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IF you go through abuse, whether it is emotional, physical or both, it is important to let your voice be heard. Do not suffer in silence \u2013 there is help out there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This message of hope is from the staff of Uitenhage Child & Family Welfare Society, who annually during Women\u2019s Month disseminate information on the empowerment of women, especially with regardto gender based violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the past we had events in the community, but owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown regulations, this time we will embark on presenting a powerful message from a survivor of gender-based violence,\u201d said Johanna Hendricks, social worker at the Uitenhage Child & Family Welfare Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHillary, who turned her life of being a victim of gender-based violence into a life of being an inspiration to others, will reveal her real life and shocking story on our social media platform.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The UD Express <\/span>interviewed Hillary, who hails from Uitenhage, asking her what the turning point in her life, from being a victim of gender-based violence to becoming a survivor of this violation of human rights was.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat day I took a knife \u2026 as I thought one of us had to die. That was the turning point in my life,\u201d said Hillary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur situation was out of control with unbearable physical and emotional abuse which I could no longer tolerate destroying my life.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She did not pursue her thoughts of silencing her husband, but chose to take control of her life, to regain her emotional strength and speak out against the evil of gender-based violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When did the gender-based violence and abuse start in your relationship?<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cActually on my wedding day I had an unsettling feeling, like I\u2019m not supposed to do this, but I chose to ignore my feelings. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll went well up to three weeks into married life. Then infidelity, financial abuse, emotional abuse, intellectual abuse and eventually physical abuse were my new way of life.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe emotional abuse was the worst. I was controlled like a robot. He made me totally dependent on him and let me believe that I\u2019m worthless and nothing without him. That I am because of him.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did you not leave him at that stage?<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt the time I could not imagine my life without him. I thought I loved him and I\u2019d never find anyone else to love me again.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEventually I did leave him, but then felt so confused and lost that I went back. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe abuse then was ten times worse.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was so hard. I thought I was going to die. I\u2019ve attempted suicide twice, was depressed, anxious and at the lowest point of my life.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a survivor, looking back on your life, how do you feel about what happened to you?<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll that happened to shape me for who I am today. If ever I see that person again, I want to thank him for creating this independent and confident person I now am. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have forgiven him. I am freed from depression, stress and sickness. The cherry on top is, I have been given a second chance at love. This time around I\u2019m being treated like a queen, the treatment every woman deserves.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hear the full story<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To hear Hillary\u2019s full and inspiring story on how she escaped a life of hell with gender-based violence, visit the Uitenhage Child & Family Welfare Society\u2019s Facebook page on Thursday, August 27. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pre-recorded interview will then be broadcast on the society\u2019s social media platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gender-based violence \u2013 a second pandemic in SA<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

V <\/span>President Cyril Ramaphosa said that gender-based violence in South Africa should be considered as a second pandemic in the country \u2013 as serious as the coronavirus. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

V <\/span>Gender-based violence has been described by the World Health Organisation as a global public health problem of epidemic proportions and a fundamental violation of human rights. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • For more information about Hillary\u2019s story presented by the Uitenhage Child & Family Welfare Society, call Johanna Hendricks at 041 992 1486.\u00a0<\/li>
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