Yesterday on my way to work I saw a woman walk past me. She had not one, but two black eyes. I couldn’t help but stare. The black circles round her eyes said many unspoken words. One of the circles had a scar that had just healed. Being a thinker, Read more…
Stories are everywhere. They are shaped from our daily experiences and they in turn they shape our lives. The Gates Foundation has an ongoing partnership with the Moth, an acclaimed organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. Through this partnership, the Moth will run storytelling workshops designed to elevate Read more…
Malala Yousafzai was born on 12 July 1997 in Pakistan. This week marked her 19th birthday, it also marked an important day in education. Malala, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate is a girls’ education activist. She spent her 19th Birthday in Kenya, at the largest refugee camp in the Read more…
By: Rading Biko Gerro The silent tears of women in Elangata Wuas area of Kajiado County cannot go unnoticed and more importantly, cannot remain silent. For a long time, these women have suffered at the hands of their very own men. Women in Maasai culture own nothing, they inherit nothing Read more…
Last month I participated in a twitter chat on Domestic violence under the hashtag #BlackNBlue. Out of the conversations that emerged that day, I was taken aback to why women have to stay in abusive relationships. I was reminded of the man who beat up his 26 year old wife Read more…