As #AfricaMonth2018 concluded, I find myself contemplating my identity and future as an African woman. I am glad that we have made some progress on the continent to improve the lives of women but I am also anxious to experience accelerated change in how women are protected, educated, and included equitably in business, politics and…
I am a daughter, sister, friend. A health communications consultant and public health scholar. My passion about giving and hearing the voices of people from all walks of life nudges me out of bed each morning. I’m optimistic that future generations of African women will be known only as trailblazers and pioneers and not victims.
My Purse – a journey of self-discovery
My vagina. My identity. My pandora’s box. My private space. My secret place. My purse. I have had a tumultuous relationship with my vagina before I was awakened to the truth in my mid-twenties that it was just another one of my precious organs that needed as much love and attention as all others. How…