Genderbasedviolence Stories

Not all fairy tales have a happy ending, and not all smiles reflect joy. Uchungu is the epitome of beauty,a rare goddess who graces the earth with an enchanting smile. B...

A young Nigerian woman narrates her experience with gender-based violence and how she was murdered by her husband

A story about love, heartbreak and sacrifice

A young nurse writes diary entries about how she finds herself in love with a man that isn't all as rosey as he seems. Politics, Healthcare and Corruption are the issue...

a woman abused by her psychopathic husband tries to fit in with people using fake smiles and laughter but one night being a close call to the doors of death led to an u...

Life is full of ups and downs... Some people are meant to be in your life to love you, some to hate you, some to admire you, some to detest you, some to adore you, some...

Nina, a varsity freshman has to tackle her indiscernible, recurring dreams whilst fighting to get justice for a night of intoxication and violation. Whilst trying to fi...

In a country filled with sorrow. Highest rape rates. Femicide. Can love be found. Siviwe is a high school student. Goes to an all girls private school. Brent is a high s...

#bornperfect Like I stated on my previous status, I had such a bad experience last evening consernig a lady friend of mine, She claimed her boy friend beat her for nor r...

A short story about an abusive man who is a tissue-maker has his significant other as his biggest customer as a result of his abusive manner.

If you wear them, you'll understand. Also a good metaphor for domestic violence. Thanks to Andisheh A for the use of the image from Unsplash linked below: https://unspla...

Do you know what it's like to lose control? To spend every single day being pushed to the ground. Losing all hope of getting back up. Feeling broken and different. Feeli...

Gender-based violence impacts every person negatively, mostly women and a day never passes by without having a women who has been murdered by her partner or a child who...

"nobody was meant to be free, in a world of lies" Adrian Dawson is an eighteen year old girl with a psychopathic father and a mother she hasn't seen in twelve...

This is a narrative about a young woman called Khethiwe Ndlovu, from a small village in South Africa. One night, a man tries to rape her but is saved by a man in gleamin...

A poem about a man who burns his lover to death

A beautiful woman who had been through a traumatic experience. Living under pain and fear under your own roof is not pleasant. But then she places fear aside when she f...

She thought she knew him. She thought she had him all figured out but boy she was wrong. He's not what she thought he was, and he'll never be. A sweet talker that's wha...

A collection of poems

A poem to empower women to speak up against physical, psychological , and sexual violence.