SAFIGIMay 17, 20205 minAIN'T I A WOMAN?This story was written by Ashley Dye from the USA. If I had a dollar for the innumerable times I have been called or referred to as ‘he’,...
SAFIGIApr 30, 20205 minWE ALL HAVE A NEED FOR SOCIAL BELONGING, BUT WE CAN CHOOSE OURSELVESThis story was written by William Calhoun from the USA. Our lives are filled with stories—stories we hear from our parents, from our...
SAFIGIApr 19, 20204 minDON'T BE TOO HARSH ON YOURSELF.This story was written by Flavia Bueno from BRAZIL. I am Flavia Regina Bueno, a 27 year old Brazilian Ph.D. Student, and I am here to...
SAFIGIMar 31, 20192 minSPEAK UP AND STOP BULLYING!This story was written by Mukhamat Anwar from INDONESIA. Bullying exists in our society. Physical and psychological violence victims can...
SAFIGIMay 27, 20185 minSHOW YOUR POWER! SURVIVOR FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.This story was written by Daniela from the USA. Fear? Only the silence. Since I can remember, my house had always been a violent place. I...
SAFIGIMay 20, 20183 minLEARN TO LOVE YOURSELF EVEN IF NO ONE ELSE DOESThis story was written by Adriana from PERU, via UN Online Volunteers. I am 18 years old and I live in Lima, Peru. I consider myself to...
SAFIGIMay 18, 20182 minRELIGION IS A PART OF WHO I AM, I WILL NOT BE ASHAMED OF ITThis story was written by Luanna Hedler from BRAZIL. Respect is key, especially when it comes to religion. My parents are not extremely...
SAFIGIMay 13, 20185 minDON'T ALTER MY LIFE, ALTER THE MALE GAZEThis story was written by Maliha Mohiuddin from the USA. “She did it again! How does she get up there?” my uncle’s wife looked perplexed...
SAFIGIMay 6, 20183 minTAKING ANTIDEPRESSANTS IS NOT A WEAKNESS!This story was written by Hannah Ribbens from the USA. I have always wanted to be in the military. It has interested me for years, and I...
SAFIGIMay 3, 20184 minEFFECTS OF PAST AND PRESENT RACISM SHAPE OUR DAILY LIVESThis story was written by Kumsa Yuya from CANADA. Whether or not we are conscious of it, from birth we are being socialized. This process...
SAFIGIApr 26, 20184 minI DID NOT LET BULLIES DEFINE MY FUTURE.This story was written by Olivia Dufour from the USA. My story starts all too similarly to the stories of young girls around the world:...
SAFIGIApr 23, 20184 minRESPECT IS MORE POWERFUL THAN FEAR OF BEING LABELLED!This story was written by Selene Cruz from MEXICO. At 22 years old and fresh out of college, most young adults out there are embarking...
SAFIGIApr 20, 20186 minOUR LIFE IS NOT DEFINED BY ECONOMICS OR STATISTICS!This story was written by Mehvish Ally from BANGLADESH. Life tests our vim and vigor at the best of times and seems an insurmountable...
SAFIGIApr 15, 20183 minDEPRESSION TOOK A LOT FROM ME BUT I'M TAKING MY LIFE BACKThis story was written by Debalina Roy from INDIA. I want to share a sense of overwhelming pain that had a debilitating effect in my...
SAFIGIApr 12, 20184 minI SHOULD NOT BE SHAMED FOR MY THIN BODY!This story was written by Ananya De from INDIA. I have faced a variety of body shaming, sometimes subtle and sometimes direct. There were...
