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If it glitters, it comes at a price
(Short Story)
15-07-2008
by Juliejacqui
This is the story of Rita, a young woman whose life took a turn when she was seventeen years old. Rita was a high school student living in one of the slum areas of Nairobi called City Carton. She was in her final year, waiting to do her Kenya...
Reclaiming her identity: a mother’s Diary
(Short Story)
11-07-2005
by Ruth Garnes
After giving up my profession to become a wife, a mother of one, then suddenly seven made life very taxing for me. I soon came face to face with a challenging question. How did my identity become so obscure that I lost track of my hopes and...
When ...
(Poetry)
12-01-2005
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
When last did you see a smile on papa's face?
the pot is empty,
just like the pockets I call my shorts,
mama can bearly send me to school,
knowing I would ask for coins;
When last did you see us laugh?
a thing so...
Women and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: From rhetorics to action
(Opinions)
16-02-2007
by Amaka
Introduction
Poverty has been identified as a major obstacle to realization of women’s human rights and one of the most surreptitious forms of violation of a woman’s rights. Not surprising it came on top of the list of twelve critical areas of...
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