Happy New Month Everyone!!! As the Month of May generally represents growth and advancement, we wish you lots of fulfillment and higher heights – now and always. Stay inspired throughout the month by this amazing interview with our Super Girl of the Month… Girl Pride Circle: Greetings Maureen! It’s our pleasure to have you as […]
Super Girl of The Month – Aya Chebbi
Aya’s story is that of a bold and daring super girl, with a rare zeal for undiluted activism. A Pan-African at heart, Aya Chebbi is a Tunisian blogger and activist. Her enthusiasm for blogging was birthed during the Tunisia 2011 Revolution, when she felt the urge to report events from a “Proudly Tunisian” perspective as opposed to […]
#ProjectKuuliza: “Gender Based Violence + Adolescent Girls’ Sexual/Reproductive Health & Rights”
“Just like darkness, the most effective way to end Gender Based Violence is to shine a light on it…till it disappears.” – Ayotola Tehingbola Groundbreaking history was made on Saturday, 28th February 2014, as #ProjectKuuliza empowered about 62 adolescent girls to curb Gender Based Violence and exercise their full Sexual Rights. The Gender Based Violence […]
Super Girl of The Month – Harriet Yayra Adzofu
Harriet Yayra Adzofu was born in a small town called Sovie in the Volta region of Ghana. Her parents had to relocate to the city in search of greener pastures so to give Harriet and her siblings a better life. Thus, she had to spend the first 10 years of her life with her grandmothers, […]
#ProjectKuuliza: “Dating, Relationships and Sex – What Girls Need to Know”
“Sex is a biological relationship between a boy and a girl, for pleasure or reproduction” – Doyin Oyelekan (14 Years Old) When Girl Pride Circle decided to examine the concepts of Sex, Dating and Relationships with our girls on Saturday 21st February 2015, there were expectations of filling in a knowledge gap and arming our […]
#ProjectKuuliza: “Girls in Leadership, Entrepreneurship & Technology”
“I once saw a female engineer constructing a road with other male engineers. I thought it was really weird, but special.” – Oreoluwa Jayesimi (14 Years Old) Saturday, 7th February 2015 was another golden day for #ProjectKuuliza. The exciting topic for discussion was “Girls in Leadership, Entrepreneurship & Technology” and we had our ever-ready Volunteers to […]
Super Girl of The Month – Grace Sabiri Mageka
Grace’s story has more often than not, been referred to as that of a young woman who overcame a lot of obvious odds and challenges to become a world acclaimed young leader. Born in Nyagisai Village – Kisii, in East Africa’s Kenya, Grace Sabiri Mageka began her leadership journey from the four walls of […]
#ProjectKuuliza: “Gender Equality”
“In my secondary school, a boy and a girl were once caught in a “compromising position”. The girl was beaten mercilessly…the boy was left alone.” – Oluwadamiloju Fatusi Our impact-driven #ProjectKuuliza continued yesterday – Saturday, 31st January 2015. The topic of the day was “Gender Equality”, and we had two lovely volunteers to discuss […]
Diary of Awa, A Chibok Girl – By Bisayo Busari
Today marks 287 days since over 200 school girls were abducted from Chibok – North Eastern Nigeria, by the ruthless terrorist group – Boko Haram. Our voices have been stifled, our outcries have become less audible than whispers. In her heart felt Facebook post, Bisayo Busari tells the story of one of our forgotten girls, thus reigniting […]
#DiaryOfaSuperGirl: Woes of a Child Domestic Worker
They say that the first gift you can give a child is a noble African name. My parents named me Neema (meaning – born in prosperity) when I was born 15 years ago. Today, I do not feel very prosperous as I journey back to Tagamenda; Stolen money in my pocket, a baby I hate […]