HIV/STI
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
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 […]
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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