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TWSC Submission: My Life as a Co-wife
The following story was submitted by an anonymous reader. I was raised in a polygamist family. When I […]
TWSC Submission: Getting Back on my Feet After Losing Almost All my Relatives
By Wambui Ng’ang’a I was born and raised upcountry. Growing up as a normal child, I found myself […]
TWSC Series: The Day My Village Was Burned Down – The Survival of an Internally Displaced Person – Part 2
The following story was submitted by an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) in Cameroon. For safety reasons, we are withholding her identity. …Continued from Part […]
TWSC Submission: Making It Out Of The Dark Tunnel
I waited almost 28 years to have my first child. I was not in a rush, in fact, […]
TWSC Submission: Finding the Courage to Leave and Start Over
By Prisca Anyungu I was born and raised in the western part of Kenya. I lost my dad […]
15 Fun Facts about Women Making History
We bring this to you with such pride. Simply put: we ROCK! 😊 Did you know that some […]
TWSC Submission: Learning to Forgive my Parents
I am a 26-year-old teacher and first born raised by a single mother. Well, I didn’t really grow up with my mother. I pretty much have been a nomad all my life, moving from one place/relative/friend to another.