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RAHI Foundation is a pioneering organization focused on women survivors of In**st and Child Sexual Abuse (CSA).
23/04/2023
This is not child sexual abuse: RAHI Foundation on the Dalai Lama Episode
The past weeks have been challenging and distressing for us, a group of women survivors of in**st and child sexual abuse and the RAHI team, as we have been witnessing and responding to the unfolding controversy around the Dalai Lama video on social media and other platforms. It has swept through our lives like a storm. Journalists, rights activists and the social media the world over are up in arms, convinced this is an instance of child sexual abuse.
We get it. The optics of the video were disturbing to our sensibilities, coming from our own personal histories and cultures. An issue like this is volatile and provokes instant reactions. It has as many layers as it has points of view and emotions. Those who are outraged are coming from a place of child protection and keeping the interest of the child at the centre of the discourse, as it should be.
Our position may invite criticism and even the wrath of many, including those who are our close colleagues in the field and have done tremendous work on the ground to protect children and bring justice to victims. This is a long post, so if you prefer to read the statement in a document version, here is the link - https://tr.ee/uS2Yg5Be2S
As survivors, and as an organisation working on in**st and child sexual abuse for more than 25 years, we believe it is important to pause and assess whether what we have seen is truly child sexual abuse. The anatomy of child sexual abuse has markers - it tends to be insidious, it thrives in silence and secrecy, it is normally pre-meditated and often the child is groomed to be abused. It happens when the abuser finds an opportunity to be alone with the child, and in those instances when it happens in front of others, it is generally far more covert in nature than what is seen in the video, without anyone else knowing what is happening.
In addition to these contextual clues, there are two additional factors to consider: intent and impact. It's important we keep these factors and a more nuanced understanding in mind when we call something child sexual abuse or not. With regards to intent, the abuser is sexual with the child for the explicit purpose of getting sexual pleasure or gratification. We watched the videos in question, and felt that none of the above conditions were present. We were very disturbed by the act and felt it was misplaced, but at no instant did we believe it was sexually motivated. For some of us, it went out of line. Others felt it was so much in character with the way the Dalai Lama is - playful, loving and caring.
This is before we knew anything about the sticking of tongues out as a way of greeting in traditional Tibetan culture. Touching foreheads and noses is still a known way of Tibetan greeting. In a familiar game where after a kiss and feeding the child, the grandparent will exclaim 'Che le sa' which simply means now that I've nothing left to give, you may eat my tongue now. This particular playful tradition is apparently very common in the Amdo region in Tibet where the Dalai Lama is from. A Tibetan educator working in the prevention of child sexual abuse in Dharamshala mentioned in her comment that the word 'suck' in the Tibetan language is 'jhip' and it's not a sexualised word in their culture.
We understand that cultural arguments have limitations. With questions of consent, and where there is a child involved, it can raise hackles.
Let us turn to impact to better understand the situation. An important element of the child sexual abuse experience is the feelings of the child and the meaning the child gives to the experience. There could be shame, confusion, humiliation, fear, helplessness, anger, sexual pleasure and so on. None of this was visibly present when we saw the unedited video and boy's interview which occurred immediately after the event. The child seemed hesitant, as many children do when adults in our own cultures hug or kiss them without their permission.
We acknowledge that this is a tricky area on two fronts. First, we understand that there are changing notions of bodily autonomy for children, and that children should be able to choose when they are hugged and kissed. We also know that children do not always show signs of abuse and can appear to be perfectly happy outwardly, as many of us did. Also what the child may feel now may not be the same as what he feels many years later. Whether feelings will come from the event itself or from the widely-publicised implications from others, this we will not know. In fact so far we know nothing about any adverse impact on the boy and the family, or that it was anything other than “a really great experience”, as the boy said in a post-event interview. The assumption being made is that it would be traumatic, based on the premise that this is sexual abuse. It is understandable that the mother and the boy have, since the media maelstrom, remained silent. This must be an incredibly trying time for them to be in the spotlight of such a contentious issue.
Here is where we must look to the Dalai Lama himself. As far as we know, there have never been any such accusations about him before. It seems that if such a thing had happened earlier, and in an era in which we are able to more easily break silence about sexual abuse, chances are we would have heard of it by now. That does not mean such accusations could not still come out. We can only comment based on the evidence before us at the moment. If disclosures were to come out now or in the future, clearly we would need to revise our view.
