By: Lola Aneke
Education forms a basic foundation for shaping the future of children. Some children learn very fast and others even possess unique abilities and talents that make them stand out from their peers. On the other hand, there are those who have been noted to imbibe knowledge or skills taught to them at a much slower pace compared to other children of the same age bracket. Children or adults who fall into this category are known as persons with special needs.
Despite her acting prowess and the name she has made for herself, Caryn Elaine Johnson who is popularly known as Whoopi Goldberg; American actress, comedian, author and television host, has sought to provide solutions to some of the natural health challenges every woman is bound to face. Together with her partner Maya, Whoopi has come up with solutions called medical cannabis to relieve menstrual discomfort. The products are also capable of healing other kinds of pain when applied. These products come in four forms: edibles, salves, tinctures, and baths. The options were created with product names that spell out their functions and with the aim to support and enhance the health benefits of every woman. The soak Soak is made up of ingredients like Pharmacological grade epsom salt, apricot kernel oil, avocado seed oil, sun grown cannabis, jojoba oil, tocopherol (vitamin e), aloe barbadensis (aloe vera), and…
Mrs. Isha Johansen is a Sierra Leonean born in the year 1965, into the family of Tejan-Cole of Creole descent. She was formerly known as Isha Tejan-Cole until she married her husband, Arne Birger Johansen a Norwegian Consul in Sierra Leone. She has been tagged the iron-lady of Sierra Leone, following her dedicated efforts to reach the peak in the African football federation. She was born of a football lover, Isha’s father is the cofounder of East End Lions F.C. in Freetown and one of the patriarchs of Sierra Leone football association. Isha had been initiated into the club of sports enthusiast while she was still a little girl. Her father usually carried her to the fields and she witnessed many live matches, she also practiced by playing with her brothers and friends. Isha had a bond with football and her heart ached at the terrible state of football status…
As a relationship gets older, trust is often times misplaced or misunderstood. Most times because of the fact that majority of us before getting into a relationship do not take out time to know how much trust means to you and your partner and we also do not take out time to communicate our expectations in the relationship to one another. Before you can build trust it is important to take out time to know the mindset your partner is bringing into the relationship or the expectations he has concerning the relationship. When these have been achieved trust becomes easier to build. Here are 8 ways to build trust in your relationship. Trust is Earned: do not assume that trust already exists in your relationship rather constantly work to earn it by being conscious of our actions and how it affects the people we care about. Keep Secrets: this doesn’t…
Chetna Sinha, Founder of the Mann Deshi Bank and Foundation, was born in Mumbai India. She is the farmer, economist, and activist. She is a rural diamond who has dedicated her life to shining the light in rural communities in India. The Mann Deshi bank is India’s first rural financial institution which is run for and by women. Ideas for the bank and foundation came up just after Chetna got married and decided to relocate to Mhaswad, a small town in Maharashtra. On getting to Mhaswad, there was a new amendment in the Panchayat Raj Bill; a foundation of India’s political system initiated by Mahatma Gandhi to decentralize the form of government in a way that each village would be responsible for its own affairs. In 1986-87, the Panchayat Raj Bill was passed with a new improvement that reserves 30 per cent of the Panchayat for women. At the…
Emotions are part of us as humans. Most of the times, we take decisions based on our emotions but as much as it is a very important part of our life it is good that we have control over it and not let our feelings control us. The way we feel at certain points is quite difficult to manage especially when we have reached our breaking point. It may sometimes lead to bottling up emotions which serve as the best poison to mess up your perfectly healthy relationship, work life, and even casual friendships. How then do we get a handle on our feelings when we have reached our breaking point? How do you stop bottling up your emotions? It’s a tough practice, but I’ve got a few answers. Let’s try them out. CHECK IN WITH YOUR FEELINGS DAILY Feelings can get the better part of us sometimes but it…
Maria Lourdes Sereno is the first female Chief justice in Philippine. She was born in the year 1960, on the 2nd of July. Maria is from a very humble background, her mother was a public school teacher who helped her daughter nurture a very beautiful attitude towards books. Maria is a native of Siasi, Sulu in Philippine but she grew up in Manila the capital of Philippine. While growing up in Manila, Maria’s mother always bought her second hand books which she got with the money she had saved. At the sight of those books, Maria’s heart always leaped for joy and she read those books with all excitement in her. She had great insight and love for literature and reflection which built her capacity during her primary schooling and enabled her graduate excellently with flying colors from both primary and secondary school. On this account, Maria was awarded a…
