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Be the first. Be bold. Be fearless. Be confident.

by JaniceW | March 9, 2013 at 10:34 AM

These were the words of Kakenya Ntaiya who made a deal with her father: She would undergo the traditional Maasai rite of passage of female circumcision if he would let her go to high … Read More»

Sign Amnesty Intern'l petition to stop flogging of rape survivor

by JaniceW | March 6, 2013 at 4:59 AM

[from Amnesty International website] It’s so horrific that it’s hard to believe it’s true: a 15 year old rape survivor has been sentenced to 100 lashes for "fornication" in the Maldives. … Read More»

An Indian Inventor Disrupts The Period Industry

by JaniceW | February 26, 2013 at 6:51 PM

[Reprinted from Co-Exist, Fast Company. I have reprinted this story as the website features some photos in advertisements that may be offensive] … Read More»

Do you love me?

by JaniceW | November 13, 2010 at 3:07 PM

This is the silent cry I hear all around me, from the hearts of people with disabilities, people pushed down by others, people cast aside. It is the cry of people who have been wounded. … Read More»

A world 20 metres square

by JaniceW | November 1, 2010 at 6:14 AM

Sitting in on the Physiotherapist and Prosthetists/Orthotists Training Workshop at Veterans International, I listened as the team members presented their case studies. … Read More»

Universal healthcare is not universal

by JaniceW | November 1, 2010 at 6:09 AM

Phnom Penh is a bustling metropolis with all the crowding, pollution and crime that goes with such. … Read More»

The D.I.Y. Foreign-Aid Revolution

by JaniceW | October 20, 2010 at 5:09 PM

A man goes out on the beach and sees that it is covered with starfish that have washed up in the tide. A little boy is walking along, picking them up and throwing them back into the water. … Read More»

This Bread of Peace

by JaniceW | October 19, 2010 at 1:28 AM

Today, I heard from a dear friend and sister of PulseWire, Philo Ikonya, who has just released This Bread of Peace, a book of poetry and her … Read More»

Stigma of the disabled

by JaniceW | October 16, 2010 at 5:37 PM

The recent genocidal Khmer Rouge era resulted in the deaths of millions of Cambodians in the 1970s, while displacing many who ended up in refugee camps in Thailand. … Read More»