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Lifelines are a way for advocates to learn about the reality of women’s lives around the world, value individual differences, and discover shared experiences. |
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Fatima, 22, USA
I love hanging out with people over warm drinks and talking for hours about issues that affect our generation. I love ethnic foods, art, talking about my 7 brothers and sisters and about growing up in a small town in Texas. I have a 2-3 hour daily habit of reading the NYT, BBC and many blogs to get different perspectives about global events that matter to all of us. |
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Aasmani, 34, Nepal
I am most proud of my NGO, Rural Women's Development Centre, which helps provide microfinance, and reproductive health education to women in Dang province. In most of Nepali society, men are in power; but RWDC has shown that in fact women are trustworthy with money and are well placed in positions of power. |
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Anika, 42, USA
I was 38 years old when my daughter was born. I had a very difficult pregnancy. I was on bed rest for about 4 months and at 38 weeks and I had a C-section I was weak for weeks because I lost a lot of blood during the operation. My daughter is a great light in my life. She is very sweet, outgoing, curious, independent, imaginative and physically active . . . as all mothers know, I could keep going! |
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Jamila, 47, Yemen
I met my husband when I was 30. We decided early on that we would have a small family, an unusual trait in Yemen. My husband is a wonderful man and he has always understood the importance of my career in family planning and women’s issues. I work with my government, NGOs and with donors to help empower Yemeni women. |
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Mathilde, 65, Madagascar
When I think back to my school days, I remember the first time I made the Dean’s list. My cousins who were in the same school did not. So they told me not to show my grade report to my grand-father as they feared they would be scolded. When my grand-dad finally saw my good grades, he was so happy he forgot to scold my cousins. I am proud of my five children; they were all also successful in their primary, secondary and university studies. |
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