I have always had the urge to go back home to Malawi and be part of the builders of my community and the country at large. Though born and raised in Zimbabwe by Malawian parents, my love for Malawi developed when I arrived there in 2004, still a child…
According to the United Nations today, there are more than 26 million refugees and 4.4 million asylum seekers globally. So what does it mean to be a refugee? To leave behind everything you know to be home, to lose one’s identity and to be caught in between, with no…
For most young black girls living in remote rural and underdeveloped villages, dreams and goals seem arid and/or impossible to reach. I know that because I was once that young black girl whose dreams were clouded by the societal misconceptions of what a woman can and should be. Having…
I almost prefaced this article by saying “I love my child”. It seems normal for women of all ages and creeds to apologize for wanting more freedom. Which is why before we say anything that may be seen as “unmotherly”, we start the conversation with “I love my child…
Living in rural areas or underdeveloped remote areas, one’s quality of life is highly affected compared to those who live in urbanized and developed areas. For women, who have just given birth for the first time (or the 9th time), it is difficult and in some rural areas, close…
We can all agree that mothers do a lot. As someone who was raised by single mothers and having recently become a mother myself, I have come to realize that being a mother takes a lot more than what meets the eye. Not only are mothers often the primary…