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Let's be environmentally literate
What about the Environment?
What about sunrise That rises over the hill top ‘Top of the morning’ to you my dear Said the friendly face Now faced with the question of his sustainability What about… what about rain That refreshes and replenishes the earth, to make it alive again You’ve created regimes and policies Stating we have so much to gain Are you insane!! you are hurting our environment, Now we are all faced with the judgment Due to our misguided agreement to succumb to mismanagement Now I can no longer see…. the sun…set It became a prisoner by the fog, that clouds the air Making it hard to breathe, To breathe the...
The pageant queen advocating for menstrual hygiene and rural development
Young people on the move - a low hanging fruit?
Change for every child in Kazakhstan
To a lot of people, Kazakhstan is still a mystery. After I published my first article, a lot of readers messaged me to know about the situation of children in Kazakhstan. On World Children’s Day, with the release of the Situation Analysis from UNICEF Kazakhstan, I am sharing my two cents in this article to cherish the tremendous achievements and indicate the remaining challenges ahead for every child in Kazakhstan Children and adolescents in Kazakhstan constitute 31.4% of the total population, which means 1 out of 3 citizens is a child. The vast proportion of children in Kazakhstan requires...
God forbid we have rights
Hey there girl with the mini skirt, don't go out looking like that. it's just too provocative. I mean God forbid women have legs, right? Oh, and girl with the pants and the dress that touches her ankles, and the women from 100 years ago who wore layers of clothes. you too. You were showing too much skin. God forbid women have thighs, and arms, and worst of all, dignity and respect. Hey there, going somewhere? Well, you should just stay inside that way nobody can get to you. That is unless you lock yourself in a closet because your dad, or your brother, or your uncle may like girls in pajamas...
Girls can achieve their dreams
I am unstoppable: So are you
Include girls with disabilities
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
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...
Insurgency and Everything In Between: My Yobe Experience
My one-year mandatory NYSC (National Youth Service Corps) service ended on the 3rd October, 2019. It was whole experience and although I hate that I eventually relocated, I am happy with the memories that filled my soul. Now that I am back to my regular location, I’ve had to deal with a ton of unending questions (you would think I went to Mars!) especially about the insurgency and northern culture. Well, this is no surprise as most people who were previously in my life (both far and near) haven’t been to the northeast before, because of the fear of insurgency. It’s funnier that most even...
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...
Plastic Pollution is a big problem, we can not solve it individually
'Save Our Earth' is a phrase that many people talk about today. We are facing many problems today. One of them is Plastic Pollution. The amount of plastic in the ocean just keeps growing. If things do not change, maybe one day the ocean will have more plastic than fish. Plastic pollution problem is complex. Why? We are aware of the plastic pollution, but we are still use it, maybe depend on it. Companies are aware of the plastic pollution but its production increased exponentially; governments are aware too, but they do nothing. So ending plastic pollution is nearly impossible if we fight...
Racismo no Brasil (Racism in Brazil)
Negão, preta, escura e morana Are the words used to describe me To describe me To destinguish me from thee To further divide our unity This is your Brazilian country U—NI—TY a word that we once used to be Go ahead… Cut me You’ll see… go ahead …. I bleed The red, flowing, liquified blood Pouring, gushing, freefalling…. this is what we call living But somewhere along the line to you I’ve stopped existing And all you see is this little black girl This little black girl with no place or business in your world Shut up, shot down and shut out from the luxuries that you breathe Like a breath of fresh...
Globalisation and Sustainable development
From the discovery of America in 1492, to the first airplane made by the Wright brothers in 1902, to the extremely recent invention of the world wide web in 1983, it is safe to say that humanity has done everything to allow globalisation to take place. But why are we so desperate to connect and network? Why do we want to spread societal structure everywhere? Other than allowing people of different cultures and backgrounds to mix and prosper, globalisation has brought upon the world great economic growth, but sadly has lead to unpleasant consequences for the environment we rely upon. A great...