Tuesday 17 December 2019

DREAMS...


DREAMS by ANN NDERITU.


Dreams are neither imaginations,
Nor are the things you dream of illusions.
Dreams are visions,
Visions that create connections.
Connections between possibilities and impossibilities.

Can you imagine the POWER in dreams?
That a deaf hears
A blind sees
A dumb talks
And surprisingly the dormant nature moves!

Then what’s the big deal in dreaming bigger
Big enough to make your future shiner
Shine enough to make it brighter
And bright enough to make it SUPER!!

DREAM BIG!!  DON’T GIVE UP!!  YOUR DREAM IS VALID!!




Saturday 30 November 2019

AFTER....

AFTER by IKRAN MOHAMMED.⧬

After every fall, there is a rise.
After every debate, there is a compromise.
You see, to still believe in your dreams when there is no genuine reason to believe in them.
To try to push on one more time with your hands full of blood, full of scars, full of disappointments and miscalculations.
To be bold enough to walk on stone barefoot.
To be gracious enough to gracefully accept defeat and humbly decide to start all over again from zero.
If we all subscribe to this kind of life philosophy then i believe no amount of delay, no amount of setback will ever stand between you and your destiny.
Don't wish it was easier, wish you were better.
Don't wish for fewer problems, wish for more skills.
Don't wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom.
Whatever happens to you in life whether good or bad, your attitude shapes your reality.

Monday 27 May 2019

POWER OF THE PRESENT WOMAN



                                                                                                                               A woman, is a life giver and a magic maker
Born with the heart of a thousand mothers
Open, fearless and sweet

A woman is a person who feels deeply and loves fiercely
Being both powerful and soft is her nature
She doesn’t make herself pitiful nor does she point fingers
They stand firm and deal with the situation boldly

With full of strength, courage and dignity
She sees the world with a sense of confidence and grace
Her once reckless spirit is now tempered by wisdom

Quietly yet firmly she speaks her truth without doubt or hesitation
And the life she leads is of her own creation
She has a strong yet generous heart
The inner beauty she emanates truly sets the real her

Her strength is not measured by the impact,
That all her hardships in life have had on her

                 A WOMAN IS EVERYTHING WE NEED IN
                              IN THIS WORLD

Article by Esther Musyoki
Resource Center for Women and Girls intern  
                                                                                                                                                                                          
        





Friday 8 March 2019

CELEBRATING WOMEN


Celebrating Women

 Girl, Daughter, Sister, Friend, Mother.

Women come in all shapes and sizes. Imperfect beings, flaws and all, make each woman individually unique. Sun kissed and coated by the stars glaze and made to epitomize the soul of God in feminine form. 

Women are unique, molded by their environment and made strong with passing time. Aging like fine wine, women become enhanced and their purpose more defined with changing times. Being a woman is about changing the perspective and perception of what the world prescribes as roles, responsibilities and status in the political, economic and social aspect. 

Women came from men’s rib – their side, to be their equal; not from their feet to be walked on or trampled. A woman’s beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and nothing quite fits this than the fact that God himself took His precious time to mold women to His standard and need - He gave women HEART, and any man needing her HEART must seek God first.

A woman who KNOWS, and understands herself internally and externally has SELF-LOVE thus she is a force to be reckoned with. For she knows that she has enough strength for her life journey spiritually, mentally, physically ad socially - struggles, challenges, roadblocks and all. A woman is like magnet that leaves a field of impact in her wake, attracting the good and repelling the bad. She is PHENOMENALLY WOMAN. 

Women’s beauty, is not in the clothes they wear but in how they wear them; is not in the shape of their body but how they carry their figures; is not in the way they comb their hair but in the tresses and roots of their heritage; is not in their words but their actions; is not in their smile but in their eyes – the doorway to their heart; is not in talking without want but with need; is not in their weakness but in their strength; because they are more precious than jewels.
“...It’s in the reach of my arms, the span of my hips, the stride in my step, the curl of my lips…”
“…It’s the fire in my eyes, the flash of my teeth, the swing in my waist, and the joy in my feet…”   
“…My inner mystery. When I try to show them, they say they still can’t see. I say, it’s in the arch of my back, the sun of my smile, the ride of my breasts, the grace of my style…”
Maya Angelou – Phenomenal Woman




Tuesday 17 July 2018

THE CUT


She tried calling out to her mother
But she could listen to none of it
Hoping to get assistance from her sister
But she was ignored

Thoughts, dreams haunted, threatened her
She could not bring herself to the facts
In school she had learnt about it
Advised to report if any tragedy
Would occur back at home

Fear was in her she thought of her families
Reputation and not hers
She had to come up with a plan
It was the next day and there was no backing off

Her father was so happy and had a suitor
For her
She wept on the inside and faked a smile
On the outside
The preparations were set

Soon after the cut she would get married
Such she had not desired
Big dreams she had
And was afraid they were finally nullified
By her own father

They matched to the river
Where the cut was to be done
All her other colleagues were excited
For her she was trembling

When it was her turn
She thought for a moment
‘Spread your legs’
She denied, looked in her father’s eyes
They were filled with rage
She run away to sort for help
Never to go back to the people
Whom she loved betrayed her





Article by Joy Mwende
Mentoring and Empowerment camps Alumni.

Tuesday 3 July 2018

A PRETTY DREAM



I was born with a beautiful dream,
I didn’t know I had it,
Until I realized my potential, ability and passion,
I really want to achieve and live it,
It’s just a pretty dream!

How can I show how much I love and value it,
How can I share about it,
The more I think of it the more I want it,
It’s like and addiction,
It’s just a pretty dream!

As the sun rises each morning and shines all day long,
As the sun sets so beautifully in the evening,
The more it becomes attractive, beautiful and addictive,
The more thirst quarters my desire over it,
It’s just a pretty dream!

My dream is to become a feminist who influences change,
My dream is to live like a trailblazer,
My dream is touch the lives of many young girls and women through my story,
My dream is to become a strong pillar in my family.
Oh! It’s such a pretty dream,
I am the pretty dream!





Article by Edith Nene
Mentoring and Empowerment Camps Alumni.