Regardless of whether we call this sexual abuse or not, damage has been done. On one hand is the distress of the Tibetan community and we stand with them. Some of us are closely associated with it and have seen their anguish at the Dalai Lama being vilified upfront. Several protests against cultural ignorance and hate spreading of the Dalai Lama by the media have already broken out in Dharamshala, Ladakh, Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, Darjeeling and Gangtok.
On the other hand, there is the distress amongst us, the survivor community, and we strongly stand in solidarity with each other. Some of us have been triggered. There are those who have spent sleepless nights, some have required extra ther**eutic support to process this, some don’t even want to think about it and are keeping away, some feel it is sexual abuse, some don't. For all, there are strong emotions such as bewilderment, disillusionment, confusion, loss of faith, anger and sense of betrayal, amongst others. And we are holding space for everybody.
We are also aware that what is getting activated in us with this incident is our own experience of abuse in the past, and that belongs to us. It does not necessarily mean that what we saw is abuse, just that it reminded us of ours. This is not meant to in any way pathologise the reaction of survivors who are triggered by this event. It is simply an invitation to hold the complexity of the moment, balancing the insight we have gained from our lived experiences with other forms of wisdom and discernment.
It’s a fine line we tread, honouring each one’s process while trying to keep the larger perspective. We would like to extend our love and support to both communities. Where healing is needed, may it happen for all.
The RAHI team and other survivors from our community
(as the matter felt time sensitive, this statement has been vetted by several, but not all of the survivors we work with, and therefore does not claim to represent all)
April 22, 2023
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Story 4.
The Card
Four women survivors speak up on Father’s Day.
Dedicated to all survivors. You are not alone. We see you. We believe you. We’ve been there.
If you are a survivor and want to reach out, please DM us.
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Story 3.
The Courtroom
Four women survivors speak up on Father’s Day.
Watch story 3 by clicking on the link given. Next story coming up at 9pm.
Dedicated to all survivors. You are not alone. We see you. We believe you. We’ve been there.
If you are a survivor and want to reach out, please DM us.
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Story 2.
The Waiting Room
Four women survivors speak up on Father’s Day.
Next story coming up at 6pm.
Dedicated to all survivors. You are not alone. We see you. We believe you. We’ve been there.
If you are a survivor and want to reach out, please DM us.
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Story 1.
The Protector
Four women survivors speak up on Father’s Day.
Dedicated to all survivors. You are not alone. We see you. We believe you. We’ve been there.
If you are a survivor and want to reach out, please DM us.
19/06/2022
18/06/2022
TW: in**st/child sexual abuse
Coming up tomorrow, June 19th. Four women speak out on Fathers' Day. Listen to their stories. Watch this space for more. Brace for impact.
If you're a survivor and want to reach out, please DM us.
TW: in**st/child sexual abuse
Coming up on June 19th. Four women speak out on Father's Day. Listen to their stories. Watch this space for more. Brace for impact.
If you're a survivor and want to reach out, please DM us.
TW: in**st/child sexual abuse
Coming up on June 19th. Four women speak out on Father's Day. Listen to their stories. Watch this space for more. Brace for impact.
If you're a survivor and want to reach out, please DM us.
03/03/2021
This is a preposterous statement by CJI regarding the r**e of a minor girl. His statement is demeaning to women and girls and trivialises sexual assault. It pushes back the work we have been doing against sexual assault and spaces we have been creating for women and girls to assert their rights and bodily autonomy. Coming from someone who occupies the highest position in the highest court of the land, this is deeply troubling and totally unacceptable. We are angry.
https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/will-you-marry-her-supreme-court-asks-man-charged-r**e-minor-girl?fbclid=IwAR16oATi0kA7v5fhAqajuAdwJ1SRaF0Ym00CfA_AcPLUA4jvTPToAcPNOXs
Will you marry her? Supreme Court asks government servant charged with repeatedly ra**ng minor girl Chief Justice of India SA Bobde asked a man accused of repeatedly ra**ng a minor girl whether he would marry the victim.
29/01/2021
Another judgement by the 'skin-to-skin' judge of Bombay High Court.
