by Teakisi | Jun 24, 2020 | Culture, Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
By Eunice Tossy I always imagined how my mom would react to me telling her I was being sexually assaulted in our own home. To the extent that when I did, her response was good, but it wasn’t what I had expected. She was mad the first night, but later on she...
by Natacha Umutoni | Dec 4, 2017 | Education, Family, Health, Lifestyle
Last month, our newsfeed was flooded with stories of rape allegations against Harvey Weinstein. The actress Alyssa Milano took to twitter using the hashtag ‘MeToo’, encouraging women to share their stories of sexual abuse and harassment. Astounded by the...
by Ayandola Ayanleke | May 8, 2017 | Family, Thoughts & Reflections
“I need you!” her heart screamed. “I’m dying, I need help!” it cried out. But it went unheard, drowned by other voices; “My husband is a monster; he hit me every chance he got.” one said. “My parents don’t want anything to do with me and the man who impregnated me...
by Teakisi | Sep 16, 2016 | Culture, Family, Thoughts & Reflections
By Josephine Amoako The Ghanaian society is typically harsh towards the young single mother. She is presumed to have been promiscuous and reckless enough to conceive a child out of wedlock. Most mothers are not open to be in-laws with a woman with a ‘born one’. Their...
