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Interview

“Have you got any children he knows aren’t his? Does he spy on you, or leave threatening messages?”

Interview

“I pray to Allah for forgiveness five times every day.”  


Name: Sheema
Age: 18 

Slideshow

This is the story of our unique journey to ten countries, where we investigated the violence that kills and harms women.

Interview

“All I want is to marry the man who raped me.”


Name: Shazia
Age: 15

Interview

“When I started working I was naive, and my aim was to have families reunited.”


Who: Elena Zolotilova and Tatiana Pavlova

Slideshow

Every third woman is subjected to violence during her lifetime.

Click to see a short film about this project.

Interviews

Killed, KwaThema, South Africa

Eudy Simelane

“Mother. Don’t go there! It is Eudy. They’ve killed my sister!”
Forces for Change, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Police Stations

“We needed special stations and police officers who were trained to listen and understand.”
Survivor, Johannesburg, South Africa

Blessing

“I was only three the first time someone took my pants off and put his finger inside me.” 
Forces for Change, Kivu, DR Congo

The Listeners

“Conversation could do more good than all the medicine in the world.”

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Behind the project