful Love Story
By Afia Kwakyewaa Owusu-Nyantakyi 2017 was an interesting year, given events that happened as well as the conversations that spurred from those events. From dinner tables to online spaces, there were several social issues that […]
Empowerment
The Mistress. Evil?
By Felly Oyuga I had the misfortune of reading a Facebook post by a not so bright man, who said that infidelity would stop if women stopped being their own enemies and said no to men. Many women liked and shared the […]
Family
Angel Without Wings
By Felly Oyuga It was the worst time of my life. My marriage was falling apart. I had to remind myself to breath, eat and even shower. I barely combed my hair. He always smiled […]