I want to leave but where do I go?
People who have suffered abuse often live in a constant, paralyzing fear, and because of the bond established between them and the person who's...
Is there hope after abuse?
Well, for the past few days here at 1Africa we’ve been tackling the issue of violence as one of the major issues affecting humanity...
How Do I Protect My Children?
Sometimes parents, especially mothers, feel a sense of helplessness and don’t know if they can protect their kids from harm. What can parents do...
Do you see?
He might well be a “good man” in many ways. He might be your good friend or brother. Your dedicated work colleague. A...
Where did all the good men go?
A recent book by Guy Garcia, emotively titled The Decline Of Men states 'At the dawn of the 21st century, men are not just the...
Who Do I Talk To?
The fact that so many women and their children are abused are beyond shocking. The more statistics I gobble up, the worse everything seems,...
Why Lie About It?
There's a well-known kids' story from Aesop's Fables. It's called The Boy Who Cried Wolf and it has been used through the ages as...
How Did We Get In This Mess?
The abuse of women and children is an extremely serious matter and one which deserves attention.
We've been taking you through this year's commemoration of...
Can The Abuser Change?
Very often, we focus on survivors of violence and abuse. However, no one ever thinks of what happens to the perpetrators except for the fact...
Is It My Fault?
What did I do to deserve this? How could it have been avoided? Is it my fault? Questions like these are all too familiar...