Posts from Cape Town, South Africa in Women's Advocacy/Empowerment

Before coming to Cape Town, the word “activist” evoked specific images: those of people on the streets and on campuses, …

I find myself wondering how much “good” I’m doing here on a daily basis. As I sit at my desk …

DukeEngage was one of the primary reasons I applied to Duke. I participated in a similar program in high school …

1. I am aware that suffering and the resulting struggle build whole nations, historical connections, unbreakable bonds. I imagine the …

People are complex. Everyone is as complex as you. You know those fun times where you have weird thoughts that …

We are all made of stories. Here, with an ocean and a continent between me and home, stories are what …

“You don’t know anything about your own people.” My mind is blank. What just happened? One hour before this exchange …

For the first half of our first week at the Women’s Legal Centre, we dealt with such abstract and sweeping …

1. When you were six years old your mother let you wear perfume for the first time. You were elated, …

The rains pounded on the windows and the wind shook the doors all night. The storm was one of biblical …