Half the Sky Movement Portland

This is one of a three-part story. Thank you WorldPulse.

AFGHANISTAN: Don’t Forget About Afghanistan; Our Lives Matter Just days before the Taliban captured Kabul, Kamila Geethi shared her heartbreak—and an urgent plea. Now safe in Europe, she wants you to heed her words. (Part 1 of a series.)

Cyberbullying creates hidden bruises and leads to too many deaths. Journalist Aparna Gopan is working to change this and inspiring others around the globe to join in. Thank you to WorldPulse for this story.

INDIA: Let’s Make the Internet Safer for Women Journalist and nonprofit founder Aparna Gopan survived cyberbullying. Now she’s leading campaigns to protect other gender minorities from online abuse.

A helpful story about supporting positive change where the world needs it most through Virtual Volunteering.

My Journey to Virtual Volunteering, the United Nations & So Much More My first exposure to computers was in a typing class in high school in 1983: half the class had typewriters, half had computers, and then we all switched to the other machine midway through the school year.

Global ripple effects of inspiration for all... from womens' leadership in the USA. Welcome to our new Vice-President-Elect, Kamala Harris.

Kamala Harris and That Dose of Self-Confidence I opened my eyes and looked at the clock, it's 6:30am. I am still exhausted and want to stay back in bed but I look at my phone and I'm screaming because of the US election results.

Virtual volunteering keeps us connected. Thanks for this inspiration.

My Journey to Virtual Volunteering, the United Nations & So Much More My first exposure to computers was in a typing class in high school in 1983: half the class had typewriters, half had computers, and then we all switched to the other machine midway through the school year.

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KENYA: I Grew Up Romanticizing America. Now I Mourn. As a child in rural Kenya, Nini Mappo longed for a green card. Now, she reacts to the discovery of an America that subjugates its people.

You go, girl. You are the mother of the nation!

SOUTH AFRICA: The Rise of a Scorned Child After a painful childhood, Jane was determined to raise her own children with abundant love.

Another amazing woman inspiring us to make a difference with our voice. Thanks to World Pulse for connecting women around the world on their powerful digital platform.

PAKISTAN: I Am a Fighter Vlogger and journalist Laiba Zainab has been blackmailed, harassed, and threatened for daring to stand up for women’s rights in Pakistan. She refuses to be silenced.

Honoring the life and work of this amazing woman who we lost too early.

Leila Janah, Entrepreneur Who Hired the Poor, Dies at 37 A child of Indian immigrants, she created digital jobs that pay a living wage to thousands in Africa and India, believing that the intellect of the poor was “the biggest untapped resource” in the world.

Honoring women all over the world who stand for dignity and empowerment and fairness. In this story, how access to a toilet has ripple effects for girls' and womens' inclusion and advancement.

INDIA: One Toilet Started a Body Dignity Movement Deepa Pawar organizes women and girls in her slum community so they won’t have to experience the same indignities she faced.

This is a beautiful post about a father in Afghanistan who in his last minutes of life chose to send words into the world honoring his daughter.

Your father believed that every day was Day of the Girl A Tribute to Abdul "Samad" Amiri: A letter to his infant daughter

Women are the future of security. Thank you, World Pulse, for your global, digital platform where stories such as this one can be shared.

NIGERIA: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Holds the Key to Peace After witnessing the violent rise of Boko Haram, Aramide Oikelome identifies a key solution to creating security in Nigeria.