BY JENNANI DURAI When Lilian Kilonzo packed her bags to travel nearly 5,000 miles to Singapore for the Project Inspire grand final last year, she was prepared to talk about…
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Category Archives: 2013
Adaikkalam tends to her garden in her backyard with enthusiasm with her walking aid beside her. The ground nuts have blossomed in season and this fills her with pride and…
A perspective from Georgette Tan, co-founder, Project Inspire It has been three years since the day I met with Trina Liang-Lin, President of UN Women National Committee Singapore, over coffee…
By Rosalyn Kutsch For many women around the world, menstruation is more than mere annoyance. Superstitions and stigma surround this natural bodily function, jeopardizing women and girls’ health and welfare….
In June, we launched the “Not Just A Piece of Clothing” initiative in partnership with Goonj. After spreading awareness about menstrual hygiene and women’s health to over 600 women in India, we…
Eliminating culturally-ingrained social stigmas is no easy task, especially when it comes to tackling menstrual health in rural India. It is precisely with the aim of bringing a gradual change…
After understanding more in depth the social stigma associated with menstruation, the Decode Global and Boond team focused on gathering data on mobile phone usage and its perceived benefits for…
At Project Inspire 2012, we were fortunate to have won the Special Recognition Award, which provided us with a US$10,000 grant. Since then, World Concern Sri Lanka has been forging…