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It’s What You Allow
It's funny how in our world of privilege and plenty, most of us have to make a conscious effort to practice daily gratefulness. Without even realizing it, we tend to concentrate on what's wrong in our lives, what we want to change, and what we don't have. It's kind of...
#SolarSisterSummit: Climbing Kilimanjaro for a Cause
Have you ever had a dream for so long that it never stopped bugging you until you decided to just do it? For me, it has always been Kilimanjaro. I have wanted to climb this epic mountain for over 15 years since my father did it in October 1999 before my wedding. There...
France: New Writer Interview – Marie Kléber
Where in the world do you live? And, are you from there? I live in Paris. I am from France, Nantes, on the west coast. I lived in Dublin, Ireland, for a couple of years before coming back home. What language(s) do you speak? I speak French and English. I know a bit of...
WORLD INTERVIEW: Kiki King, Reporter for Unreported World
When I was about 5 years old, I had a best friend. One of those you never forget. We did everything together but one of the things we liked best was to travel to outer space courtesy of my best friend's older sister, Kiki. By bedecking her room in blankets and scarves...
GUEST POST: SINGAPORE–Our Little Island Charm
Two months ago, we had our first experience going to a medical clinic in a foreign country. Come to think of it, we managed nearly four years in Paris without needing to do so. It helped that we lived across the street from a pharmacy (a distinct Parisian ‘landmark’)....
KENYA: Exclusively Mom
Exclusive breastfeeding. Before I became a mother, I had never heard of it. I knew about breastfeeding, obviously, but not until I was seven months pregnant with my first child, did I learn it was possible to feed a baby only breastmilk for six months. Most mothers...
SOCIAL GOOD GUEST POST: INDIA: Angi and Friends
This is Angi, in the Ganges river on the first day we met in India. She is the reason I decided to start a school (for her and children like her), for Angi and her friends. She was my first Indian child-friend, she was seven or eight years old. Angi did not know her...
BELGIUM : Parenting – Keeping Them Close
Times are confusing for a parent. Library shelves are filled with parenting guides. Tips and tricks for the perfect reward system are stacked next to the rant on why keeping rewards from a kid is essentially the same as punishing him or her. Online you can find the...
FLORIDA, USA: The Couch in the Chapel
Life after witnessing a miracle, is challenging. There other words I am looking for, but 'challenging' is the truest of them all. With it I rank faithful, blissful, hopeful, trusting, invigorating, and inspiring as next in line, on a list of many words. My six-month...
WORLD INTERVIEW: Erin Thornton, Executive Director of Every Mother Counts
Every mother has the right to access the care they need during pregnancy and childbirth – care that can identify, prevent, and manage complications should they arise. But failure to meet these needs results in the loss of 800 mothers every day, even though up to 98%...
Arise, Mothers, Arise!
The state of the world came sharply into focus after the birth of my first child. I saw it all--good, bad, and ugly--not just as my own habitat, but as the place where I would hand off my son and his generation. This realization lit a fire of motivation in me to do...
WORLD VOICE: #NepalEarthquake – How Can You Contribute?
As an Indian, writing about the #NepalEarthquake today, I have to share a few interesting facts about the Indo-Nepal relationship. An Indian National does not need a VISA to travel to Nepal, and an Indian National does not need even a passport to enter Nepal. An...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Release of 2015 State of the World’s Mothers Report by @SaveTheChildren #sowm #worldmoms #MomsMatter
Last week, World Moms Blog conducted an exclusive interview with Save the Children's President and CEO, Carolyn Miles and Vice President of Global Health, Robert Clay at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. Our conversation was around the State of the...
NETHERLANDS: Seasons Change
In my part of the world there are seasons. Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. Each of the seasons carries drastic weather and environmental changes. The changing of the seasons has a huge impact on our daily lives. We dress in different clothes, eat different foods,...
BRAZIL: On the Move, Part II – should we stay or should we go?
This is the Part 2 of a two part post. The first part is available here. We are thinking about moving. Yesterday we visited two very nice houses at great prices and relatively close to where we live. I loved the first house in the sense that it has a practical,...
INDONESIA: Explaining Poverty to Your Child
When it was time for my son to start school, I knew I wanted him to go to private school and thankfully, he was accepted into one of the international schools near our house. Private school has its pluses and unfortunately its negatives too. My son’s classmates are...
NIGERIA: A Personal Tribute to One of Time’s 100 Most Influential People: Auntie Oby Obiageli (Oby) Kathryn Ezekwesili
The first thing I noticed was her walk. In 2010, at Lagos International Airport, she walked purposefully, like one who has limited time to solve the world's problems. It was nice seeing a woman walking with such force, even if it was just through the airport. I have...
WORLD VOICE: Women In The World
Last week special correspondent Anna Gress covered the opening night of the Women In The World Summit for World Moms Blog. The evening launched three days of emotional and inspirational speakers, and panels highlighting the singular truth that Women are key to global...
PORTUGAL: New Writer Interview – Julie
Where in the world do you live? And, are you from there? At the moment I live just outside a small rural village in the Alentejo region of Portugal. I say at the moment, because I have moved across the Atlantic from Brazil to Portugal and...
CALGARY, CANADA: Finding Balance After the Affair
My husband's affair began after he received some really bad news from his Doctor. These things happen. I had the proof! Crumpled receipts from fancy restaurants and out of the way cafes; unanswered calls; and worst of all, excessive gym workouts after a long day at...
JAPAN: The Big Girl
My daughter was sick last night. All over the futon, all over herself. It was certainly not something that I wanted to deal with in the middle of the night--especially knowing that there was no spare futon, and that I would end up sleeping on the hard floor. I started...
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