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,...
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...
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...
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...
Why Do Women Stay?
We often find ourselves asking, "Why do women stay in abusive relationships?" or "Why don't they leave?" These types of questions - whether it's intentional...
Do Only Women Get Abused?
Last weekend, I watched a horrifying video. In all honesty, a part of me regrets watching it and I've been battling to erase the...
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...
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...
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...