{"id":223922,"date":"2019-11-26T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/223922\/a-word-from-a-brave-survivor\/"},"modified":"2019-11-26T13:34:31","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T11:34:31","slug":"a-word-from-a-brave-survivor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/11\/26\/a-word-from-a-brave-survivor\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Days of Activism: A word from a brave survivor"},"content":{"rendered":"

She is determined to use the public platform that Miss World is providing to bring solace to women, men and children who are survivors of sexual abuse.<\/p>\n

Sasha-Lee Olivier from Brackendowns, Alberton is not only Miss SA 2019 runner-up, but she will also represent South Africa at the Miss World pageant on December 14 in London.<\/p>

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She recently announced that part of her Miss World Beauty with a Purpose campaign will be #ItsNotYourFault to make victims aware that there is help out there and that abuse should be reported.<\/p>\n

She told the GCN that she is grateful that they now have a network and an opportunity to give comfort to survivors on a larger scale.<\/p>

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Part of her outreach project are the comfort packs which accompany her #ItsNotYourFault campaign.<\/p>\n

Since she publicly announced that she was a victim of abuse, a number of people, both men and women, have reached out to her.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am so honoured to have them confide in me as I know just how hard it is to open up, especially to a stranger.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope that my story is a beacon of hope to all,\u201d she said<\/p>\n

\u201cSurvival kicked in during my later adult years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to make a daily decision for this to not take anymore from me than it already had.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy message to those trapped as victims is healing is something you have to commit to every day, be kind to yourself in this time.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou will survive this, never underestimate your resilience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe power of your dream will get you through this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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