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Teenage Pregnancy: the Hidden Realities
Tanzania: teenage pregnancy threaten girls’ education (Namkwahe,2019) Introduction Growing up as a youthful young lady, I have continuously experienced numerous classmates, companions, and agemates clearing out school since young pregnancy.…
Learning Disabilities: What is there to know?
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination”- Jimmy Dean. (Schoeman, 2018) As we grow up, we are often told…
Adolescent Pregnancy: What the High Rates Reveal about Our Society
“He pressured me to drink and introduced me to drugs. We then had intercourse, and he impregnated me.” Source: UNICEF What do we know about adolescent pregnancy? First, let’s understand…
In Africa, is Mental Health a Thing?
CREDIT BRITE My Story I grew up in a community where depression was thought to be for the rich. This mainly meant that it is not a disease, but maybe…
As you grow older: Three things you can do to prepare you to age well.
Life is a circle Illustration by Joost Swarte, 2019 In a single second, you were born into this beautiful world without your concern, and you had to accept it whatsoever.…
The evolution of technology: we are left to use implanted microchips.
(Stevens L, 2017) Implanted microchips As our technology era evolves, our electronic devices still grow smaller and extra compact. People were used to big computers in the early 90s, and…
How Social Media is helping Female Consumers hold Corporations Accountable.
What do Always sanitary products, X-pression braids, Thinx period-proof underwear, and DevaCurl have in common? While the uses of these products are as different from each other as day is…
Corona Virus crisis: Domestic violence during lock down
In the wake of the global pandemic, Covid-19, people found themselves confined within their homes for safety. Lock down has proven to be a tough time for many, it also…
Queer Lives in Africa during Covid-19
In many countries across Africa, even in “normal” everyday life, the queer community lives in fear and is subjected to violence and discrimination on basis of their sexuality. NGO groups…
How to remain productive under this global pandemic?
Salama, Welcome to my second blog article! The current trending matter nowadays is evolving around the impacts of the COVID-19 on the global economic, healthcare and governance system but how…