How heart -wrenching it is to still see people dying of common illness such as the Malaria disease. Malaria disease even though it’s very common can be life-threatening. After the initial mosquito bite, it takes 7 to 30days for the symptoms of malaria fever to surface. This waiting time is called the incubation period. Malaria has…

With everyone jumping on the healthy lifestyle bandwagon, drinking tea has become so popular now. There are many varieties , blend and grades of  green tea blended with fruits and herbs .  It is said that regular consumption of green tea helps with detoxification, losing weight. You find people taking it before bedtime in order…

I have had 2 babies in the space of 2 years which means that for the last 2 years, I have been either pregnant or breastfeeding. When I got pregnant with my first child, I honestly gave not much thought to how I was going to feed the baby. I was more interested in the…

In Africa as in many other places, sex is a taboo. Open discussions around sex are frowned upon, it’s no secret though that we indulge in the practice. This is confirmed by current estimates which indicate that roughly 83 million people are being added to the world’s population every year. – UNDP While this might…

I come from a family of 7, my twin sister and I being the last born. My parents were total opposites in dealing with us, my mom being the strict catholic mom, and Dad always playing the good cop (haha). So I would say we had a very balanced upbringing. We had a comfortable life…

If you had told me that I was going to be a stay at home mother when I was younger I would have probably laughed out loud. From as young as my teen years, I knew I wanted to become a lawyer. I was always very argumentative and opinionated then so I knew it would…

`The highest rates of child mortality are still in Sub-Saharan Africa—where 1 in 9 children dies before age five, more than 16 times the average for developed regions (1 in 152). Under-five mortality rate in Africa (per 1,000 live births) declined from 163 in 1990 to 100 in 2011′.-USAID   Most statistics around healthcare in Africa borders between  two words  dire or depressing,…

I was asked to write a letter to my younger self & what a wonderful experience this has been. Thank you for the opportunity Ariana, & I encourage others to do so too. Below is my letter… Dear 15 year old Yasmine, I write to you while having my morning lemon & ginger tea in…

Life is a strict master, offering only two choices; it takes great wisdom and understanding to acquire this truth. Choice one: is to love and the other is to die. Do you love yourself enough to know which path you are treading? We have been following CEO’s who have chosen to live their truth and…

“A healthy self-love means we have no compulsion to justify to ourselves or others why we take vacations, why we sleep late, why we buy new shoes, why we spoil ourselves from time to time. We feel comfortable doing things which add quality and beauty to life.” – Andrew Matthews It’s  Valentine’s day and most people…