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single mother

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I am writing this in support of all the women who are going through this situation with me. I had approached Francesca a few months ago regards this situation. It took me a long time to manage to have a definite file with all my expenses as a single mother, so the file I am presenting is 100% correct. I will start with how I ended up a single mother. Well, my ex is a crack head. He is a rich man, owns millions in properties and is a prominent business man. My ex had manipulated the police into calling me and scare me intoRead More…

identity malta family unification

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Agnes Mudembo is no ordinary woman. A mother of three currently following a Bachelors’ Degree in Nursing on Full Time basis at the University of Malta at 42 years old is already something admirable. As a nursing student myself, I’ve met Agnes online during lectures for the past couple of months and I can say that she is a respectful, caring and dedicated woman who is eagerly studying for a better and more satisfying career. But as an extremely empathic and sensitive woman, through her eyes I could easily feel a lot of internalised pain. So through wham we sat down and attempted to uncoverRead More…

migrant women living in malta

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“Arise, then, women of this day! Arise all women who have hearts…” In May, mothers are celebrated across the world at different dates…But did you know that Mothers’ day was originally envisioned as a day of peace, to honor and support mothers who lost men of their families to the Civil War in the USA? The title above are the first words of the Mothers’ day Proclamation for Peace, written by social justice advocate and feminist Julia Ward Howe in 1870.  When this text was brought to my attention earlier this month, its purpose – bringing women of all nationalities together to bring peace toRead More…

positive pregnancy test

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From the moment those two lines appear on your positive pregnancy test, your life changes. Apart from a mix of emotions that can be even more heightened due to those increasingly raging pregnancy hormones, suddenly you find yourself anxious about the next steps you need to take, both for your pregnancy journey as well as for your baby. We at wham thought of making it simpler for you by compiling a list of all services available to women living in Malta and Gozo who have just got a positive pregnancy test. No matter what your personal situation is, you will definitely find services you canRead More…

growing apart

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Growing apart from your partner can sometimes become inevitable, as an anonymous reader explains whilst sharing her own personal experience with us at wham – “Maybe he just doesn’t turn you on anymore…” Let me start with some background information – I was not a virgin when I got married and neither was my husband.  In fact, by that time’s standards, getting married at almost 30 was considered a bit older since the average age of marriage was usually 24 to 25 years. At that time, I considered myself quite knowledgeable about sex – it was good between us.  We were pretty uninhibited and relaxed,Read More…

Promoting Language and Literacy Development

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Communication, literacy and language skills are crucial in all aspects of life because they help initiate and maintain daily interactions. Literacy skills in particular are needed for writing and reading, and they include awareness of print and sounds of language, as well as the relationship between sounds and letters, vocabulary, understanding and spelling. This means that the development of these skills are indispensable milestones for young children, i.e. 0 – 7 years. Language development in children takes place when there is complex interaction between educators, guardians and their children. It helps if adults provide a literacy-rich environment and experiences to help with children’s literacy development.Read More…

GBS Awareness Group B Streptococcus Disease

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“I felt mesmerised looking at my newborn baby…little did I know that very soon I was going to receive the shocking news of GBS that turned our world upside down…” I am a mother and trauma survivor; this is my story. On the 3rd December 2019 at 4:05 am sharp my husband and I welcomed our beautiful baby girl. We both felt overjoyed and at the same time surreal, as our little girl arrived 4 weeks prior to her due date. Our Christmas present came earlier that year- little did we know what was in store for our family.  As our baby rested during the dayRead More…

domestic abuse

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No one is perfect, neither is a family, regardless of how ‘picture-perfect’ it seems. Conflicts and disagreements are part of any relationship: they can improve who we are and the relationships we are in. However, when taken to the extreme, these can have horrible effects on the people primarily involved, as well as those watching…usually children. This is exactly what happens in domestic abuse situations. From an outsider’s point of view, my family is perfect: my father works very hard in order to provide food on the table, my mother provides everything else for us, and my siblings and I get along quite nicely. WhileRead More…

sarah everard murder

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The name Sarah Everard travelled the whole world in less than one month, as the beautiful woman behind it disappeared in South London on the way home from her friend’s house. Days after, police confirmed that the remains of the deceased body they had found were in fact Sarah Everard. This horrible incident led to an outpouring across different types of social media from women sharing experiences of harassment and assault, as well as what they do to feel ‘safe’ while walking the streets. While reading, I too started remembering and identifying some actions that I am used to doing while I am out. Actually,Read More…

fathers and online schooling

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Following the publication of an article I wrote a few days ago named Online Schooling in Malta and its Devastating Effects on Working Mothers, certain women reacted negatively to it, stating that the effects of online schooling is not just being felt by working mothers, but by all mothers as well as fathers. And they were right. As a writer I focused on the devastating effects on women, forgetting the many fathers that are actively involved in their own children’s upbringing on all levels, including their education, and for this I apologise. One particular father reached out to me in reaction to my previous article.Read More…