The Determination to Live Again: An Inspiring Story of Samantha Bennett
Medical practitioners have often said that the healing process begins from the will to be healed. Over the years, it has been observed that a good number of people who choose to fight their way through a deadly disease often triumph to the amazement of the doctors, family, and friends. In today’s article, we will be taking a look at the inspiring story of Samantha Bennett as narrated by Christina Heiser in her article “What It’s Like to Survive a Deadly Disease”. When Samantha Bennett was a baby, doctors told her mom she would never be able to walk or write. At just nine months old, Samantha had contracted bacterial meningitis, a rare (and sometimes fatal) disease that attacks the brain and spinal cord. Samantha survived—but her body was covered in scars, her face was damaged, and she had to have half of her right foot and a few of…
Saloni Malhotra: Making Life Count For Rural Youths
Saloni Malhotra is one of India’s valuable women who has taken steps to build India, especially the rural parts in their own little way.…
Kenya: Agency Trains Police to Better Handle Gender-Based Violence Cases
By: Vivian Jebet Police officers in Isiolo County have been trained to be responsive to gender-based violence cases as the country heads for elections.…
Hong Kong’s First Female Chief Executive Charge to Fight Gender Barriers in the Workplace
Hong Kong’s first female chief executive-to-be has broken the city’s highest glass ceiling, illustrating how far Hong Kong women have come, but also how far…
UK ‘backstabbed’ Women’s Rights Activists in Saudi Arabia
By: Samuel Osborne The UK stabbed activists campaigning for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia in the back by allegedly voting for the country to…
US Top Court Invalidates Gender Inequality in Citizenship Law
The US Supreme Court on Monday struck down a gender distinction in US immigration law that treats mothers and fathers differently when determining a…
PERU’S MINISTER FOR WOMEN DENOUNCES RISING RATE OF GENDER VIOLENCE
Peru’s minister for women has denounced the impunity that surrounds crimes of gender violence, which she says has placed the country among the world’s…
Beware of the Eating Disorder- Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia nervosa is a severe eating disorder in which a person consumes a large quantity of food within a short period of time, after…
Kalpana Morpania: An Epitome of Dignity of Labour
Kalpana Morpania was born on the 30th of May 1949 in India. She had lost her father at the early stage of her life…
Sokoto’s Mariya Tambuwal Emerge Nigeria’s Most-Impactful Governor’s Wife
Portsmouth, United Kingdom 9 June 2017 Wife of the Governor of Sokoto State of Nigeria, Hajiya Mariya Tambuwal has emerged winner of the keenly…
Saudi Arabia Jails Human Rights Activist Who Defied Women’s Driving Ban
Saudi Arabia has re-arrested women’s rights campaigner Loujain al-Hathloul, who is best known for her defiance of the kingdom’s driving ban. Ms Al-Hathloul was…
Sri Mulyani Indrawati- Championing Financial Stability in Asia
Born in Bandar Lampung on August 26, 1962, Sri Mulyani earned her bachelor degree in Economics major from the Universitas Indonesia (1986). She continued…
