Programme participant in Rwanda
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Read the stories of the incredible women survivors of war that Women for Women International supports.

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Sabina

subtitle: Bosnia and Herzegovina

The programme gave me the courage and the skills I needed. Other women encouraged me and gave me new ideas. I am proud to say I am a beekeeper. It gives me a lot of self-confidence.


Grace

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I was alone and had to take care of the children who were all very young at the time. I couldn’t imagine them growing without their father around. He was the one who provided for them.


Seve

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Our neighbour knocked at the door and asked ‘Why are you not escaping?’ She told us that they are kidnapping girls and killing men, so we decided to run away and not take anything with us.


Zarghuna

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One of my friends told me about Women for Women International and how it provided training for women. That’s when I learned that I wasn’t alone in my suffering. There are other women, who have the same pain.


Remzije

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Joining the Women for Women International programme was the biggest change in my life. I found myself. I was convinced that I was alone, the only person who had experienced such difficulties.


Claudine

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I know that I should take courage because I survived a hard situation. Every day, I have to wake up and pray and say, thank you God, for I’m still alive. It was hard but now I’m here.


Regina

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I will continue mobilising other women in the community in utilising the lessons I have learned, and I hope many more of them will be part of the training.


Zainab

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During the sessions on decision-making and women’s rights, my eyes were opened. It made me appreciate myself more as a human being.