Rape – Survivor Voices

We were like sisters until he came in

I was in the foster system for a long time before I met Sarah*. Just like me, she had nobody and our foster parents were good to… Read more “We were like sisters until he came in”

I’ve recently been on Tiktok and as much as it’s a world of silly dances, cute videos of people wearing their best outfits, and many showing off… Read more “Survivors are not responsible for their rapists’ actions”

I bit down on my fingers to withstand the pain. I felt like I was falling down a never ending slope – like I was losing grip of reality.

She did not believe me and told me that if I tell anyone that childcare will take me away. I kept silent for years.

I was a mere five years old when my stepfather first came into my room in the dead of night. He whispered my name and when I… Read more “He raped me for seven years and blamed me”

A rape survivors’ support service has been developed by Health-e News. It is a USSD service and online map that provides a directory of all Thuthuzela Care… Read more “Support service developed to aid sexual assault survivors”

One day in April 1997, a demon that had been chasing me finally caught up. It wasn’t shadowed and cloaked. Instead, it was open, smiling, and full… Read more “The demons of rape just never go away, do they?”

I hate it when people call me “brave” for surviving being raped. It’s been seven years since he took me to his dorm and after my saying… Read more “‘I am not a better person as a result of having been raped’”