I hold great respect for people who carry intentionality into the minor things. Like,saying they’ll call back even when it’s unimportant and actually doing it. There is a certain maturity in that kind of reliability that is just so refreshing to witness.
She was a 25 year old lawyer in Ayacucho, Peru when her boyfriend attacked her in a hotel in July 2015. The security cameras captured everything. Him chasing her. Dragging her by the hair. Her screaming for help while hotel staff tried to intervene. The court watched the footage.
Then sentenced him to one year suspended for minor injuries. The more serious charges - dropped. She refused to accept it. She went public. Put her name and her face to everything. Took the fight to the media, to the courts, to the streets. On August 13 2016 half a million Peruvians marched through Lima. The largest demonstration in the history of Peru. Led by her.
The appeals court threw out the original verdict. He was retried. Convicted of attempted f3micide. Sentenced to 11 years in prison. She went on to become a member of Congress. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Her name is Arlette Contreras. And she was just getting started.
Incase you are wondering why we are having Kenkey for the needy well here you are.
We are trying to change the learning area of these children.
Every Kenkey you eat on 8th August, will go a long way to help us continue this project.
8th August,2026
Kindly RT.
Enough time has passed, we have blamed the wife that didn’t give husband lunch and we have blamed the husband who couldn’t create boundaries, but sis to sis, why are you taking lunch for someone’s husband? As in, you wake up very early to cook for man that isn’t yours????
The only time you’re truly in control when it comes to substance abuse is your decision to not start at all. Once you start & you’re addicted, you’re not in control anymore. Addiction isn’t just failure of will power, these drugs are affecting certain pathways you have no idea about.