This would be your ordinary Sunday, church ticked, lunch ticked, a little nap there, ticked. And like every other Sunday afternoon, dad has some village meeting to attend and mom has some gathering to go to, or as was often the case a birth celebration – born-house to be apt – with the women. Everything…
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Is Feminism for everybody?
So I finally got a chance to read through Bell Hook’s widely acclaimed book ‘Feminism is for everybody’ and while I agree in principle with many of what Hooks brilliantly puts forward in the handbook, there were just as many things that left me wondering. It left me feeling like to be a true and…
“I found all the joy and meaning I need in life as a stay at home mom”
My name is Yango Laura epse Chumbon. I’ve been married for almost 15 years and blessed with five adorable kids. I graduated from the University of Buea with a BSc in Journalism and Mass Communication and proceeded to the Advanced School of Mass Communications in Yaounde. In 2018, I graduated from the Advanced Vocational Training…
Why dad said fucken French
Dad didn’t quite swear but most things French took exception. Ironically, dad lived most of his adult life in Douala. Mind you, if the french policy of assimilation was effective in one city in Africa, that would be Douala. There, everyone lived to go to Paris, you had simply not arrived if you hadn’t been….
A Tale of Chocolates and the Birth of an Evolved Feminist
It was one fine day in Amsterdam, the city was in full bloom and I was three days into a business trip. Not having found the time to do any shopping, I was getting anxious. I wasn’t planning on shopping for anything fancy but I knew I couldn’t leave Amsterdam without stroopwafels and lots of…
“I fought for my marriage when it seemed naive for an executive to do so and live to celebrate not walking away”
My story starts by defining who I am and what I love. My names are Caroline Zoh Akiy Mbi-njifor. I was born, raised, and molded in Cameroon. I moved to South Africa, Johannesburg when I was 22 and have lived here since then. This has truly become my home. I am a mother of two…
Feminism is for Happiness
It is my firm conviction that the feminist movement is among the most successful movements humanity has seen. We have evolved from a time in history when a woman’s brain was considered to be as tiny as a mustard seed. From a time when a woman’s existence was seen purely from the needs of a…
“I felt an emptiness which none of my accomplishments could fill”
For a long time, I thought my successes and accomplishments would give me all the happiness I needed but I was wrong. My name is Vivian Bih, I am a wife, a mother, a communicator by training and a practicing nurse. I came from a very humble background and the hardships of my childhood gave…
Schola & Beaufils – THE WEDDING – My Highlights
Today is two years ‘jour pour jour’ as my French folks will put it, since our special day but memories are so fresh it feels like yesterday. I have to thank the Heavens for the absolutely beautiful and sunny day that it was and indeed for making it all possible. Thanking Mama Maria, St Scholastica,…
“I switched from corporate high flyer to home schooling mom of 10 – and I’m loving it !”
I am Pearl Osa, a 41 year old BComm graduate from the University of Witwatersrand, who, after graduating, cut her teeth in the Banking industry. In my career days, I performed a variety of roles – project management, communications, service management and marketing. My most endearing roles were in the learning and development space, where…