Category: Life
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Why offices need sanitary pads
THERE IS A HUGE POLICY GAP WHEN IT COMES TO SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES OF ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL HYGIENE.
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Digital GBV
The internet, for all its merits, is a cesspool of targeted hate and harassment. Women meet as much vitriol online as they meet offline and maybe even more so because of the ease of access that the internet grants.
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Why should African Governments Invest in Mental Healthcare?
I first came across Hauwa Ojeifo in November 2019, when she was invited to speak on mental healthcare in Nigeria at Aké Festival.
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International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
I was in my early twenties the first time I saw a VVF (vesico-vaginal fistula) patient.
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Decentering wealth in the Feminist Movement
Like all movements, there are dichotomies between feminists and the feminist cause.
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International Day of Families
The family is the smallest unit of society and in many cases, the first unit of socialisation.
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The history of church-sanctioned misogyny and violence against women
It is impossible to divorce institutionalised violence against women from the Christian faith and the church as a body..
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A Mark of Shame: Cultural Stigma around Mental Illnesses
In Ramadan 2020, I received the most troubling email.
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A Mark of Shame: Cultural Stigma around Mental Illnesses
In Ramadan 2020, I received the most troubling email.
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Pick Me, Choose Me, Love Me
The pick me phase: A phase that almost every growing girl faces is centring men’s feelings. Even men learn to centre other men’s feelings thanks to our patriarchal upbringing.