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#WorldYWCADay2023: Nanako Safe Space Story

Safe is where: I can be open to various people, ideas, cultures, etc. I can be positive to step forward together with my team I can be inclusive to make the space safe also to other people I can be cheered up when feeling frustration and anxiety I can be […]

‘Still Here’- Centring survivors voice and agency

“Women are involved and affected by civil war as victims, survivors, agents of conflict and peace, which are often different from the experiences of men.”- Naw Dokhal- YWCA Myanmar Women experience and are engaged in conflict and peace on unequal terms with their male counterparts. Dominant, patriarchal narratives frame women […]

The Imposter Syndrome; Self-worth!

Imposter syndrome is the experience of feeling like you don’t belong where you are, and you only got there through luck. It can affect anyone no matter their social status, work background, skill level, or degree of expertise. It is an internal experience of believing that you are not as […]

YW4A Stories of Leadership: Neema’s story

Hello everyone. My name Neema Nyaundi, from Kisii County in Kenya. I come from a patriarchal community (Kisii) in Kenya that records a high prevalence of SGBV cases. According to the National Crime Research Centre (2018), Kisii County reported the highest cases of spousal /intimate partner violence at 92.9%, domestic […]