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| Julie and her mother, Doreen at home. |
“My name is Julie, my nightmare began when the man whom I adored and called Daddy started behaving strangely towards me and fondling me, at that time I was just 6 years old.”
Julie recalled every moment as if it was just yesterday, but she lit up when she was telling the story.
When asked, she said “Mi fogivim Papa, me lusim wrong bilong em, em igo kalabus na nau mi bilip olsem em isave olsem em yet irong long pasin em imekim long mi (I forgive my Father for what he has done, he went to prison and I believe that he knows that he was wrong to have done what he did to me).”
Julie Philip had been living this unpleasant life for almost 13 years. She says she is not the biological child of Philip and Doreen, as she was adopted from a close family line, adding the environment in their home was always of anger and fear.
“On November 2014 he almost killed my mother with a spade and tried to cut her leg with an axe. He had incestuous feelings towards me and obviously showed it, when mum confronted him about it, he hurt her,” she said.
She says EHFV has been very helpful since and she is now happy and wants to forget everything that happened in the past.
She said she was kept as a prisoner in her own home, her movements monitored closely by her father, who restricted her from having friends.
She added that an aunt of hers who is also a Survivor mentioned about the work of Eastern Highlands Family Voice and encouraged them to visit.
“We visited the EHFV office and were both counselled and referred to the Police-Family and Sexual Violence unit. The Counselor escorted us and provided moral support when we had to re-tell our stories,” she said.
Julie says her Father was arrested on November 17, 2014 and taken to Bihute Jail.
Julie enrolled at the Bible College in Goroka last year, this year. This year will be her final year, and she says she will always be grateful to EHFV for the wonderful help.
“I know that a lot of women and girls in PNG are going through such situations, please use my story as a tool to help them, to be courageous and take positive steps. It’s scary and there will be discouragements along the way but it is better living free of violence and fear, all you need to do is take the first step,” she said.
The EHFV is a Key Partner of the Strongim Pipol Strongim Nesen (SPSN) Program and is funded by the Australian Government at a total cost of K1,356,227.00.
The project titled “Gender Equality, Family Sexual Violence, Child Protection, Human Rights” strives to empower, motivate and transform families especially women and girls in Eastern Highlands Province.
Julie recalled every moment as if it was just yesterday, but she lit up when she was telling the story.
When asked, she said “Mi fogivim Papa, me lusim wrong bilong em, em igo kalabus na nau mi bilip olsem em isave olsem em yet irong long pasin em imekim long mi (I forgive my Father for what he has done, he went to prison and I believe that he knows that he was wrong to have done what he did to me).”
Julie Philip had been living this unpleasant life for almost 13 years. She says she is not the biological child of Philip and Doreen, as she was adopted from a close family line, adding the environment in their home was always of anger and fear.
“On November 2014 he almost killed my mother with a spade and tried to cut her leg with an axe. He had incestuous feelings towards me and obviously showed it, when mum confronted him about it, he hurt her,” she said.
She says EHFV has been very helpful since and she is now happy and wants to forget everything that happened in the past.
She said she was kept as a prisoner in her own home, her movements monitored closely by her father, who restricted her from having friends.
She added that an aunt of hers who is also a Survivor mentioned about the work of Eastern Highlands Family Voice and encouraged them to visit.
“We visited the EHFV office and were both counselled and referred to the Police-Family and Sexual Violence unit. The Counselor escorted us and provided moral support when we had to re-tell our stories,” she said.
Julie says her Father was arrested on November 17, 2014 and taken to Bihute Jail.
Julie enrolled at the Bible College in Goroka last year, this year. This year will be her final year, and she says she will always be grateful to EHFV for the wonderful help.
“I know that a lot of women and girls in PNG are going through such situations, please use my story as a tool to help them, to be courageous and take positive steps. It’s scary and there will be discouragements along the way but it is better living free of violence and fear, all you need to do is take the first step,” she said.
The EHFV is a Key Partner of the Strongim Pipol Strongim Nesen (SPSN) Program and is funded by the Australian Government at a total cost of K1,356,227.00.
The project titled “Gender Equality, Family Sexual Violence, Child Protection, Human Rights” strives to empower, motivate and transform families especially women and girls in Eastern Highlands Province.
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