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I am unstoppable: So are you
Fear of the unknown
Somehow I feel there is a lot that I am not letting out. I feel like there is more energy inside of me that seems to not be coming out, but I am eager to bring forth that energy inside of me; yet, I don’t know how. I am scared I might fail and probably not do well. Maybe I am scared of what people will think about me. I don’t know if I am fluent or capable enough. I don’t know if I have the skills needed to carry out responsibilities and implement those set goals, not because I don’t want to, but I just don’t know how to go about it. Can I succeed? Is it possible to try? These are some of the...
Include girls with disabilities
Be who you are
In the spirit of the Day of the Girl: Let me remind you of your abilities as a woman. You were not created to shrink when trouble hits you. It's in our nature to contain it and come out of it. As a woman you are powerful. It doesn't matter how much life situations try to pull you down, because girl, you can pull through. You are more than what you see now. Fight for the change you want in your life. Think positive. Give no room for negativity. Work earnestly towards developing and challenging yourself to be a better person and it's gonna be a game changer for you. Feel free to pause and...
A letter about the ¨Migration Crisis¨ from a Honduran girl
There are ways to solve social/political problems. It's understandable that countries may not react positively to foreign people entering their territories, but it is also understandable that there are human ways to solve conflicts. Tear gas, hitting, discrimination, among many other things are some of the situations that migrants are dealing with. This is a TOTAL violation of their human rights. This is not about migrants from Honduras alone, it is about humanity and the way we are ending it ourselves. There are hundreds of people from Central American countries migrating who are suffering...
Overcoming obstacles by believing in yourself
Take action on children’s rights
What are you waiting for?
If I hadn’t taken a gap year, I would have had the same life as every university student does in Hong Kong now (studying, tutoring and hanging out with friends). Simply, I ditched everything that I had in Hong Kong, and I started a new beginning in Kazakhstan as a United Nations Volunteer for UNICEF. Before I made this move, all of my friends were criticizing me about my decision. They were saying, ‘Why don’t you go to the volunteer programme after your graduation?’ ‘You are going to miss a lot because you are not getting immersed with us.’ Honestly, I also struggled a lot before I came here...
A healthy planet for every child is a dream worth fighting for
On World Children’s Day, meet the children standing up for children’s rights
Current Events, Climate Change and Your Health
With the two climate strikes that happened in September, important conversations are happening about what needs to be done to improve the planet for future generations. Surrounding the dates of the United Nations Climate Action Summit, strikers across the world demanded climate justice for everyone. The demands included an end to the age of fossil fuels, as well as an energy revolution with climate justice and equity as its driving factor. The climate strikes — which have involved everyone from school-aged children to senior citizens — show that climate change is no longer an issue that can be...
Tomorrow will be better
Sitting alone by the corner of her building lost in thought. Oh God! Why me? Why do I keep getting poor results from my exams, she exclaimed. When will all this struggle end? It is not as though I don’t study, I try my best to study as much as I can, yet no improvement. She sobs as tears roll down her cheek. Nkem! Mother approaches calling and looking for her, she finally saw her sitting by the corner filled with tears rolling down her cheek. Mama I am tired of trying so hard and everything seems fruitless. Nkem it’s okay, remember tomorrow will be better don’t worry, stop crying. She hugged...
What are you waiting for?
what are you waiting for? what’s holding you back from living the life of your dreams? what’s holding you back? I ask again the world needs you the world needs your heart, your passion, your excitement. humanity needs you, only you can make that dream of yours become a reality. what’s holding you back? let go of your insecurities, believe in the incredible power you have, listen to your heart and great things will start happening around you. listen to your heart and get out of that destructive zone in which you’re at right now we need you, the world wants to see the real you. the real you that...
The self love
What is self love? It is acceptance, affection, courage and respect for ourselves. It is related to high self esteem, it has no similarity to self-centeredness or pride. All human beings are different, these differences make us unique, authentic, valuable and make us shine with our own light. Don't be discouraged if someone tells you otherwise; forget about prejudices, belive in yourself. Love yourself as you are, love what you do and others will show you, the same affection and respect. Happines is the success of self love, so accept yourself, love yourself, be happy and you can find the...
Why is it important to open up to your parents and how to do it?
Do you remember the last time you went through an emotional breakdown? Whose face popped into your mind when you felt like reaching out? Was it that of your parents? For many - certainly not. A child’s well-being can be influenced by many factors, but the parent-child relationship is undoubtedly the most significant aspect governing it. Adverse childhood experiences, different parenting styles and a parent’s own mental health define the mental growth and development of the child in early years but the manner in which the conversation takes place between the parent and child continues to shape...
Letter to my younger self
Hey little me, I wish you had written down a couple of questions for me to answer today. It is hard to think what you would have wanted me to talk about specifically, since I am you and not, at the same time. My last resource is guessing. I am not sure if you ever desired advice from an older self in order to take decisions. So even though you did not wish for them, here is a couple of bits of advice: To the one I was 15 years ago, math is hard but learning is great. Do not feel like you need to follow what everybody else does in order to feel part of the bunch. Keep being loud and kind; you...
"Love Yourself" : Two words that have changed million of lives
"Love yourself." How can a two-word sentence can be so powerful, that it has changed lives of milion people? It is just a reminder that no one tells anyone. No one reminded us that we need to love ourselves. BTS did. When I first started it, I took a very simple step. Earlier, whenever I went through very hard time, I just wanted to leave the world. I might not really want to die, I just wanted to escape. When I came to know about Love Myself, what I did was during such bad times, when the thought of death was about to come in my head, I told myself, "Love yourself." When people made me think...
Racial Discrimination: a deadly poison
Racism is not just an added stress to individuals of minority ethnic groups, but is a pathogen which generates depression. Racism usually occurs at workplace and schools and is mostly experienced by immigrants and refugees. The immigrants and refugees are often taken advantage as labour force, human trafficking and even cases of rape and child marriage. Their human rights must be protected, so they will have the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education to eradicate poverty, and end child marriage. Being...