Sarah Turner TLDR: Disabled people are almost non-existent on government and stock-photos websites, and when they are represented, they are not represented as whole individuals, but are only showed for their disability.We crawled the internet and looked at more than 500 government websites from around the globe and what we found was shocking! While around 50%...

Today is International Day Against Child Labour! Every child deserves a childhood filled with learning, play, and growth—not labor. At Trailblazer Initiative Nigeria, we are committed to fighting against child labor and ensuring that every child can realize their full potential. Why It Matters: Education: Child labor deprives children of their right to education, trapping...

What is hypertension? Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a condition where the force of blood against the artery walls is consistently too high. This can lead to serious health issues such as heart disease, stroke, and kidney problems. What are the symptoms of hypertension? Hypertension is often called the “silent killer” because...

What is HPV? Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus. Like all viruses, HPV causes infection by entering cells. Once inside a cell, HPV takes control of the cell’s internal machinery and uses it to make copies of itself. These copies then infect other nearby cells. HPV infection is a slow process. In most people, the immune system clears the...

What you should know Female genital mutilation, Gender-based Violence, Child Marriage and Violence against Women and Children are all human rights violations and harmful practices. FGM is mostly carried out on young girls between infancy and age 15. FGM is recognized internationally as a violation of humans right of girls and women FGM is a...

Grant writing is the process of applying for funds to support your nonprofit organization’s programs. A key step in successfully obtaining grants is writing a proper proposal. It involves writing grant proposals that community groups, government agencies, corporations, foundations, or other funders have to approve before supporting your nonprofit.   For several nonprofits, this process can seem...

Nonprofit organizations work hard to accomplish a world of good, but running one is much harder than it looks. Aside from the common issues that face any company, like adapting to new technology and staying up to date with accounting and regulatory requirements, nonprofits face some additional challenges specific to their sector.   Challenges facing...

A docu-drama not only throws the spotlight on child abuse but also poignantly calls for action against the malaise. It is not often that children tell their own stories. To a large extent, it is not even expected that children are capable of strong emotions, something erroneously thought to be the preserve of adults. It...

WE WILL NOT BE MAINSTREAMED INTO A POLLUTED STREAM: FEMINIST VISIONS OF STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS FOR ACHIEVING WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY IN THE 2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA 21 March 2013, Bonn Statement We caution against developing another set of reductive goals, targets and indicators that ignore the transformational changes required to address the failure of...

While the UN High Level Panel on Post 2015 has declared that we can end poverty in our lifetime, it is clear that women across the globe are becoming increasingly impoverished and if we do not transform the current political, cultural and economic systems by placing women at the heart of development, we will not...