What we have in our hands is today, but we continually become more anxious, fearful and stressed about the future. We are daily overwhelmed because we are conditioned to think of tomorrow and swim in the thoughts of the future…
‘Boundaries’ is quite an abused word, for it is often misused. In simple terms, boundaries are the principles with which you identify yourself. Setting boundaries is commonly understood as an act of communicating personal values assertively. In the end, this…
The History of Gender equality has to date back to the understanding of gender inequality and the intersections of oppressions African women have gone through, which have led to the suffering of today’s women. Even though we did not face…
Life has presented us with favourable and unfavourable challenges, and we choose how to view them. Some see them as a chance to grow, and others see those challenges as problems. In my life, there have been so many ‘problems’…
Women in Africa must unite and be each other’s keepers because they are unique and know what affects them most as women. According to Hon. Shamim Malende, MP-Kampala District, women need to use their privileges to help other women who…
Have you ever wanted to decide and found yourself plagued with these thoughts? What if I fail, or all goes wrong? Or you can’t find the peace you need to make the decision, and you find yourself overthinking what could…
Peer influence, commonly termed peer pressure, is the influence of people on others, typically peers or social groups. It comes in when one does something they wouldn’t have usually done but choose to do it, perhaps to fit in and…
Have you ever been so scared of failing a task that you decided not to try it? Or have you ever limited your efforts in something because you fear it might not work? The name given to that feeling is…
We all fall sometimes, but it’s those that get back up and try again that make the difference. – Gary Rivel Peterson Githinji, alias Pitson had a terrible fall that made him ask God to kill him, not once but…
One of my earliest memories is of my dad carrying me on his shoulders and running fast while I laughed wildly because I was having so much fun. I remember any time I had a confrontation with anybody then, the…