Her Stories. A news magazine of the Daughters of Sheba Foundation.
Her Stories – are from, of and about women around our world.
Join us every Sunday at 8:00 p.m. (EST) on Facebook to watch it live or you can catch the replay here.
Come, listen to and hear the stories taken from the headlines about our daughters, sisters, mothers, and nieces – extraordinary women doing small and large things. Women helping women. Women lifting women.
We hope to see you this and every week.
Her Stories – Season 2 Finale (November 26, 2023)
The body of the young woman, 18-year-old Jeannah Danys Dinabongho Ibouanga, was found in March of this year (2023) in a river near a railway line, not far from the University of Karabük where she was studying mechanical engineering, the Turkish media reported. Her story is one of ambition, opportunity and her demise in a place far from home where #racism is rampant. every aspect of their lives.
Her Stories – Season 2 Episode 11 (November 18, 2023)
This week, let’s journey to a faraway land – one with some extraordinary women, who decided they had enough and did something about it. They epitomise the meaning of unity that women everywhere could pattern.
Her Stories – Season 2 Episode 10 (November 11, 2023)
This week, our attention is on ending relationships with one’s life. Earlier this week, on another programme of the Daughters of Sheba Foundation, we featured a live recording by a Jamaican-American male vlogger, #JamaicanCarlos, who spoke eloquently on the issue of violence leading to death in relationships.
Since the start of 2023, not only in Jamaica but in the USA and Canada as well, many women lost their lives due to intimate partner violence. #Femicide.
Her Stories – Season 2 Episode 9 (November 4, 2023)
Hello and welcome to another episode of #HerStories. This week, we focus on #relationships. Women, searching for a companion, often go to great lengths only to find themselves trapped.
In this episode, we share one woman’s story and warn everyone of the danger signs of #onlinedating.
Her Stories – Season 2 Episode 8 (October 28, 2023)
Hey there! Get ready for an exciting episode of #HerStories! As we wrap up #WomensHistoryMonth in Canada, we’re bringing you a gripping tale about a woman who has been unjustly forgotten by history.
Her name was Sarah Baartman, a courageous black #SouthAfrican woman who was taken to #Europe and thrust into a #freakshow. Don’t miss out on this captivating story!
We’re all about #womenliftingwomen and we believe in being transparent and vulnerable to help others. We’re here to showcase the extraordinary women in our lives – our daughters, sisters, mothers, and nieces – who are doing amazing things, both big and small. Join us on this journey of women helping women and women lifting women by hitting that #like and #followus button!
Her Stories – Season 2 Episode 7 (October 21, 2023)
In this episode of Her Stories, we introduce you to Roxy, a #streetfood vendor in #Edmonton. We hope her story will inspire you to get out and do your thing.
Watch!
Her Stories – Season 2 Episode 6 (October 14, 2023)
In this episode of Her Stories, we touch on a topic that not many women will speak of publicly. Why would they? To have this indecency done to you by women is horrific enough. To endure the assault by many – is unimaginable and unthinkable, therefore unspeakable.
Watch!
Women lifting women. ***We do not claim ownership of any part of any video clips used. Full ownership remains with the rightful owner and is used here under the Fair Use Act for educational purposes only.***
Her Stories – Season 2 Episode 5 (September 23, 2023)
This week, rather than a story we would like to pose a question as we increasingly see pointers that suggest a possible answer. We will share the perspective of a few persons on the matter. The question is, “Is #SocialMedia A #Cult?”
***We do not claim ownership of any part of any video clips used. Full ownership remains with the rightful owner and is used here under the Fair Use Act for educational purposes only.***
Her Stories – Season 2 Episode 4 (September 16, 2023)
Her Stories – Season 2 Episode 3 (September 9, 2023)
Revamped and refocused – Her Stories is a feature of the #DaughtersOfShebaFoundation! #HerStories – stories of and about women in #Jamaica, #Canada and around our world.
In recent weeks, we have heard updates from and about popular, #Jamaican #dancehall artist #Spice about her own story and in today’s Her Stories Season 2 Episode 3, we highlight that of a woman whose #cosmeticsurgery went wrong! Strella of Light Her Project shares her journey with #electivesurgery and what she thought she knew before going into it.
