Culture Archives | Urunji Child-Care Trust http://urunjichildcare.org/tag/culture/ Helping orphans and families in Malawi Mon, 21 Apr 2025 08:55:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Real-world parenting that builds leadership from the ground up http://urunjichildcare.org/real-world-parenting/ http://urunjichildcare.org/real-world-parenting/#respond Mon, 21 Apr 2025 08:23:58 +0000 https://urunjichildcare.org/?p=8084 Leadership isn’t a trait kids simply grow into. It’s a series of moments—small and large—that stack over time, shaped by the people around them.

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]]> http://urunjichildcare.org/real-world-parenting/feed/ 0 We are recruiting a new board: Will you join us? http://urunjichildcare.org/board-vacancy/ http://urunjichildcare.org/board-vacancy/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2024 08:17:33 +0000 https://www.urunjichildcare.org/?p=1123 Business it will frequently occur that pleasures have to be repudiated and annoyances accepted. The wise man therefore always holds.

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]]> http://urunjichildcare.org/board-vacancy/feed/ 2 International Languages Study: An Asset to One’s Future Career http://urunjichildcare.org/international-languages/ http://urunjichildcare.org/international-languages/#respond Sat, 14 May 2016 08:08:30 +0000 https://urunjichildcare.org/?p=4156 Learning international languages is not only for career purposes but also for easy communication in case of travelling abroad on business trips, vacations, study, among others.

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]]> http://urunjichildcare.org/international-languages/feed/ 0 Black History Month: Problem or Perspective? http://urunjichildcare.org/black-history-month-problem-or-perspective/ http://urunjichildcare.org/black-history-month-problem-or-perspective/#respond Fri, 19 Feb 2016 01:26:48 +0000 https://urunjichildcare.org/?p=2135 Should we have a Black History Month? A contentious topic, indeed, however I am often baffled by the reasoning that so often supports the arguments opposed to Black History Month.

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]]> http://urunjichildcare.org/black-history-month-problem-or-perspective/feed/ 0 Book review: The Four Agreements http://urunjichildcare.org/book-review-the-four-agreements/ http://urunjichildcare.org/book-review-the-four-agreements/#respond Mon, 07 Dec 2015 19:05:41 +0000 https://urunjichildcare.org/?p=2118 Throughout our lives we make a multitude of agreements with ourselves for better or for worse. A book I read this past summer summarized this idea effectively and provided four agreements that, if followed, can help facilitate self acceptance and a more positive outlook on difficult situations. The book is entitled “The Four Agreements” by […]

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]]> http://urunjichildcare.org/book-review-the-four-agreements/feed/ 0 Why Indian Women Still Avoid Divorce http://urunjichildcare.org/why-indian-women-still-avoid-divorce/ http://urunjichildcare.org/why-indian-women-still-avoid-divorce/#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2015 20:02:35 +0000 https://urunjichildcare.org/?p=2130 The myth that “marriages are made in heaven” still has a powerful impact on Indians, especially the women folk. India is among the few countries that practice arranged marriage in the world often by parents, of course nowadays with the consent of their children. The Indian youth still have faith in their parents and therefore […]

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]]> http://urunjichildcare.org/why-indian-women-still-avoid-divorce/feed/ 0 The Myth Behind the Half Clad Women of Bonda Tribe http://urunjichildcare.org/half-clad-women-of-bonda-tribe/ http://urunjichildcare.org/half-clad-women-of-bonda-tribe/#respond Thu, 27 Aug 2015 09:19:53 +0000 https://urunjichildcare.org/?p=3820 It is the modern ‘Bonda women’ that has challenged this cursed and wiped it out. Today they wear clothes and deck themselves with jewellery from the head that has black hair to the anklet that decks their feet.

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]]> http://urunjichildcare.org/half-clad-women-of-bonda-tribe/feed/ 0 Mentoring Young Women in the Modern World http://urunjichildcare.org/mentoring-young-women-in-the-modern-world/ http://urunjichildcare.org/mentoring-young-women-in-the-modern-world/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2015 13:55:50 +0000 https://urunjichildcare.org/?p=3804 The mentoring process can begin at any point in the life of the mentee but the best time to start is during a girl’s pre-teen years, from around nine years of age.

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