Emotional
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
Treated bad because of my background
My name is Precious . I am 35 years old. In 1999 I started dating and I was clueless about dating, I was 18 years and I fell pregnant by […]
Living beyond HIV
My name is Racheal , and I am a widow. I had two children and they have both passed on, the first was 24 years when he passed, on the […]
My life, my journey. My tears, my strength. Life is exciting yet so cruel.
My name is Mrosa*. I was raised by a single mother together with my four brothers and a sister. My mother had to work hard for us and far away […]
November 1, 2019
Themes:
Economic violence
| Entrepreneurship
| Gender based violence
Programs:
Gender & Governance
Is emotional abuse not abuse
My Name is Kedibone* I got married to my husband in 1995 and in 1997 we had our first child this is when he started to abuse me. He was […]
November 1, 2019
Themes:
Economic violence
| Emotional violence
Programs:
Gender & Governance
| Gender justice and local government summit
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
That is the life I am leaving.
My name is Cecilia, I am the fourth child in a family of five. I had my child when I was 17 years. I started dating at a very young […]
November 1, 2019
Themes:
Economic violence
| Gender based violence
Programs:
Gender Justice
| Gender justice and local government summit
| The Gender Based Violence Indicators Project
I have been through it all.
My name is Mosima* I fell in love with a man hoping he is the one I will spend the rest of my life with. We have three beautiful children […]
November 1, 2019
Themes:
Economic violence
| Entrepreneurship
| GBV
Programs:
Entrepreneurship
| Gender & Governance
| Gender Justice
| Gender justice and local government summit
| Gender Violence
Zimbabwe: The effects of child headed family destroyed my life
My name is Beatrice* I was left as an orphan at the age of eleven. My twin sister and I were the eldest and had to look after our three […]
Business brings my family back together!
It was 7 January 2014 when my husband got a car accident in his work place and passed on. We had three children with him, one being a girl and […]
July 12, 2019
Themes:
Business
| GBV
| Gender equality
| Local Government
Programs:
Gender & Governance
South Africa: God fearing parents
I am the eldest of three children that were raised by a God-fearing single parent. My entire childhood I felt that I was both coming and going.
Connect with us
