Category: Publications
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Five feminists to follow through 2019
Hey Everyone! Happy Happy New Year! I honestly hope that 2019 is a successful year for us all, filled with POSITIVITY. 2018 was genuinely the worst year of my life, losing my mum really took a toll on me but I am so motivated to make her proud this year and just charge forth. I…
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I lost 25kg in 2 years, here’s my story
So, for the past two months I’ve received several questions with regards to my weight loss journey. I’ve decided to write a blog post on it and share my truth wholesomely, because it has not been an easy ride whatsoever. First of all, to everyone who has said I’m on drugs, I’ve had surgery or…
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Get up and get voting!
If there are three words we’ve heard consistently leading up to the 2019 elections, it is definitely Permanent Voters Card. The importance of getting your PVC can never be over-emphasized, but unfortunately, poor and dilapidated systems have made it extremely uneasy, especially for formal and informal workers, to get your PVC. We’ve heard stories about…
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White privilege beyond the West
White privilege; benefits entrenched in a society which apply to those who simply do not have an overabundance of melanin in their skin pigmentation. This is the norm in Western nations, whilst in a predominantly Black society I find it perturbing that it is also the preponderant influence over social status. I was born with…
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WE RISE INITIATIVE QUARTERLY REPORT (JAN-APR 2018)
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AU African Union DCAD Devatop Centre for Africa Development ECOWAS Economic Commission of West African States EFCC Economic and Financial Crime Commission EU European Union FG Federal Government GBP Great Britain Pound Sterling IDP Internally Displaced Persons IOM International Organisation for Migration IWD International Womens Day N Nigerian Naira NEMA…
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Reaching a state of fulfilment
Do you ever feel extremely unfulfilled? Nothing is going right, no good news seems to be coming your way, you can’t secure your dream job, you’re not sleeping right or eating right? Well that’s how I felt for almost the entire first quarter of 2018. Having resigned from my previous job at the end of…
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SA Fashion Week 2017
What a weekend! I arrived in Johannesburg on Thursday morning and to no ones surprise, I was channelled straight into work! Of course I’ve got to share my looks and speak on my favorite collections with you! WHAT I WORE Of course I was styled by @kiitaann and my makeup was done by me!…
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It’s Time To Ovary-Act
Hey everyone! Sorry I haven’t blogged in a while – I’ve been caught up with my dissertation and final deadlines (I finish my degree in three weeks yas yas yasss). Anyway, things have been quite busy aside from uni so I decided to share a bit on what the We Rise Initiative has been up…
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Discussing 21st Century Women with Jade Kebbie
I often ask, what does being a 21st century woman mean to you? How is life different for women today compared to 100 years ago? Why do we still face barriers in the 21st century? Why does oppression still exist? Why do we still have to have these conversations? The truth of the matter lies…
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The Future Is Female S01E15: Savannah Dumetz
Hey everyone! This is the final episode of #TheFutureIsFemale – thank you to everyone thats taken part, it has been such a beautiful experience getting to know you better and your views on this topic! To everyone that’s engaged in the interviews, thank you too! I hope it’s been an insightful two weeks! Savannah is…
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