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I Stories
Over the years GL has demonstrated a commitment to gender justice and equality by efforts to create opportunities and provide spaces for survivors of all forms of gender violence to speak out, participate in various conversations and document their experiences through I-Stories.
My power taken away
I was married for 18 years. My first child was born in 1991 and the second one in 1995. I stayed with my in-laws from 1988 until 1998. I was […]
November 4, 2019
Themes:
Economic violence
| Emotional violence
| Gender based violence
Programs:
Gender & Governance
I continue to live in fear
My name is Nomsa. I stay Ga-Mashashane, Mohlonong. I was married in the Mabotja family from 2007. Things were fine between me and my husband until 2013. In 2013 he […]
November 1, 2019
Themes:
Economic violence
| Gender based violence
Programs:
Gender & Governance
| Gender justice and local government summit
In laws from hell
My name is Sarah* I was married at the age of 27 but I entered with Satan in my marriage. My sisters in law abused me and that lead my […]
November 1, 2019
Themes:
Economic violence
| Gender based violence
Programs:
Economic Justice
| Entrepreneurship
| Gender justice and local government summit
| Gender Violence
South Africa: Raped by my own boyfriend
*Trigger warning: Violence*
I once had a good loving family, a mother, step dad and a grandfather. I never knew my real father, I never had a father figure till I was 13 that when I was introduced to my step dad and his family. This family camp in 2010 when my mom and step dad got married, I then moved in with them because I had a baby and my aunt and uncle kicked me out so they took me in. We were a happy small family, and then I met my boyfriend Phaphani, who was older than me.
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