A glass half full or empty? I am more of a half glass full kind of girl. What about you? I always look forward to the next morning but these days more so as it is one day less towards that day when we will finally have the solution to […]
Month: May 2020
Are you surviving or living? Gender Parity / Relationships & Mental Health #QuarantineStories
Don’t we live in a world full of complexities? We have absolutely no control over birth, when and where we will be born but we’re still punished for that? Every being on Earth is entitled to equality, mental stability and honest relationships but that seldom happens. What do you say? […]
Are you surviving or living? Work Life Balance & The New Normal #QuarantineStories
First, I was wary of it, not too bothered. For a few days I was living my life minus the routine after the nation-wide lockdown was announced, thinking it is momentary. But life soon started to feel inexistent and I had to learn to survive the novel problem. Troubled feelings […]
Staff Spotlight: Meet Ceylan Tokgöz, Associate, Global Programming and Impact at World YWCA
Ceylan joined the World YWCA in 2018 with more than five years of experience of working with multiple stakeholders through her work in administration and executive assistance earlier. Born in Switzerland to a Zimbabwean mother and a Turkish father, Ceylan has embraced different cultures, communities and nationalities in its truest […]
Developing A Feminist Identity As A Woman Of Colour In Australia
I’m a feminist. I’m also a black, Sudanese-Australian, young cis-woman with a lived settlement experience. Each of these identities have in a myriad of ways impacted and shaped my life, beliefs, values and the way in which I experience the world around me. Whilst my blackness, and my Sudanese-ness, as […]
Understanding My Mental Health And My Continuous Journey To Recovery
I am Seher Hashmi Raza. I was born in a hospital in New Delhi, India, to parents whom I don’t know. Now I am 24 years old and I’ve been reflecting on my journey to understand mental health and my continuous process to recovery. When I was nine months I […]
Cheers To No Weekdays, Countless Brunches And Not Being Fancy At All! #QuarantineStories
Your favourite magazine is not getting delivered, the coffee shop you used to spend the most time at, is now a shelter for dogs and the guilty pleasures have now turned into full time meals! Yes, we’re in this together, fighting daily with our clustered emotions and feelings. Lying on […]
Thoughts Through Crisis
In early January, I arrived in Geneva, Switzerland to begin what I thought would be 4 months studying abroad. The minute I stepped off the plane in Geneva, I was in love with the city. The mountainous backdrop, the swiss concern for cleanliness, and the European atmosphere pulled me. My […]