Kaata Minah, wanted a second child. This was supposed to be easy, get pregnant, have a baby, raise the child. Sadly everything did not pan out as told in classic novels, it became an emotional roller coaster. In Part One, we spoke about the background leading to the story , our mission in raising awareness…

A rainbow baby is a baby born after a miscarriage, stillborn, or neonatal death.  It is called a rainbow baby because it is like a rainbow after a storm: something beautiful after something scary and dark. Every year, Since 2002 the 9th -15th  October is termed Baby Loss Awareness Week . This aims to raise awareness about…

Victims live among us like an average child or adult. Sometimes they cause attractions through drunkenness, mental illness or other vital behaviours. Most don’t tell their stories, and often time we learn about their lives through whispers and gossips. We have a trained culture of silence and disgrace in public. As Africans, we were always…

  “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”……… Christopher Reeve Facing a personal challenge or fighting a silent battle is not alien to anyone. Don’t we all have them? Sometimes, life gives you ice cream and sometimes, it’s lemons, and before you say…

In Sierra Leone, the country with the world’s worst maternal mortality, abortion is illegal in nearly all circumstances and unsafe abortion is estimated to account for 10% of maternal deaths.   Last year, our President declared a war on rape. I wonder how many girls my age know that rape is a crime. Do I report…

Cool, elegant and an aspiring young leader, no one would have thought that Adama knew nothing about contraceptives. She knew her boyfriend would leave if she didn’t make it all the way this time. How could she survive another broken heart, besides he was quite the hunk, what you would call a golden ticket? She…

You have one life to live, so live it in peace. Be the gatekeeper of your energy by not allowing others to interrupt or dump their toxicity, drama and negative energy on your aura. It is not a selfish act to protect your peace; instead, it is part of self-care and healthy living. Peace is…

Cut Down on  Added Sugar Here is the honest truth. Sugar isn’t that “evil” , for starters,  it’s body fastest source of energy to keep going.  This doesn’t mean you should gobble up the sweet stuff all day for energy. In fact, that’s  a bad idea for many reasons. Let’s explain why, added sugars has…

So how do you enjoy your brew? With milk, sugar or with carcinogenic chemicals or plastic? When I started Gaiafarm Holistic tea, I wanted to create an eco-friendly tea product from creation to  packaging. So, I wanted to create loosely crushed  holistic tea leaf products with individually packaged bags. Interestingly though, from our market survey, we found…

5-minute a day gratitude journal can increase your long-term wellbeing by more than 10% (Happier Human, 2018) Allow yourself to feel the pain and difficulty of not been where you ought to be in whatever area: family/relationships, health wise, financially, career and spiritually.  A lot of people are hitting ground zero, the future looks pretty gloom…