Taboos That Haunt Us for Life Juliet Omondi is from Homa Bay in Kenya. She addresses a taboo that is widespread in Eastern Africa as well as in many other countries in the world. We say we are in the twenty-first century, and still girls and women face exclusion from schools and community events while […]
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Adegbite Tobi Gabriel is from Nigeria. Tobi has studied biology and has practical experience as a farmer. Farmers in Nigeria face many challenges, and because of inadequate practices, many are in debt. An additional problem is organic waste that is left to rot, contaminating the environment, releasing methane (a greenhouse gas) and causing odor. Being
Amos is from Nyanga, Zimbabwe, a country that is known for homophobia driven by the political leadership itself. Being gay and being a Zimbabwean, Amos has experienced how challenging it can be to access friendly healthcare services that cater to the specific needs of the LGBTQI+ community. But he is young and healthy. Now imagine
A Special Style of Co-Co-Communication Puneet Singh Singhal is from New Delhi, India. Witnessing violence in his personal surroundings shook him and took him to an island of isolation and loneliness. From a child who loved to be in the spotlight, he changed into a stammering, timid boy who tried to avoid conversation. Today, Puneet
WINDS OF CHANGE It was mid May 2021 when immigration officials of Thiruvananthapuram Airport couldn’t stop to be surprised. India back then, was worldwide branded the hottest Covid-19 red zone. People would leave in a haste, not arrive with a smile. Usually visitors hear a friendly “welcome to India!”, but now a slightly changed question:
Geeta Dangol Maharjan is from Nepal. She grew up in a Nevari family in Kirtipur, a town next to Kathmandu that is famous for its traditional beauty. Suddenly, there were bombs everywhere, and Nepal was no longer safe. The Nepalese Civil War (1996 to 2006) started due to political conflicts and left Nepal in a
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Aisha Abdullahi Bubah addresses an important topic: the state of mental health in today’s society. Her home country, Nigeria, with a population of over 212 million people, offers only 250 psychiatrists and an even lower number of psychologists. Roughly, only one out of a million Nigerians has access to mental health support. Aisha’s organization Idimma
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Precious Kiwiti is from Zimbabwe. She was known as a strong woman, running restaurants and catering services successfully, and starting a kindergarten for single mothers. But hardly anyone knew about her well-hidden tragedy. In one of her marriages, Precious was raped, choked, and chained. She even became the victim of a mock execution, where her
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Imagine. During an armed conflict, you are tied to a tree, which makes it impossible for you to escape violence. You see death hanging on the shoulders of angry men in the form of a rifle. Your heart is racing, and you fear for your life. Nematullah Ahangosh comes from Afghanistan and is now unable
Shivani Shivani Kumari is from Jharkhand in the east of India. Her partial loss of sight made it difficult for her to keep up with mainstream expectations. But she found inner strength within nature. Shivani promotes natural agriculture, creates awareness regarding indigenous and uncultivated crops (native and free from biotechnology) and fosters harmonious living with