Holding Hands Of Minor Girl & Opening Pants Zip Not 'Sexual Assault' Under POCSO Act But 'Sexual Harassment' Under Section 354A IPC : Bombay High Court https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/holding-hands-minor-girl-opening-pants-zip-sexual-assault-pocso-act-sexual-harassment-354a-ipc-bombay-high-court-169006 #.YBI08w_Sz-k.whatsapp
Holding Hands Of Minor Girl & Opening Pants Zip Not 'Sexual Assault' Under POCSO Act But 'Sexual Harassment' Under Section 354A IPC : Bombay High Court The Bombay High Court(Nagpur Bench) has held that the act of holding a minor girl's hands and opening the zip of pants will not come under the definition of 'sexual assault' under the Protection of...
27/01/2021
Groping a minor without ‘skin-to-skin contact’ does not amount to sexual assault under POCSO Act: According to Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court
https://scroll.in/latest/984963/groping-without-skin-to-skin-contact-does-not-amount-to-sexual-assault-under-pocso-act-bombay-hc
Please read this highly insensitive and retrograde judgement and the responses challenging it.
1. Response of National Commission for Women: https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/pocso-skin-to-skin-judgment-supreme-court-national-commission-for-women-bombay-high-court-skin-to-skin-judgment-168911
2. The Quint article on the judgement: https://fit.thequint.com/let-us-talk-sex/bombay-hc-judgement-redefine-what-sexual-abuse-is-for-children
3. Supreme Court puts on hold Bombay High Court's order: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/supreme-court-puts-on-hold-bombay-high-court-order-saying-minors-groping-not-sexual-assault-since-no-skin-to-skin-contact-2358680
Groping without ‘skin-to-skin contact’ does not amount to sexual assault under POCSO Act: Bombay HC The court said the punishment for an offence should be proportionate to the seriousness of the crime.
This is a compiled 6 min video of the social media campaign RAHI had run over 5 weeks in August & September 2020. Many of you have seen it. 10 women had shared their stories. We have put it together. Do have a look.
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Mama Cash Women's Web Sahiyar - Stree Sangathan Rubaroo BLANK NOISE Global Fund for Women Breakthrough India Zubaan Books Talking About Reproductive and Sexual Health Issues (TARSHI) Akshara Centre HAQ: Centre for Child Rights The How Revealing Project Aaina Foundation Hands Of Hope - HOHPT Nirantar- Center for Gender and Education Mahila Jan Adhikar Samiti Jagori Swayam Feminism in India Gender at Work Arpan Aarambh - An Initiative Against Child Sexual Abuse Indian Women Blog Hidden-Pockets The MIND Matters. - Anjali Mental Health Rights Organization PLD - Partners for Law in Development Counsel to Secure Justice Enfold India Apne Aap Women Worldwide CREA Circles of Safety American Jewish World Service - AJWS
24/11/2020
A year ago, on Nov 11, 2019, our Founder & ED Anuja Gupta was in conversation with Eve (now known as simply V) Ensler on V's book 'The Apology'. Sexually and physically abused by her father, Ensler writes from his point of view a letter of apology to herself in the words she longed to hear. The event was organised by One Billion Rising - South Asia , One Billion Rising: India and Sangat. Here is the link to the video of the event and the full interview.
https://youtu.be/6WbMpKIXFFE
Eve Ensler, The Apology, Delhi, Nov 11, 2019 Eve Ensler talks about her book 'The Apology' with Anuja Gupta of RAHI Foundation in New Delhi on November 11, 2019. The event was organised by One Billion R...
We are happy to announce that we are screening our national award winning film 'The Little Girls We Were...And The Women We Are' in collaboration with AIPC Maharashtra (All India Professionals' Congress) on 20th November at 5pm. We are glad to see that they are taking up the cause of in**st and child sexual abuse.
We would like to thank Dr Shashi Tharoor for his support.
https://twitter.com/shash*tharoor/status/1329280910332551168
This is meant for AIPC fellows but if anyone wants to attend it, you can register by WhatsApp: +91-89289-89660.
TW- In**st and Child Sexual Abuse
𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝟭𝟬: “𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙮... 𝟮𝟱 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮.”
𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐎𝐮𝐭
#𝐈𝐭𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐀𝐭𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 #𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞
This campaign, part of our Firebird Project, is about all of us in**st/child sexual abuse survivors.
It's about how sexual abuse took place in our homes when we were children by those we loved and trusted. It's about how we cried for help in many ways and were silenced. It's about how alone we were.
Today, we are not alone. Today, our voices will be heard.
Join us. Stand with us. Like and share our videos.
You can also donate to support our work with survivors https://bit.ly/RAHIFoundationIndia (for Indian citizens only).
