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"Me too!"- a poem
I heard someone make a joke again, about it being her fault or the time of month again. If you've got a pen you've got to write! If you've got a voice you've got to fight! for the things that make you mad, for the rights you wish you had. for the girls who don't know why it hurts, for the girls who now hate their curves. for the boys who got killed instead, for the boys who then lost their head. for the little kids who did not see, what would 'come of accepting a sweet. for the people who grew up believing this is the way of the world we're leaving, that fear and oppression are a medicine we...
We Are All Human | LGBTQ+ MENA
#COVID-Stories Hasan | LGBTQ Activist | Amman, Jordan What challenges has the LGBTQ community faced since the lockdown started? Are their needs being addressed? H: Many transgender, lesbian, and visible LGBTQ individuals already work from home due to discrimination in the workforce causing a lack of employment for LGBTQ individuals in Jordan, particularly transgender individuals. These people do vocational work such as accessory production, catering, and tailoring. They are already survivors in their daily lives since they have managed to create their own home businesses. Due to the quarantine...
Equal work pay
One factor that incapacitates women not to live independently as single mothers - providing their kids with quality education, medical care, and daily living - and as well being able to make equal contributions with their husbands at home is as a result of unequal work pay. This could cause most husbands to deny their wives privileges to work, in a situation whereby a man thinks within himself that what meaning does it makes whereas his wife is working but most of the financial burdens are handled with his income, this alone has given the man enough reason to stop his wife from working. I am...
Gender based violence during COVID-19
As we all are staying home, this may be a challenging and stringent period for many women and young girls because of the ill treatment melted on them by their partners or individuals who are physically stronger than them. According to the UN General Secretary and the research that has been conducted, the COVID-19 crisis has caused a proliferation in gender based violence. The hearts of many and law enforcement agencies are preoccupied with the current pandemic at hand and there are no spaces left to handle gender based violence issues. Gender based violence is known to have physical/health...
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE : A Hidden War During COVID-19
Since the day when UN declared COVID-19 (Coronavirus) as Pandemic, many countries are implementing complete lock down to prevent the spread of virus. According to the rules of lockdown, no person can go out of his house unnecessarily. During this some people are stuck at some places, families are spending time together but when it comes to families, not everyone is enjoying this “family time”. Some men always try to be superior than women. In a world where we are encouraging women to step out of their shells and shine, some conservatives still wants women to sit back at home and spend her life...
Gender Based Violence and Femicide in South Africa.
Hi. I’m Kamogelo. I’m 17 years old from Johannesburg, South Africa and I live in a country that hates women. A story I’ll never forget is the one of Uyinene Mrwetyana. She was a 19 year old student at the University of Cape Town who on the 24th of August 2019 was raped and brutally murdered by Luyanda Botha, an employee at the post office, when she went to the post office to pick up a package. I’m telling her story because she didn’t live to tell it. I’m saying his name because he deserves to be known and I will not be protecting the identity of a murderer and rapist. He pled guilty and got 3...
Every young refugee has a story worth telling
One of the purposes of the Refugee Youth Voices Project is to shine light on the experiences, trials, and joys of refugee youth (ages 15-24) across the world, a group that is often left voiceless and badgered by stigma, myths, and misconceptions. At the core of the student-led project that I created, is a central mission to portray refugee youth as they really are: youth who have fled unimaginable conflicts and left everything behind in their homelands, but also youth who want to spend quality time with their friends and chase after their dreams. This is a personal story written by a Syrian...
It's time to take action!
George Floyd's murder was the result of years of oppression against black people in the United States. Unjustly murdered and mistreated by the police, he has made us see the harsh reality that many ignored, the truth of the system in which we live. A system that instead of being made to help, is made to oppress others. We cannot continue to ignore the fact that they kill people for no reason, just because of the color of their skin. Black people are our brothers and sisters, we have to raise our voices and demand dignified treatment for them, not only in the US but in the world. Racism has...
Youth Day!!
Youth Day in South Africa commemorates the Soweto Uprising, which took place on 16 June 1976, where thousands of students were ambushed by the apartheid regime. On Youth Day, South Africans pay tribute to the lives of these students and recognize the role of the youth in the liberation of South Africa from the apartheid regime. Today, in SA all their sacrifices were worthwhile. As a youth today we get to choose if we want to learn Afrikaans or not. We have 11 official languages in SA where school subjects are taught in these languages.
Sexism...what?
Menstrual Rights: the WASH dream under COVID-19
“Clean hands with soap and water, cover nose and mouth with tissue or flexed elbow when coughing and sneezing, practice social distancing…” are amongst the safety measures issued by the World Health Organisation encouraging the public to minimise exposure to the risk of contracting the coronavirus (COVID-19). One cannot resist the air of melancholy currently ravaging the world much like the pandemic; exacerbating the existing plight of lack of access to menstrual health and hygiene management (MHM) for all. To a greater extent, it can be assimilated that there exists a wider correlation...
The Endangered Black Man
As a child, I idolised the American lifestyle. I marvelled at the affordable and stylish clothing, the variety of foods and amazing places to go...I was in love. At times, I did not want to return to Barbados just yet and I couldn't wait to get back on the plane. I even planned one day to live there and experience the American dream. But one day, I had a nightmare about the American dream and I jumped up. I fell off the bed, opened my eyes and my vision has never been clearer. My grandmother and mother always cautioned my tall black uncle about wearing his hoodie in public, about being too...
The Uncertain Future | NGO Work
#COVID-Stories Salma | NGO Worker | Amman, Jordan How have you been spending your time during the quarantine In Jordan? S: After a few days of the quarantine I started to feel tired of being home all the time, so I tried to make a daily routine. Thankfully my father has a garden, so I sit outside to enjoy nature and read books. Later, my family and I have lunch and watch TV or movies together. We like to sit and chat about family, which is nice for me because normally I am so far away from them so I don’t have the opportunity to talk about family (laughs). How has COVID-19 changed your...
Barriers to Serving My Community | Gaza Camp
#COVID-Stories Marwa | Charity Worker + Photographer | Jerash, Jordan How has COVID-19 affected the groups/individuals that your charity serves? The charity has stopped working except in cases of emergency. Every Ramadan, the charity carries out many projects, the most important are the collective Iftars and the purchase of Al Eid clothes for children. Refugees have very few chances to survive, as they're prohibited from working and don't have health insurance, so they often suffer from food and basic needs shortage. We’re getting a lot of calls from people who have nothing to eat or feed...
Mauritius launches it's first Youth Parliament
Wake up!
There are nearly 8 million people living in slavery across India and most of them are women and children. Human trafficking is a vicious self perpetuating cycle that offers little way out. The local police can be a part of the problem in many cases. For many policemen, prostitution is big money. In fact, they fight for the extra cash they can make in bribes. In the Philippines, more than 800,000 women and children work in the sex trade. The major cause of human trafficking is the desperation to escape poverty, regarding the traffickers and the ones being trafficked. Although we do not know...
International Day of the Girl: A world without women is a world that wouldn't exist
All around the world, girls like Kamogelo are demanding their rights. The world is listening. This Day Of The Girl (Oct 11) join us by giving a shout out or writing a letter to a girl who inspires you: a young leader, a family member, an influencer, your best friend or even yourself as a teen! "I've had the pleasure of witnessing 3 generations of women in my family. Through their grace, through their strength and through their ability to rise above the waves, they raised me to have the same qualities. So as I write this today, I want to reflect on what they have taught me about being a woman...