At the age of thirteen, Rhobi Samwelly was forced to undergo female genital mutilation. The procedure nearly resulted in her death, a situation painfully common in Tanzania. Because of this, Rhobi vowed to make the elimination of FGM her life’s work.
Although the practice of female genital mutilation is illegal in Tanzania, many girls and young women are still forced...
I have now laid my knife down.
I remember always in the Springtime
the aunties whispering special things are going to happen!
They held her arms
They held her legs
I crouched in ritual
My cuts brought blood and respect.
I remember always in the Fall season
the...
In the midst of the hot, sweltering Florida summer in the 1980s, at the height of big hair, overly large shoulder pads, and extra high-waisted pleated pants, my mother served me piping hot oolong tea brewed from loose-leaf tea leaves handpicked from my grandfather’s tea farm in Taiwan. The tea my mother served...
2021–2030 is the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing, but in truth, it is more than a decade long: as soon as we are born, we are already on the path to maturity and eventually older age. Our time may be long or short on this earth, and many factors influence our growth, wellness and fitness, including...
Plants are amazing for so many reasons. They provide shelter for our bodies and beauty for our eyes, keep us breathing as our lungs, and add flavor to our food. But what you might not know is the role they have always played in our health. Herbal medicine...
by Karen Castellon, AWC Berlin & Human Rights Team ChairMarch 8 is International Women’s Day. UN Women announced this year’s theme as ‟Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.”
In the midst of the global pandemic, women have disproportionately suffered from increased domestic violence as a result of being locked down in their homes around the...
