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Welcome to Say It Forward, where every woman & girl is encouraged to share her remarkably unique story of overcoming the fears, personal beliefs, or circumstances that have held her back in any way. We are grateful to the women & girls who have already shared their stories and invite you to read them. We hope you will be willing to share a story that highlights a breakthrough you have had in your journey to realizing how truly amazing you are.
Latest Stories
The three stories most recently posted...
The Wander Lady with her Wander Baby!
Well “9 locations – 5 flights – about 20 days travel with my little 5 months old baby” so that I could be the WANDER WOMAN I wanted to be!...
ContinueOvercoming Fear and Personal Beliefs
Life can be very hard and full of ups and downs when you feel like you don’t fit in anywhere or when you face challenges. Lately, I’ve been gone and...
ContinueAn unwanted person
Hi!……I am kind of a girl who always likes to daydream.Since my childhood I always used to get left out everytime whether it’s in my home or friend circle idk...
ContinueSampler of Stories
A rotating collection of past stories…
I believe in myself
I’ve reached a point in my life where I’m going through major changes again. One thing I’ve learned about myself is that I’ve never been good with change, even if...
ContinueFinding Strength in Loss: A Journey of Grief and Growth
Losing someone you love unexpectedly changes everything. It’s like the ground beneath you shifts, and suddenly, life feels completely different. For me, this journey started on February 17, 2022, when...
ContinueI survived 3 years of postpartum hell
My husband and I fell in love with our little girl from the moment we first saw her. The first few months flew by and I gave very little thought...
ContinueClaiming Your Power
Building Support and Trust Through Volunteering
When I was 15 years old, I joined Youth for Youth, a Romanian non-governmental organization working on youth sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). I became a volunteer and...
ContinueWhen Weakness Becomes Strength
I had always been a quiet child, enjoying nature, keeping to myself – and being overlooked by others. Many times the feeling of being different from others overcame me, in...
ContinueThis is to move on in my life
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape, other forms of violence and abuse, and self-harm. It has been almost 13 years...
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Stories submitted by women under 30…
The Voice of a Survivor
During the three decades I have lived as a woman, I have experienced, felt, and witnessed many discriminatory practices, especially harmful traditional practices such as female genital mutilation and child/forced...
ContinueHer Only option
She stood there in their family cattle kraal looking closely at the seemingly dry manure piled on a dirty plastic. She searched through the waste, looking for that “perfect” dry...
ContinueI value my determination and my resilience
It all started back in 2016, harmlessly swiping on Tinder the social dating app, when I swiped right to someone who I could see had tattoos which looked really appealing...
ContinueFootage: Elevating Voices
Obstetric Violence
I realized that I really didn’t know my body until this situation. I felt that wasn’t right, and it was violence in a sense. I knew that many women have...
ContinueHE WAS IN MY NIGHTMARES
Again and again I went through that pain. I lost my sense of trust in people. I was absolutely afraid to go out in the evenings. And I began to...
Continue“BUT WITHOUT HIM, YOU’RE NOT ALONE”
When I got married I had no parents, no mother… I loved him, I trusted him, and I put my life in his hands… Then several problems started. I saw...
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