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.

More on Ka Man Mak's work: https://kaman.portfoliobox.net/