Hug Me

Falling (A Pilgrim's Plea)

Award-winning tribute poem for every girl-child, written by Nigerian-Canadian poet, Juliet Kego Ume-Onyido. It was written in the wake of the 200+ girls kidnapped in Northern Nigeria by terrorist group Boko Haram. 

It honours the different stories of girls, across multiple continents, who face challenges such as access to education, rape and abuse, child marriage, sex trafficking and human labour,  female genital mutilation (FGM) etc.

The poem has been performed by the poet at different fora globally, to create awareness  and raise funds for programs that enhance the overall well-being of women and girls, especially in underserved communities (particularly, in her beloved homeland, Nigeria). 

In 2015, a Private Foundation commissioned a project to fund the translation of the poem into several languages and a social media campaign to engage girls in different countries to record recitals and performances of the poem. (This campaign is scheduled to be unveiled at the International Day of the Girl-Child, 2016).

For more information on public or private recitals or fundraising events and how to create awareness campaigns using the poem, contact the poet at: julietkego@gmail.com

Today, I Will Not Bow

Hide and Seek

A Weeping Rose

The Bad Roads in Imo State & other Governance Matters

Reflections by JulietKego - WHAT IF, JUST WHAT IF?

My Revolution Begins in This Body Written by Eve Ensler (From her award-winning Play -Vagina Monologues)

EXPLOSION!

ZEENAT

Juliet ‘Kego Ume-Onyido is an international Speaker, Poet-Storyteller, Master-Certified Leadership Coach, Trainer  and Consultant. 

She is the author of upcoming books “UN-Locking Your HeART of Leadership” and ‘Today, I will not bow”. Her portfolio of poems has been featured across different media platforms and performed live in Canada, USA and in several Africa countries.

Nicknamed a ‘reminderist’, and a self-described life-connoisseur, her message is simply: “To use the power of written-spoken-sung WORDS to connect, heal, empower and transform our inner and outer worlds!” 

Juliet was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria; she immigrated to Canada over a decade ago. And currently splits her time between both her birth and adopted homelands. 

In 2010, together with a friend, she co-founded the 'Whole Woman Network', a social enterprise providing Coaching, Training and Consulting services on transformational leadership and empowerment for WoMen of African descent, both at home and in the diaspora.

Her other interests include: Traveling, Fund-Raising for Causes that enhance the overall well-being of women and families, Belly Dancing, Volunteering, Promoting Quality Education for the Girl-Child, Coaching, Training & Mentoring, Angel Investing, Writing, Karaoke, Exploring World Music-Cinema-Literature-Cultures....  
