Who we are
We are a survivor-led program, and we work with African women and girls who have experienced sexual violence, offering safe housing, trauma-informed education, healing through movement, and economic empowerment.
Rooted in community and culture, our work breaks cycles of violence and builds lasting change.
We believe survivors have the potential to become influential leaders in their communities. Our work helps survivors heal, reclaim their dignity, and lead change.
Our Approach
We Rescue
Identifying and supporting survivors of sexual violence and human trafficking, with a focus on African women and girls, by providing safe housing and emergency interventions.
We Restore
Offering holistic support services that address the long-term effects of trauma, including mental health care, economic empowerment, and community-based support groups.
We Educate
Collaborating with communities to challenge harmful beliefs, empower advocates for change, provide skills training, raise awareness, and advocate for policy reforms that protect and uplift African women and girls.
WHY SEXUAL VIOLENCE?
We understand Sexual violence includes Rape, Child sexual abuse, Sexual assault, Sex trafficking and exploitation, forced marriages, domestic servitude and Female genital mutilation (FGM).
1 in 3 girls become victims of sexual violence before their 18th birthday.
1 in every 5 girls has had a live birth, or they are pregnant with their first child.
40% of the girls drop out of the school year due to pregnancy. Most unlikely to return, affecting long-term educational, economic, and health outcomes.
44% of African women, or more than two in five, have been subjected to forms of sexual violence.
86% of our survivor support goes to young women, mostly abused as teenagers.
Help Our Cause
Your support and contributions will enable us to help women and girls EVERY DAY when they need it most and give them a whole different future with school, a career, and a safe place to call home.
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WOUNDED HEALERS INTERNATIONAL
Mailing Address: PO BOX 2162 South Portland 04116 ME
USA +1(207) 536 0684
Wounded Healers International Is a non-profit 501 (c) 3, and all donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. EIN 86-3187355
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