In her journal, my mother wrote about how lucky she was that her father had taken her to school despite this not being a common practice during that time. Having lived in a rural area all her life, going to school in the city was the utmost privilege. She ended up settling in the city...
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Hardships are meant to make you not break you
Although life is always uncertain, I didn’t fully understand its significance until I experienced it. My mother passed away when I was a teenager and, on my way, to completing my O levels. I felt stunned by how abrupt and unexpected it was. Being the family’s eldest daughter, I was now expected to handle the...
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Challenging Poverty & Racism Through Vision
The article is part of Ananke's special spotlight edition celebrating The Fred Hollows Foundation's 30 years of change making in the fields of development and eye health. You can check out the special edition here. In Australia, 35 percent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults have never had an eye exam. Vision loss...
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Promoting Cross Cultural Exchange: Ananke Announces Women in Literature Festival 2023
The third edition of Anankes flagship literary event, the Women in Literature Festival, will take place on April 11th-12th, 2023. Independent publishers, authors, filmmakers, artists, writers and journalists from across South Asia, MENA and beyond will congregate remotely to engage in dialogue on gender, language, feminist literary activism as well as innovation and more. After...
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Kaarvan Trained Artisans Highlight Women Empowerment Through Craft
An exhibition, Uraan Chapter 12, displaying exquisite handicrafts by Pakistani female artisans was recently concluded at the Emporium Mall in the city of Lahore. The three-day event from February 10-12, 2023 showcases designs by artisans supported by Kaarvan Crafts Foundation to generate sustainable incomes. The exhibition featured goods made by women trained as a part...
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Iranian Womens Identity in Resistance
Click to flip through this special publication. – an Empower Program Project.
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Women in Science: Will the Future Still Be Female?
An Ananke's Empower Program Project When you hear the word scientist the image that pops into your mind first is most likely that of a man, right? It takes a bit of a second for you to rewire your thoughts (if at all you do) and think that a scientist could also be a...
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Upskilling Talent For Better Health, Eye Care Services
This interview is part of Ananke’s special spotlight edition on The Fred Hollows Foundation‘s 30 years of change-making in the fields of development and eye care health especially across the Global South. Tell us about yourself and your journey as a doctor? What was the aspiration behind choosing to be a medical practitioner? I...
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Challenging Cancer Resistance to Improve Patient Outcomes
Tell us about yourself and what inspired you to pursue your field of expertise? Well science was always a big part of my life. It gave me space to be myself, to be this curious, stubborn person who wants to find answers and this passionate person with big dreams. That led to me completing my...
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Envisaging humanitarianism in locations of strife
This interview is part of Ananke's Special Spotlight Edition focusing The Fred Hollows Foundation's 30 year of change making in the eye health and development sector with a special emphasis on inclusion and gender equality. Tell us about yourself and your work focusing development, health and eye care. I hold a master’s in business...