Maria thought had lost all her life, her parents were taken too soon, the father of her child had gone before he could see their baby grow, leaving her to navigate the harsh streets alone. The city had become her [...]

“I would like to leave you with a powerful quote from Malala Yousafzai, an advocate for girls’ education, who once said, ‘One child, one teacher, and one pen can change the world.’ This bursary represents that pen, that book, and [...]

Globally, the proportion of women participating in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields continues to be low. For instance, women constitute only 29.2 percent of the STEM workforce in 146 nations, compared to nearly 50 percent in non-STEM occupations. [...]

“At first, I was hopeless and at times, thoughts of going back to the abusive relationship were piling up in my mind,” confessed Thandinzo*.1 In Malawi, one-third of women have experienced physical violence since age 15, one fifth have suffered [...]

“I would like to go on with my studies and work as a teacher in future. As a teacher, I would be able to encourage girls to work hard in school and avoid getting pregnant whilst young as I did,” [...]

The debate on whether local leaders especially village heads, Group Village Heads and Traditional Authorities should be members of local structures or committees has been going on amongst development practitioners. Strongly, those in favorof such leaders being in committees argue [...]

“My ex-husband used to beat me up almost every day. At some point, he got into a secret affair with another woman and when I confronted him, he turned abusive. One day, I collapsed and fell unconscious due to excessive [...]

“I could not believe it when they voted me to the position of the VDC1 Chairperson,” she admitted. Mary Piyo, a 43-year-old mother of seven children; six male and one female, is GVH2 Undi’s Village Development Committee Chairperson, a role [...]