I was waiting for a climb in my life and it never happened until I received a piece of mail from the US Embassy telling me that I was selected for the Mandela Washington Fellowship. It was unbelievable. Among 600 Ivorians who applied, 15 were chosen and I was part of the team. I was […]
17 days – 4 different places discovered – an average of 30 new people added to my friend list – the Mandela Washington Fellowship keeps on surprising me. But above it all, it gave me the opportunity to attend the mythic 4th of July celebration. It was a Wednesday morning; the state of Delaware […]
Will you play the song “Beautiful Surprise” when a person whom you love so much and care about was in a hospital and about to pass away? Probably not because you will be feeling like you are the most unlucky and unhappy human being in the world. Human beings have different ways of seeing the […]
The 29th of June was the day all the Mandela Washington Fellows at University of Delaware were waiting for. Everyone was so excited, since it was the day each fellow was going to talk about their country’s successes and challenges. Most of all the fellows wanted to talk about their projects, of which it is […]
To deny people their human rights is to challenge their humanity. LGBT+ people in most countries still remain the subject of abuse and are unfairly treated by their societies. This has caused them not to enjoy their own fundamental rights as any other person. In most countries, religion has played a role in discriminating people […]