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Everyday Shero: [VIDEO] Interview w/ Kuchengetana Trust Founder Samantha Murozoki
For the past 535 days, Kuchengetana Trust Founder Samantha Murozoki and her team of volunteers have been cooking over 1,000 meals per day for people in need in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe. Every single day, the team works tirelessly from 4 a.m. to late into the night.
TWSC Series: Footprints of a Survivor - It was Rape, Actually
Today’s topic is one that is difficult to wrap one’s head around but is sadly happening every single day. Sexual assault is often perceived as a straight issue: men raping women. Woman-to-woman rape and sexual assault globally remains unaddressed. How does a woman rape another woman? Or simply put, how does a woman rape?
Everyday Sheros: Survivors' Network Founder Awah Francisca Mbuli [Video]
In 2015, Awah Francisca Mbuli was trafficked to Kuwait. After months of domestic servitude and various abuses, she managed to escape and eventually returned to Cameroon. She shared her story with us in 2018 which you can read here.
TWSC Series: Footprints of a Survivor -Grieving Over a Lost Childhood
In my pictorial archives, there are two pictures that remind me of a time I would rather forget. Each time I look at them, I just want to reach out and wrap my arms around that little girl and tell her everything will be alright. I grieve for the little girl I see in the photos. I go back to that time and shiver.
Meet TWSC Editor Rumbidzai Musvosvi!
The month of August is Contributor Appreciation Month here at TWSC! So throughout the month, you'll be getting to know the special women who make all our content possible. First up is our editor Rumbidzai Musvosvi!
TWSC Series: Broken but Beautiful - Grief
As survivors of child sexual abuse and assault, we have a lot to grieve for. We grieve the violation, loss of power, loss of relationships, loss of trust, sense of peace, dreams for the relationship, investments in the lost relationships, lost love. We grieve who we were before the offense, opportunity lost while healing, our control, boundaries violated, mental illness, time,
TWSC Series: Footprints of a Survivor - The Danger of Unresolved Trauma
If you have experienced what I have been through, you find that it’s so easy to lose yourself. It’s easy to get lost in the sea of life. It’s easy to just become a piece of debris floating aimlessly along life. In that kind of state, one can find themselves attracting more abuse and pain. For example, because of my childhood sexual violation, I had rampant sexual experiences in
TWSC Series: Broken but Beautiful - Why I Didn't Tell
When I first opened up to my parent about my story of childhood sexual abuse, my enraged parent asked, “Why didn’t you tell me?” And the inner child replied in my heart, “That’s exactly why I didn’t tell.”Many times, when a survivor tells of the abuse they experienced, people ask, ‘Why didn’t you report immediately? Why are you bringing it up after all these years? Why don’t yo
TWSC Series: Broken but Beautiful - Dear Sex Offender
Are you alive or dead? I choose to imagine that you are alive because that’s what I feel on most days. I gave up on hoping that one day you’ll come to apologize for robbing me of my sexual innocence, dignity, peace, trust, hope, pure imagination, and sense of safety. I lived believing that my well-being was pegged on your apology, but no, it’s not. I craved your apology daily t
TWSC Series: Broken but Beautiful - Making Peace With God
Where is God when we are violated sexually? Where is He when children are abused sexually? Where was He when I was molested? These were questions I asked myself for a long time, but I never got answered. When people would attempt to answer me, I would end up resenting them, and I would withdraw from God even more.
TWSC Series: Footprints of a Survivor - It Was Never About Me
Many of my childhood memories are painful reminders of what I have had to endure. As others would lovingly reminisce on their blissful childhoods, I would often be stuck between a rock and a hard place about whether to lie and recount sunshine and ice cream or tell the truth.
TWSC Series: Broken but Beautiful - No, You Are Not Alone
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” - Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV)