Tuesday, December 11, 2012

One of things I read when I feel down

Sometimes, I honestly want to quit.. and live a simple life.. But I know my mother did not give birth to a simple child.. She gave birth to a person who speaks out for others and who definitely does not and will not allow naysayers to wear her down.. 
I wrote this when I needed to fill out the page for the new MNIA website and it has become my strength, alongside the grace of God and his mercy.. 

I try to inspire myself with my words and I try to live by them too..

Enjoy

Ever since I was a little girl, I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world. I wanted to create an establishment that wi
ll uplift and empower women. Coming from a family with a very strong educational background, I saw the relevance of education and the role it played in improving the lives of many women around me. I also witnessed firsthand a decision made by my extended family to send only the males to school since there were not enough funds in the family to send both genders. I was appalled at the decision and vowed to work to change this type of reasoning.

Creating MNIA has given me a clearer picture on how I want to bring education and globalization with women. My goal is to promote mentorships, and create a society that empowers women. My dream is also to assist individuals through life’s challenges and continue to place emphasis on getting a solid education. I have been asked several times why I chose to take on the promotion of education as a cause. The answer is very easy. Education is the core of a society. It is the key to the success of any nation. Educating a woman empowers a society.

Today, I can successfully say I have mentored over 100 girls who have gone on to become high achievers in the society that they live in. A good percentage of them have opened successful businesses and continue to help promote the mission and objectives of MNIA, Inc.

MNIA provides food, clothing, and toys to homeless shelters, children’s hospitals and orphanages to support causes that help uplift and encourage individuals. As the world becomes advanced, we have to fight for women to remain in strategic positions to assist in effecting change. We continue to push for education programs and fight for justice for women in general. We need to allow women to dominate in areas that will uplift and create programs that will help better our lives. We need to protect each other and not become victims of our society.

Remember, there is strength in numbers and together we can make a difference one woman at a time.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Cancer

How many of us know what cancer really means?  How often have we seen the "Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure", or the "Stand up to Cancer," and had a moment but went on with our lives.  Well cancer is real.  In layman's terms, Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body.  The cells are also called malignant cells.  There are different types of cancer.  To read more about the different types, I found this website that explains in detail, more information about cancer.  WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CANCER

I know many of you reading this blog know at least someone that was diagnosed with cancer.  Some of us have individuals who won the battle and some of us have people who lost their lives to cancer.  Either way, we all need to rise up and be aware about the different types of cancer... I will be back tomorrow to talk more on Cancer.. Please share this with your friends..

#TrueTalk..

Night Night

ChiChi

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Cancer Awareness and why we need to break the barriers of Silence

So I am going to DC on Wednesday to see my family and to support African Women's Cancer Awareness Association.  As you know, Cancer is one of the many things in Africa that we don't speak about.  Have you not heard when someone has been diagnosed in our community, the first thing you hear is "Ah don't tell anyone."  While we all understand the shock, we need to start to open up on these kinds of things to make people aware and to be able to get the much needed help.  I have lost some of my family members to breast cancer and up until then, I never really bothered to educate myself on types of cancer, symptoms and just general information about cancer.

So this whole week, we would talk about cancer, the different types and I will take you inside AWCAA, what they do and how you can support this cause..

Much love all..

ChiChi