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How This Woman’s Big Heart Led to a Special Relationship with a Child in Need
Despite losing two biological children, Sithembile Ncube has had the privilege of being a mother through being a […]
Burn Survivor Gertrude Katula Talks Finding Love and Purpose
The following story was narrated to TWSC Contributor Celine Njoki. My name is Gertrude Katula. When I was […]
How Priscilla Schaufelberger Survived Being Sexually Abused by Her Father
Born in 1959 in Ndola, a city in Zambia, Priscilla Scaufelberger is the firstborn in a family of […]
From the Loss of a Baby to a Life-Threatening Health Condition: How This Woman Survived Against all Odds
Nobubele Ngulube married her best friend in 2017 and the couple discovered they were expecting two months into […]
Learning to Love my Scarred Body
It was a normal day for Cynthia Kunze when she and her boss, who was also her friend, […]
In-depth story: Rising from Rock Bottom – How This Ambassador for Good Governance Found Her Purpose and is Inspiring Change
After many years of success as a planning strategist for local and global organizations like the Africa Centre […]
Acid Attack Survivor Reveals How She Learned to Love Herself Again
Flavia Nampiima was headed home from evening lectures at the university she attended in Uganda when a masked […]