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Help survivor of domestic and sexual abuse!

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Hi, my name is Zayla,

I am writing to ask for support for me and my siblings to move away from our abusive parents. Due to safety reasons, I can't disclose any real personal information and where I'm from.

My dad has sexually assaulted and molested me for years since I was 8 and was also physically violent towards me. My mum is an enabler and did nothing, but support him.
I will try to keep my story short. I hope that this story gets to you and that I'm able to raise funds to help my siblings and me.
These funds will be used to move away from my parents to a new country, and cover our relocation expenses, education, feeding, housing, clothing, etc.
My siblings are 19,14,11 and I am the eldest, 22 years of age. My siblings are amazing and very smart people whom I believe deserve so much better.

I suffered physical violence from my dad since the age of 6. When I turned 8 years old, my father started sexually abusing me. He came to my room every night and used his fingers inside my v***** and threatened me, to tell no one or else he would hit me. When I was 12 years of age, I couldn't bear the sexual, physical, and religious abuse anymore. I broke the news to my mum. My dad abused me religiously by keeping me on the floor, hitting me, and forcing me to confess to being a witch.
He also bribed our local police to lock me up in a cell after I had reported him. He would then ask them to beat me up with a baton and cain while I slept on the cell floors.
My mum did nothing and kept enabling the situation. She would beat me, cut my hair off and threaten to leave me naked on the road because she felt like I was causing her marriage to fall apart. She would also agree to lock me up in a cell.

He would coerce me into having sex with him many times, and if I didn't comply, he would threaten to not pay my school fees. Which eventually led me to drop out of school and run to a new state when I turned 19. Ever since I've been barely surviving, now I'm 22 and in need of help for myself and my siblings.

We all grew up in the same house, but each of us experienced all forms of other abuse.
My youngest sibling is 11 and a girl. My dad has made some sexual comments about her body and I fear that he might touch her in her sleep. My baby brother (14) faces physical violence. My immediate younger sister (19) is currently going to school and my dad threatens not to pay for all my siblings' education, since we confronted him recently (December 2022) for being a terrible father. He tried to use a machete on me and threatened to kill me and my siblings.

I am asking for donations to help me and my siblings move to a new country. My siblings are so amazing and deserve a better life as well as me. These funds will help us cover our relocation expenses, education, food, and clothes, as well as therapy after we have settled.

My benefactor Sarah Cobbinah will receive the funds on my behalf.
Any amount will help and will go a long way. I appreciate you. Send your good wishes our way too.
Thank you so much for your support as you help us get a better life.

Zayla



Message from the organizer of this fund page:


Hi, I'm Sarah

First of all, I'm so proud of Zayla, for how brave she's been in coming forward and sharing her story to seek help.
Since she's located somewhere where she isn't safe and able to gain access to sufficient local social/financial support. I'm therefore opening this page on behalf of her, with the goal that the funds will eventually reach safely direct to her.

With the funds, I'll be able to help her with arranging all the necessities she needs in the meantime. In addition to that, I also want to assist her and her family safe in seeking asylum abroad.

I want to help her, but I can't do it alone. That's why I'm asking you to please help us get the support she and her family needs. Please, help my friend get the healing she deserves. Any amount will do. Your support is appreciated. Thank you so much. We'll keep you updated.


For any questions or more information, you can reach me on Twitter at @AMisotheist or on IG at @helpzayla. 

Thank you for all your support!

With love,

Sarah Cobbinah

Fundraising team: HELP ZAYLA ❤️ (1)

Sarah Cobbinah
Organizer
Tilburg
Mariam Orelaja
Team member

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