We are #womenliftingwomen and believe in transparency and being vulnerable to others to help them understand that they are not alone. Come, watch and learn the stories from the headlines about our daughters, sisters, mothers, and nieces – extraordinary women doing small and large things. Women helping women.
Women lifting women. ***We do not claim ownership of any part of any video clips used. Full ownership remains with the rightful owner and is used here under the Fair Use Act for educational purposes only.***
Her Stories – Season 2 Episode 2 (September 2, 2023)
Season 2 of Her Stories is here! Revamped and refocused – Her Stories is a feature of the #DaughtersOfShebaFoundation! #HerStories – stories of and about women in #Jamaica, #Canada and around our world.
Today’s Her Stories Season 2 Episode 2 highlights an African woman’s story about being repeatedly #sexuallyassaulted and the responses of the women in her community. Last week, we featured #QueenIfrica, a #Jamaican woman’s story that has opened the floodgate in that country – women and girls are coming forward after this popular musician shared hers. We are #womenliftingwomen and believe in transparency and being vulnerable to others to help them understand that they are not alone.
Come, watch and learn the stories from the headlines about our daughters, sisters, mothers, and nieces – extraordinary women doing small and large things. Women helping women. Women lifting women.
***We do not claim ownership of any part of any video clips used. Full ownership remains with the rightful owner and is used here under the Fair Use Act for educational purposes only.***
Her Stories – Season 2 Episode 1 (August 26, 2023)
Her Stories is back! Revamped and refocused – Her Stories is a feature of the #DaughtersOfShebaFoundation! #HerStories – stories of and about women in #Jamaica, #Canada and around our world.
Today’s Her Stories Season 2 Episode 1 highlights a Jamaican woman and musician’s story. #QueenIfrica recently told the history of what influenced her popular and controversial song to some people, “Daddy Don’t Touch Me There.”
Queen Ifrica’s view on many issues differs from ours but we are #womenliftingwomen and believe in #strengthinsuity so her experience is relevant and important to highlight. Come, watch and learn the stories from the headlines about our daughters, sisters, mothers, and nieces – extraordinary women doing small and large things. Women helping women. Women lifting women.
***We do not claim ownership of any part of any video clips used. Full ownership remains with the rightful owner and is used here under the Fair Use Act for educational purposes only.***
Her Stories – Season 1 Episode 1 (August 7, 2022)
1. Canada’s shadow pandemic: Femicide
2. 4-day week: Great Britain progress with its field trial
3. The opioid epidemic and how one woman’s family restaurant is helping people in Lexington, Kentucky recover from substance use.
Her Stories – Episode 2 (August 14, 2022)
Her Stories today are:
1. New Equality Bill in Cuba
2. Afghanistan a year after the Taliban occupation: An ongoing war on human rights
3. WIN House Edmonton – Empowering gender-based abuse victims
Her Stories – Episode 3 (August 21, 2022)
1. Four Day Work Week: First Signs of Success
2. The #advancedstyle movement celebrates and empowers stylish older women
3. Beauty & Brains: How One Texan Beauty Queen Is Helping Empower Women
Her Stories – Episode 4 (August 28, 2022)
Her Stories today are:
1. The pandemic’s impact on women and girls in Nepal and Sri Lanka
2. Could Having a Baby Be ‘Healing’ For Teen Rape Victims?
3. Second Chances in Atlanta: How One Woman Is Giving Back To Many
Her Stories – Episode 5 (September 4, 2022)
1. Houston Helps 25,000 People Exit Homelessness
2. Three Jamaican Women Making Strides With Small Business Ventures
3. Jamaican Philanthropist Quietly Serving Victims of Domestic Violence
Her Stories – Episode 6 (September 11, 2022)
This week, Her Stories highlight the plight of women from parts of our world, who are still living under the constant threat of terror – from all sides.