If you are a survivor too, write to us at 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝@𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.𝐨𝐫𝐠. The Firebird Project is a space for women survivors of in**st/child sexual abuse to tell their story. It could be a message you want to put out creatively through video, audio, text, poster, etc. It could be that you want to share in a more intimate setting. We can help you do this in a way that feels safe for you.
We at RAHI would love to hear from you.
In case you missed our previous episode, here's the link:
Instagram-
Ep - 9 https://www.instagram.com/p/CEvu-VYnR5-/?igshid=1lassp4v3ppha
Facebook-
Ep - 9 https://www.facebook.com/RAHIFndn/videos/348523136301893/
**st **eawareness
TW- In**st and Child Sexual Abuse
𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝟵: “𝘼 𝙟𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙣𝙤 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧.”
𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐎𝐮𝐭
#𝐈𝐭𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐀𝐭𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 #𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞
This campaign, part of our Firebird Project, is about all of us in**st/child sexual abuse survivors.
It's about how sexual abuse took place in our homes when we were children by those we loved and trusted. It's about how we cried for help in many ways and were silenced. It's about how alone we were.
Today, we are not alone. Today, our voices will be heard.
Join us. Stand with us. Like and share our videos.
You can also donate to support our work with survivors https://bit.ly/RAHIFoundationIndia (for Indian citizens only).
If you are a survivor too, write to us at 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝@𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.𝐨𝐫𝐠. The Firebird Project is a space for women survivors of in**st/child sexual abuse to tell their story. It could be a message you want to put out creatively through video, audio, text, poster, etc. It could be that you want to share in a more intimate setting. We can help you do this in a way that feels safe for you.
We at RAHI would love to hear from you.
In case you missed our previous episode, here's the link:
Instagram-
Ep - 8 https://www.instagram.com/p/CElZpd_noMe/?igshid=1pyi63y1yc7dp
Facebook-
Ep - 8 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=307139790389572
**st **eawareness
TW- In**st and Child Sexual Abuse
𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝟴: “... 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙚.”
𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐎𝐮𝐭
#𝐈𝐭𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐀𝐭𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 #𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞
This campaign, part of our Firebird Project, is about all of us in**st/child sexual abuse survivors.
It's about how sexual abuse took place in our homes when we were children by those we loved and trusted. It's about how we cried for help in many ways and were silenced. It's about how alone we were.
Today, we are not alone. Today, our voices will be heard.
Join us. Stand with us. Like and share our videos.
You can also donate to support our work with survivors https://bit.ly/RAHIFoundationIndia (for Indian citizens only).
If you are a survivor too, write to us at 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝@𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.𝐨𝐫𝐠. The Firebird Project is a space for women survivors of in**st/child sexual abuse to tell their story. It could be a message you want to put out creatively through video, audio, text, poster, etc. It could be that you want to share in a more intimate setting. We can help you do this in a way that feels safe for you.
We at RAHI would love to hear from you.
In case you missed our previous episode, here's the link:
Instagram-
Ep - 7 https://www.instagram.com/p/CEdqXwjnjVN/
Facebook-
Ep - 7 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2495776000712771&extid=YFyySshCrGn9qKEq
**st **eawareness
TW- In**st and Child Sexual Abuse
𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝟳: “... 𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙭𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙡𝙡.”
𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐎𝐮𝐭
#𝐈𝐭𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐀𝐭𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 #𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞
This campaign, part of our Firebird Project, is about all of us in**st/child sexual abuse survivors.
It's about how sexual abuse took place in our homes when we were children by those we loved and trusted. It's about how we cried for help in many ways and were silenced. It's about how alone we were.
Today, we are not alone. Today, our voices will be heard.
Join us. Stand with us. Like and share our videos.
You can also donate to support our work with survivors https://bit.ly/RAHIFoundationIndia (for Indian citizens only).
If you are a survivor too, write to us at 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝@𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.𝐨𝐫𝐠. The Firebird Project is a space for women survivors of in**st/child sexual abuse to tell their story. It could be a message you want to put out creatively through video, audio, text, poster, etc. It could be that you want to share in a more intimate setting. We can help you do this in a way that feels safe for you.
We at RAHI would love to hear from you.
