5 MID MORNINGS - 16 DAYS, 16 VOICES - MERLIZE JOGIAT

In the 10th episode of 16 Days, 16 Voices we hear from Merlize Jogiat. She is a survivor of gender based violence and now works as the Advocacy and Operations Coordinator for Woman For Change. Her story began in a home where her father used violence and fear as discipline, shaping her earliest understanding of love and authority. As an adult she entered a marriage where the cycle continued. She and her son were abused emotionally, physically and financially. Today Merlize uses her voice and her work to fight for women whose stories mirror her own, and to demand accountability in a country where far too many survivors are silenced.