Her Stories today are from:
1. Afghanistan, where one woman’s ambitions to be a future lawyer changed overnight to being betrothed to a Taliban fighter
2. Ukraine: Rape by Russian soldiers – the latest example of a despicable wartime crime that spans the globe
3. Australia: Where new research shows Islamophobia continues at disturbing levels in Australia
Her Stories – Episode 6 (September 18, 2022)
This week, Her Stories are:
- Scotland bans rent increases and stops evictions
- Liz Truss: who is the UK’s new prime minister and why has she replaced Boris Johnson?
- Diane Konkin, a Canadian woman and RTT™ Therapist, helps women and others in Canada and around the world heal mental health challenges
Her Stories – Episode 7 (September 25, 2022)
This week, Her Stories highlight mothers and daughters trying to bring and nurture life and some of the challenges they face and the relief one government is providing:
1. The scourge of sexual violence in West Africa, unveiled
2. Spain strengthens rights of domestic workers—social security and minimum wage
3. What are uterus transplants? Who donates their uterus? And what are the risks?
Her Stories – Episode 8 (October 2, 2022)
This week, Her Stories highlight senior citizens and some of their issues as we just observed International Day of the Older Persons. The stories this week are:
- Hurricane Ian: Older adults have many reasons for not evacuating – here’s why it’s important to check on ageing neighbours
- One-third of Canadian seniors who rent or pay a mortgage are struggling to pay their bills
- Artificial intelligence can discriminate on the basis of race and gender, and also age
Her Stories – Episode 10 (October 9, 2022)
This week, Her Stories highlight mental health challenges and how they are or are not being addressed. The stories this week are:
- COVID has taken a greater toll on mental health among people from ethnic minorities – sadly this is no surprise
- Mental health in the UK is about to get worse – and inequality will have a lot to do with it
- Domestic abuse and mental health remain taboo subjects for many Sikhs – with deadly consequences
Her Stories – Episode 11 (October 16, 2022)
Today was observed as #WorldFoodDay and during the month of October, #BreastCancerAwareness was top of the agenda. These are two topics that #HerStories will address this week along with our featured Woman.
The stories this week are:
1. Spain is fighting food waste by holding companies accountable
2. How Breast cancer awareness campaigns often overlook those with metastatic breast cancer – here’s how they can do better
3. And, in our featured woman story, Jessie Perez is the founder and president of We Speak Color Inc. (WSC) @Live with Jessie Perez Let’s turn the pages.
Her Stories – Episode 12 (October 23, 2022)
The stories this week are:
1. EU: Sales ban on products and goods made with forced labor
2. How ‘closing the gap’ may close doors for First Nations women in a new plan to end violence
3. How women put hair to the fore in the fight for equal rights
Let’s turn the pages.
Her Stories – Episode 13 (October 30, 2022)
October is coming to a close and #HerStories this week focuses on:
- Finding community online after finding a lump: Social media and younger adults with #cancer
- Super-rich held accountable for water usage in drought-stricken Los Angeles
- @Resurrected Garvey Ministries: Stacy-Ann Garvey leading the Prison Break Movement in #Jamaica Let’s turn the pages.
Her Stories is a news magazine presented every Sunday at 8:00 p.m. EST by the #DaughtersofShebaFoundation. #Like and #followus to be alerted when it starts!
Her Stories – Episode 15 (November 13, 2022)
#HerStories this week cover #politics and how women are being impacted by elections in our world, as well as, a status check-up on First Nations women. We will look at:
1. #FirstNations women are 69 times more likely to have a head injury after being assaulted.
2. 70-plus seems the new 50 for #malepoliticians, but they’re threatening the world order
3. In the first nationwide election since Roe was overturned, voters opt to protect #abortionaccess
Let’s turn the pages. Her Stories is a news magazine presented every Sunday at 8:00 p.m. EST by the #DaughtersofShebaFoundation. #Like and #followus to be alerted when it starts!
Her Stories – Episode 16 (November 20, 2022)
This week’s #HerStories are:
1. On World Children’s Day, let’s recognize that children’s rights include #mentalhealth
2. Amazon continues to destroy new goods and returns
3. Remote #Inequality: The effects of working from home on the #worklife balance of women Let’s turn the pages.
Her Stories is a news magazine presented every Sunday at 8:00 p.m. EST by the #DaughtersofShebaFoundation. #Like and #followus to be alerted when it starts!
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