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Her Story
Lived experience, told in the first person.

Post-Me: What Will it Take?
Find out the inspiration behind this captivating image!

Woman With No Limbs Shares Journey to Self-Love
Self-Development Life Coach and Speaker Sinikiwe Kademaunga is a confident woman who is passionate about impacting people’s lives through empowerment, motivation and mentoring.

How Bestselling Author & Speaker Monica Kunzekweguta Escaped Becoming a Victim of Child Marriage
Bestselling Author, Certified Life Coach and Speaker Monica Kunzekweguta was born in Zimbabwe and raised by both parents till the age of three when her parents divorced.

Founder of Save Girl Child Empowerment Opens Up About Being Publicly Shamed For Not Undergoing FGM
“Lucy, you are abnormal between your legs,” are the words of a man that stung and reminded Lucy Weisiko of the shaming she experienced as a girl for not undergoing “the cut.”

TWSC Submission: The Story of a Traumatized Woman
When I look back, I cannot say I should have known better. I knew better but I was too blinded by love to face reality. I am now left with a limping leg and scars all over my once beautiful body.

Africa’s Youngest Woman PhD Holder Musawenkosi Saurombe Discusses Achievements, Challenges and Inspiration
In 2017, Musawenkosi Donia Saurombe made history by becoming the youngest woman with a PhD in Africa, graduating with a doctorate in industrial psychology.

In-depth Story: How This Successful Pastry Chef Learned to Love Herself While Battling Severe Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Mild Clinical Depression
“I am BRAVE. I am STRONG. I am WORTHY” are the three affirmations South African beauty Awande Mabaso pronounces each morning when she looks in the mirror.

Fences
The fence in this picture has weakened after years of not being repaired. That which was meant to be protected and fenced in no longer so secure. The grass and other plants are pushing against the fence now.

In-depth Story: Brigitte Sossou Perenyi Discusses Captivity and Rescue from Religious Shrine
She was just seven years old when she was taken away from her family and left at a religious shrine dedicated to worshiping deities. This was the sacrifice needed to please the gods and atone for her uncle’s infidelity. She worked from dawn to dusk and lived a difficult life away from her family. Fortunately, she was rescued and now shares her story of hope and survival.

How Apostle Lillian Bwanya Pushed Past Personal Rejection and Founded a Church
Apostle Lillian Bwanya was born in 1968 in an area known as Rutanga, which is in Eastern Zimbabwe.

A New Normal
I took this photo several years ago. This eucalyptus tree used to be outside my parents’ old house. However, with thunderstorms that had brought down other trees in the neighbourhood in the past, this tree was eventually cut down as a precaution.

In-depth Story: Kimberly Coleman’s Inspiring Story of Surviving Sexual Abuse as a Child and Colon Cancer
Twenty years after walking away from a successful modeling career, Kimberly Coleman is back on the scene with a powerful story of survival.