November 2022

How many women face gender-based violence each year? Globally , approximately one in three women experience rape or physical abuse at some point in their lifetime. The numbers are even more shocking when we look at children—nearly one in two girls and one in five boys worldwide experience sexual abuse before the age of 18. This global violence epidemic has lasting effects; survivors of gender-based violence are at an increased risk of long-term mental health problems including depression,...

Stress awareness week ended today. I have been thinking about the children given they often get forgotten. My main focus is on how the impact of the pandemic is still affecting them. Children get forgotten when the adults are busy surviving. When caregivers and parents are unavailable, children miss out on nurturing, which affects their development. They end up struggling with a sense of who they are It is fair to note that children are not born with a sense of self-concept. Self-concept...