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VOICES FROM THE FIELDTHE IRC BLOG
2011: In Sierra Leone, mitigating child assault
“It is not your fault,” says the IRC’s Amie Kandeh (center), consoling a 14-year-old girl named Fulamatu, as her mother listens. “You must believe that.” Amie and her team help dozens of girls like Fulamatu every month at the IRC’s three Rainbo Centers – facilities that provide medical care, counseling, legal aid and educational support for survivors of sexual violence.
Photo: Melissa Winkler/IRC
In October, influential New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote two columns about the epidemic of child rape in this precarious country. His reports were heart-wrenching, describing girls of tender age requiring treatment at the International Rescue Committee rape center in Freetown.
Nick’s columns helped promote greater public awareness of a scourge that reaches far beyond Sierra Leone. IRC donors, however, helped us to provide the much-needed support that survivors now find at our IRC center.
To Help
Make a gift to the IRC: Together, we will continue to help survivors heal while changing local attitudes to make justice imperative for the perpetrators.
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My heart breaks for these
Submitted by Nancy Natysin (not verified) on January 22, 2012 - 1:27am.
My heart breaks for these children. I pray that somehow they will heal. I thank God for the men and women committed to care for, love, and help them feel like children again. I cannot wrap my mind around these barbarick acts of violence inflicted on innocent children. I can barely breath.
Healthy,energetic senior
Submitted by jack francis winn (not verified) on December 30, 2011 - 7:51pm.
Healthy,energetic senior would like to volunteer in Sierra Leone possibly mentoring young folks about starting a business
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