Celebrating women and girls

 

                                              women during the international Women's Day commemorations this year 

Women and girls with epilepsy should strive to light their flame and start to celebrate themselves. Information is power as such by equipping women with epilepsy with the much needed information and skills are key for their development. Generally, women and girls with epilepsy have to grapple with so much including stigma and discrimination. 

In order to ensure women with epilepsy are not left out in most communities, programmes specifically targeting women and girls have been put in place  particularly ensuring they have the knowledge and information they can use for their disposal. 

The South African National Epilepsy League has been spreading the word around that women with epilepsy not limit their challenges but challenge their limits. Though this is not a walk in the park decision to arrive at taking into account the myriad of challenges women and girls face in general worse still having a condition that is marred with misconceptions. 

women dancing during the International Day of epilepsy this year. 

However, it is time for women and girls to be proactive, clear the desk and set new goals, no matter how big or small, women and girls should work at achieving them to further personal growth, gratification and strength. "Whether your personal goal is to become a professional, a waiter, a tradesman, starting a community garden, doing something extreme, or whatever makes you happy, remember to remain focused on what you set your mind on never give up on your Dreams, have Faith and Believe in yourself. ,"  reads a statement from SANEL.  

Thus women and girls with epilepsy should bear in mind that they should not let situations define them but pave way for their path, only the sky is the limit and the only way is up. As the world commemorates women's day, women and girls should not wait to be included. As the famous saying, that power is not given but rather its taken. Therefore, embracing themselves first, being part of the change they want to see marks the journey for empowerment.