Breaking The Silence
Written by Harper Hill Global Correspondent Daniel Garba, Northern Nigeria Women Arise Nigeria is an organization under Harper Hill...
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Neelley Hicks
Aug 3, 20203 min read
Food for the Body, Mind & Spirit
By Neelley Hicks August 3, 2020 / Nashville, TN USA She put stones and water in the pot, telling her children that dinner must continue...
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Neelley Hicks
Sep 23, 20192 min read
Answering the Call for Gender Equality, Justice, and Health at Mount Kilimanjaro
By Ronny Ssemujju I was very fortunate, actually blessed, to attend Harper Hill Global’s Women Arise Conference in Arusha, Tanzania. Did...
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Neelley Hicks
Apr 19, 20194 min read
Women in Leadership Spotlight: Betty Kazadi Musau, Communication for the Good of One Another
It can be hard to imagine an environment where information is not easily accessible by the entire population. In some places, individuals...
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Neelley Hicks
Dec 31, 20182 min read
2018 At a Glance
The voices of women proclaiming their value were amplified throughout a country and the world. Communicating for Equality Neelley and...
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Neelley Hicks
Oct 3, 20183 min read
Bibiche’s Story
Bibiche and I met about a year ago, during the “Women Arise from Stigma” workshop at the United Methodist Episcopal offices in Kindu,...
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Neelley Hicks
Oct 3, 20182 min read
A Future of Hope
Machozi (meaning “tears”) came to the Mama Lynn Center at only 14 years old – an orphan and one of the youngest victims to show up at the...
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Neelley Hicks
Aug 20, 20181 min read
Join Us On The Journey!
Harper Hill Global Executive Director Neelley Hicks will join women across faith, tribal, and geographic lines for September “Women Arise...
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Neelley Hicks
Aug 6, 20182 min read
“Giving Hope to the Hopeless”: The Mama Lynn Center for Congolese Women
Written by Quinn Needham, Neelley Hicks, ed. Special thanks to Lynn McAlilly, Bishop Gabriel Yemba and Judith Osongo. Turning a Dream...
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Neelley Hicks
Aug 6, 20183 min read
Northern Nigeria: Rape, Stigma, and the Unfolding Story
Written by Irmiya Jenis Manni and Victor Babbage; edited by Quinn Needham. A Call to Action IN NORTHERN NIGERIA, the scars from the Boko...
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Neelley Hicks
May 15, 20183 min read
Overcoming A Societal Cancer
Correspondent Irmiya Jenis Manni reports on the United Methodist Women of Northern Nigeria’s Women Arise campaign. Societal Rejection...
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Neelley Hicks
Apr 30, 20182 min read
Beni Women Arise & Call for Peace
A day does not pass in East Congo without a woman being raped. A Call for Justice On April 27, 2018, thousands of women marched in Beni,...
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Neelley Hicks
Apr 10, 20182 min read
Arise: A Message for All
New Hope During these past few weeks, it seems like everything in Nashville is just beginning to bloom. White blossoms adorn the Bradford...
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Neelley Hicks
Jan 3, 20183 min read
A Display of Hope for East Congo Survivors of Sexual Violence
By Judith Osongo Yanga: Director of Communication, East Congo United Methodist Church The Problem of Rape and Stigma The eastern area of...
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Neelley Hicks
Aug 29, 20172 min read
Truths and Fallacies
Several friends contacted me yesterday to share NPR’s story, “Attempts To Address Rape In Congo Produced Unintended Consequences.” I’ve...
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Neelley Hicks
Aug 24, 20172 min read
Join Me in Changing the World through Communications
The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet. – Frederick Buechner Over the past two...
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Neelley Hicks
Aug 14, 20172 min read
Sticks and stones can break…
Stigmatization of rape victims happens the world over. Survivors face harmful words of those who want to lay blame at their feet. But in...
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Neelley Hicks
Aug 8, 20171 min read
“This is our story.” – Georgette
Each story was unique, yet similar, in the horrors shared and the heartbreak that followed. Georgette still doesn’t know if her then-15-...
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