Testimonies throughout

We have realized that women and girls still have experiences that they have not shared during the truth telling process for various reasons ranging from stigma, discrimination and re-traumatization coupled with the lack of shoulder to cry on when those stress factors occur.

The purpose of these testimonies in the form of body maps with the assistance of an artist, is to break the silence foreground, give those identified as victims and unacknowledged survivors of the 22 years dictatorship to express their experiences and to create a record that might honor their abuses and violations and educate future generations utilizing creative and cognitive approaches.
Imaginative ways for showing the directions of their stories are used including colors and journals.

WILL created a safe space in its office which has a store for safe keeping and confidentiality purposes with direct provision of humanitarian/psychosocial support to victims and witnesses.
The methodology does not only look at trauma and victimhood but also at resilience. It gives the women and girls an opportunity to think about a symbol that best represents their strengths and by focusing on hopes for the future looking beyond the present. The project involves daily reflective exercises to assist in disrupting feelings of isolation, loneliness and abandonment.