Leadership and Empowerment

“Death is merciful than disappearance"", " We don't know whether to place flowers and mourn or wait for some more time?”, “We don’t know whether to continue wearing the “Pottu” and “Thaalikkody” (sym … Read More»

Women, whose fathers, brothers, husbands and sons have been disappeared over the past years, took part in a religious protest recently in Colombo. … Read More»

“It’s Time to RISE UP and SPEAK UP Together” ~ 25th November 2012 marked the Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, which is also the beginning of 16 da … Read More»

t was journalism that propelled me into blogging. I began to blog in 2005 after reporting on the tsunami and witnessing death and destruction in the North, East, and South of the country. … Read More»

The theme for 2012 16 days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence is From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Let’s Challenge Militarism and End Violence Against Women! … Read More»

RAMALLAH – In May 2005 I was elected to be the first woman to join the Sinjel Municipality in the Ramallah district. … Read More»

The Akili Dada Fellows program awards year-long, renewable fellowships to young women leaders engaged in social change projects of their design. … Read More»

My Vision for the Future: To see a better world My Areas of Expertise: Computer engineering, Software and Hardware, Writing, and Editing, … Read More»

My Story with Violence Against Women begins in a remote rural community in the state of Sacatepéquez, Guatemala, where I’m sitting in the house of María Jose, a 35-year-old single mother of two boys, … Read More»