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Meet K-lee Starland

March 1, 2010

Meet International Human Rights Advisor and PulseWire member K-lee Starland, who draws from her education and personal liberating journey to empower women worldwide. Read More »

VIDEO: World Pulse Correspondents Speak About the Power of Media at One Young World Summit

February 18, 2010

Congratulations to Voices of Our Future correspondents, Gifty Pearl Abenaab and Sunita Basnet, who were two of only six speakers to present plenaries on the topic of The Changing Power of the Media at the One Young World inaugural youth summit held in London this year. Read More »

Meet Subhadra Khaperde

February 3, 2010

Meet woman's rights activist and PulseWire member Subhadra Khaperde. A Dalit woman from the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Subhadra empowers rural women to challenge oppressive societal norms. Together they have won many battles including securing forest and water rights and shutting down dozens of illegal liquor stores that feed alcohol abuse among their husbands. Read More »

World Pulse Founder at Bioneers 2009

January 28, 2010

Watch World Pulse founder Jensine Larsen's speech from the October 2009 Bioneers conference. Read More »

Malayapinas Interviewed on CBC Radio

December 22, 2009

Congratulations to Voices of Our Future correspondent Malayapinas, who was interviewed on Canada’s CBC Radio on the topic of the recent violence in her homeland, the Philippines. Read More »

Meet Drita Bajrami

December 16, 2009

Meet women's rights activist Drita Bajrami, a member of PulseWire, World Pulse’s online newswire. Drita draws strength from her past as a persecuted Kosovo Albanian to empower women around the world. Read More »

Meet Sophie Ngugi

November 18, 2009

Meet Kenya’s Sophie Ngugi, a member of PulseWire, World Pulse’s online newswire. Sophie joined World Pulse in 2008, and is a frequent blogger and active community member. Read More »

New Writing Opportunity to Have Your Voice Heard

October 22, 2009

For a feature in our next print edition, Earth, which showcases women leaders who are protecting and restoring the planet's ecosystems, we are asking women around the world, and their allies, to tell us what Land means to them. Read More »

Shiku Steve: Racing for Change

September 8, 2009

On the morning of the Two Oceans marathon, Capetown was unusually chilly. World Pulse member Shiku Steve, a dedicated athlete living in Nairobi, was used to training under a hot Kenyan sun. She felt unwell as the South African race, held every year on Easter weekend, began under a dense fog. Read More »

Visionary Leaders: World Pulse Announces New Columnists

April 29, 2009

World Pulse is thrilled to announce an exciting new column featuring visionary leaders from empowerment organizations across the globe. Every month, you'll read the reflections of some of the world's most compelling and visionary thought pioneers on the Visionary Leaders column page. Read More »