Finding her voice again after the silence

Listening, care and a support group: the path we walk with each survivor, until she regains her confidence.

It often all begins with a community worker. He knows the families on the hill and can recognise a woman in distress. Discreetly, he tells her about Hope For All Association.

The first step is care. We accompany the survivor to the health centre and cover the costs she cannot pay. Then come sessions with a counsellor, in Kirundi, in a safe place.

A few weeks later, she joins a support group. There she meets other women who have been through the same ordeal. Little by little, shame gives way to speaking out, and speaking out gives way to plans.