Witness storyteller Ka Man talks to Sara Pestana (Humans for Humans)  about her own personal experience with domestic abuse and rape. Ka Man  describes her journey to escape violence from her mother, how her  cultural upbringing impacted her, and why it took her 3-4 years to exit  her abusive marriage. Ka Man Mak is the founder and investigative  journalist at The Oslo Desk, who reports on immigration, identity, human  rights, and violence in closed relationships through the gender and  race lens. She also talks about how her personal experiences informed  her journalism and advocacy work.

Trigger Warning: This episode will discuss a specific person’s  experiences with domestic violence and sexual assault. This may be  triggering to readers with similar experiences

For the Norwegian national guide to help services, information and  expertise on rape, other sexual abuse and violence in close  relationships, go to https://dinutvei.no/en/english/what-is-dinutvei/

The VO-helpline – the Norwegian National Domestic Violence Helpline 116 006 – is open to anyone affected by domestic violence or abuse. This is a national and free service, open 24 hours.