I am not only a woman, I am a human

Women are celebrated everyday but during the month of August women are publicly and officially celebrated in South Africa. The 9th of August is women’s day. For this year, let us celebrate this day differently. “Of course I am a woman but I am also a human”

Millions of people are suffering from depression which is still undermine in the world generally and more particularly in Africa. I had so little knowledge on depression, why it happen? how it happen? how to help a friend who are depressed? how to know someone is depressed? No one has ever explained to me what is depression. I used to be so clueless.

I have been reading a lot and come to understand that depression is feelings of severe despondency and dejection. People suffering from depression in most of the case end up committing suicide. Depression is real, people suffering from depression need…