Standing with Valerie Against Gender & Sexual Violence
Valerie, 32, is a victim of domestic violence. This last year, the man she lived with made her life a living hell. For months, Valerie was beaten, raped, starved, humiliated in front of her children, stripped naked in the neighborhood and a victim of psychological violence.
She also became pregnant following a sexual assault. Throughout the entire pregnancy, the abuser prevented her from going to her prenatal appointments: in nine months, she did not receive any medical assistance.
After being under her abuser’s control for so long, she now finds herself completely deprived of resources. She can no longer afford to feed her three children, including a newborn baby.
Fortunately, Valerie found the courage to leave her abuser’s home and share her story with Hope for Cameroon. She has been temporarily relocated with her children into a family member’s poultry farm. Evidently, this environment is neither safe nor sanitary for them.
