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Generation Unlimited: telling untold stories, changing lives
COVID-19 and the voices of migrants and refugees
COVID-19 consequences: Increased domestic violence during lockdown
In Kyrgyzstan, the number of cases of domestic violence has increased by 65% since the beginning of the year. According to the data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, 8 murders were recorded on the basis of domestic violence during this period. With the lockdown, domestic violence has risen not only in Kyrgyzstan, but also worldwide. Victims are locked up with their offender, which puts them in a more vulnerable position. Different states consider this issue during parliamentary sessions, however, the effective solutions for prevention and protection of victims of...
Stop Sexual Harassment
Hello there, I'm Raina. First off, as we all know, there's a pandemic that we are facing now. It is so difficult. I want you all to always be safe. Self quarantining and self distancing are the things that we should do at the moment. Don't go out too often. Always keep your body fit and health by consuming a healthy food. Also, please remember to always wash your hands. It's so important. Alright so, in this entry blog I want to talk about the issues that really matter to me. I want to raise my voice up. And, one of the issues is "Stop Sexual Harassment". I am really concerned with this one...
Activism starts with a story
It all started when… I left my home, in Romania, almost four years ago. It was due to various reasons, but the main one was the wish to escape the broken system that kept getting in the way of my dreams. I did not leave for economic reasons or for a western version of the American dream, but for the lack of perspective and the feeling of being powerless every time I wanted to fight for something I believed in. I can assure you no one leaves their home if everything is alright. I would not have left either if things were different. But sadly, they were far away from that. I was desperately...
How Human Trafficking and Poor Mental Health Are Results of Poverty
Poverty is a global issue that has yet to be resolved, so how do we correct this problem? A part of fixing any issue is understanding the source of it. Poverty is defined in the dictionary as “the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor” in other words, not able to live comfortably. It goes without saying that homelessness is a result of poverty. However, poverty causes many problems, such as human trafficking and poor mental health. According to the Polaris Project website, risk factors for human trafficking is 569 for runaway and...
Covid-19 and Racism: United we Stand, Divided we Fall
A viral pathogen can spread as fast as light in this globalized world, but the phenomena of exclusion and discrimination can spread even faster. The panic of the Coronavirus has resulted in a toll that does not accompany the common flu or pneumonia – racism and xenophobia. The fatal 2019 novel Coronavirus, formally known as COVID-19, has been characterized by fever, coughing, and breathing difficulties. It has shown evidence of human-to-human transmission and several countries across the world are reporting cases, whilst the United States now appears to be the epicenter of the deadly sickness...
The Real Victims Of Gender Stereotypes
The 21st century has been marked by almost meteoric advancements in science, technology, entrepreneurship and a rise in social consciousness. One of the most highlighted and contentious social issues is that of gender inequality. It is a multifaceted issue that can be defined and discussed from multiple perspectives. Broadly and briefly, it is a form of discrimination based on gender. It allows the unfair and disproportional distribution of opportunity, access, exposure, power and representation to one gender. In societies where gender systems are dichotomous, gender inequality may allow...
Opening Young Eyes, Raising Young Voices
Think globally, act locally. When I first heard that phrase, I didn’t think too much about it. It wasn’t until I was invited to speak at a conference on the topic of children's health and aid did I truly grasp the concept of international engagement. At the beginning of the year, I was invited to be a guest speaker at an Asia-Pacific conference. I woke up on the day and dressed to impress. On my way there, I was relaxed – quite unusual for an event of this magnitude. It wasn’t until I parked and made my way down to the building did it sink in about what I was about to do. As I observed the...
The Diary Of A Generation
The Diary Of A Generation! The generation I'm talking from will no longer whisper the prayers from Gods and their angels. We think there's more need to pray from our older generations, on which our prospects, probabilities and lives depend! We may be at different homes, We may belong to varied communities,different generations and breed, And we may be thinking of two distinct worlds. We're experiencing right now that epidemics don't come with only diseases but also with hatred and discrimination. Don't we know that everything which happens now, is not for it's ultimate goal of unfairness...
"You are always in a position to change something" - Amonge Sinxoto
UN International Girls in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Day
Today is the United Nations' International Girls in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Day, which is celebrated each year on fourth Thursday of April. So, this year, in 2020, we are celebrating this day on April 23. Why ICT is important? With the current COVID-19 situation, people are staying at homes for their safety. in this case, digital networks play a crucial role in maintaining peace. They allow us to keep in touch with each other, help medics treat the sick, and enable scientists to work together to develop a vaccine. ICT plays an important role in our daily lives, which we...
A reflection on privilege
Over the past few days and due to the current developments in the US, I have been thinking a lot about privilege and how much it shapes our lives. As someone who has never been discriminated based on my skin colour, religion or sexuality, I feel like it's easy to take things for granted and not recognize the weight privilege has had in everything I have accomplished in life. I was lucky enough to be born in one of the safest countries in the world, that is part of a Union whose main values are democracy, freedom and peace. I come from a white family and although we are not particularly rich, I...
Skin
for the stories the scars tell one voice isn't enough I have spent most of my day looking at the protests taking place all over the US right now. To those of you who do not know, A man named George Floyd was killed by a police officer who was suffocating him to death. He was innocent. He was unarmed. He was black. Onlookers kept telling the officer that he was going to kill George, but the officer was indifferent. His knee was fixed on the back of George's neck, even has he said the words, "I can't breathe." This isn't the first time something as gruesome as this has happened in the US. In...
The future of internet safety, reimagined
The beauty of human beings is in diversity
When I meet someone, I see a human being with ideas and dreams. I imagine human beings as books with unique stories and illustrations. There is the famous saying that I love, don't judge books by their covers. Maybe we all look different but we are all equal, we are the same human beings. Respect each other. P.s. I want to share with you the beautiful quote that inspires me to push the boundaries and see the light, to feel the great responsibility and share happiness. "The most difficult thing for humanity is being human!", this deep thought was written by the famous writer from Kyrgyzstan...
Enough Is Enough
Hello, First off, I want to say that I'm devastated and disappointed to what just happened to George Floyd. As a blogger, I always try to make a blog that will never ever offend, bring skins, races, religions, and most importantly not supporting the discrimination action. I'm so lucky to have been born and raised in a family that does not support racism. I've been taught to always respect others without looking their skins, beliefs, races, and other differences. It's hard to accept the fact that Mr. Floyd had to die because of his skin color. This is not right to always happen to all of the...
You May Say I'm A Dreamer
When John Lennon said he was not the only dreamer who imagined a world of unity and peace, I believed him. The planet must be full of people who dream of such a world where we do not let any religion or country keep us from living as one, but, with every act of violence, every hate crime, every incident where someone behaves in the most inhuman manner, we are all losing hope. How a person could discriminate against another based on their gender, color, religion or any other such grounds that make them who they are, is beyond my comprehension. There is a reason why there is a diversity among...
Tribute to Floyd
A few weeks ago, the news reports were updates on Corona Virus. They were talking about how Australia is successfully flattening the curve, how hospitals are managing well, how peoples lives are slowly going back to normal. Careers and livelihoods being restored. Sport and entertainment restrictions being lifted. Families being reunited. Everything getting better. And then a week ago, a black man was killed by white police. Now the news headlines look like this: Protests have broken out all over the country, people are constantly fighting, families are being divided, rioting is destroying...