Stories of survival and recovery

These are the stories of some of the thousands of persons who have accessed the services of Help & Shelter over the years. The names have been changed to preserve confidentiality. Please click on the name of the person/title to see the full story

Academic Accomplishment

Three clients of H & S that were offered scholarships at Carnegie through the office of the First Lady completing studies at the institution where two the individuals graduated with distinctions and the other with credit in their respective areas of study.

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Glory & Sam

In 2009, a married couple, Sam and Glory, came to Help & Shelter to seek counselling. They were counselled separately and Glory told her counsellor that she was being abused.

Tiffany

Tiffany had been a regular hotline client since 2002 before she and her 14 year old daughter came to Help & Shelter in 2004 for face-to-face counselling. They were being physically and psychologically abused by Phillip, Tiffany’s husband.

Stabbing survivor

A client’s ex partner stabbed her several times in her head. He was charged and placed before the Court for attempt murder. He was remanded to prison however subsequently he was released on bail and thereafter he began stalking her workplace and her mother’s home.