In case you missed our previous episode, here's the link:
Instagram-
Ep - 6 https://www.instagram.com/p/CETYJXwHnnG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Facebook-
Ep - 6 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1003240796780472&extid=Had5nCl73kWArT6m
**st **eawareness
TW- In**st and Child Sexual Abuse
𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝟲: "𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙆𝙖𝙡𝙞 𝙋𝙪𝙟𝙖… 𝙢𝙮 𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙩’𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢."
𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐎𝐮𝐭
#𝐈𝐭𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐀𝐭𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 #𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞
This campaign, part of our Firebird Project, is about all of us in**st/child sexual abuse survivors.
It's about how sexual abuse took place in our homes when we were children by those we loved and trusted. It's about how we cried for help in many ways and were silenced. It's about how alone we were.
Today, we are not alone. Today, our voices will be heard.
Join us. Stand with us. Like and share our videos.
You can also donate to support our work with survivors https://bit.ly/RAHIFoundationIndia (for Indian citizens only).
If you are a survivor too, write to us at 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝@𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.𝐨𝐫𝐠. The Firebird Project is a space for women survivors of in**st/child sexual abuse to tell their story. It could be a message you want to put out creatively through video, audio, text, poster, etc. It could be that you want to share in a more intimate setting. We can help you do this in a way that feels safe for you.
We at RAHI would love to hear from you.
In case you missed our previous episode, here's the link:
Instagram-
Ep - 5 https://www.instagram.com/p/CELpnTUnfdC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Facebook-
Ep - 5 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=341229360338387&extid=pZsQW1xMefsGasIa
**st **eawareness
TW- In**st and Child Sexual Abuse
𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝟱: "𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙨… 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨."
𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐎𝐮𝐭
#𝐈𝐭𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐀𝐭𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 #𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞
This campaign, part of our Firebird Project, is about all of us in**st/child sexual abuse survivors.
It's about how sexual abuse took place in our homes when we were children by those we loved and trusted. It's about how we cried for help in many ways and were silenced. It's about how alone we were.
Today, we are not alone. Today, our voices will be heard.
Join us. Stand with us. Like and share our videos.
You can also donate to support our work with survivors https://bit.ly/RAHIFoundationIndia (for Indian citizens only).
If you are a survivor too, write to us at 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝@𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.𝐨𝐫𝐠. The Firebird Project is a space for women survivors of in**st/child sexual abuse to tell their story. It could be a message you want to put out creatively through video, audio, text, poster, etc. It could be that you want to share in a more intimate setting. We can help you do this in a way that feels safe for you.
We at RAHI would love to hear from you.
In case you missed our previous episode, here's the link:
Instagram-
Ep - 4 https://www.instagram.com/p/CED7b7Knv2i/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Facebook-
Ep - 4 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=989417304833583&extid=csubJDvOgXNYALhT
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TW- In**st and Child Sexual Abuse
𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝟰: "𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙭𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙚..."
𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐎𝐮𝐭
#𝐈𝐭𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐀𝐭𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 #𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞
This campaign, part of our Firebird Project, is about all of us in**st/child sexual abuse survivors.
It's about how sexual abuse took place in our homes when we were children by those we loved and trusted. It's about how we cried for help in many ways and were silenced. It's about how alone we were.
Today, we are not alone. Today, our voices will be heard.
Join us. Stand with us. Like and share our videos.
You can also donate to support our work with survivors https://bit.ly/RAHIFoundationIndia (for Indian citizens only).
If you are a survivor too, write to us at 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝@𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.𝐨𝐫𝐠. The Firebird Project is a space for women survivors of in**st/child sexual abuse to tell their story. It could be a message you want to put out creatively through video, audio, text, poster, etc. It could be that you want to share in a more intimate setting. We can help you do this in a way that feels safe for you.
We at RAHI would love to hear from you.
In case you missed our previous episode, here's the link:
Instagram-
Ep - 3 https://www.instagram.com/p/CD8WNnfnJqK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Facebook-
Ep - 3 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=653960768573792&extid=MhpjAL0YFdx92PTX
**st **eawareness
TW- In**st and Child Sexual Abuse
𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝟯: "...𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙭𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚."
𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐎𝐮𝐭
#𝐈𝐭𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐀𝐭𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 #𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞
This campaign, part of our Firebird Project, is about all of us in**st/child sexual abuse survivors.
It's about how sexual abuse took place in our homes when we were children by those we loved and trusted. It's about how we cried for help in many ways and were silenced. It's about how alone we were.
Today, we are not alone. Today, our voices will be heard.
Join us. Stand with us. Like and share our videos.
You can also donate to support our work with survivors https://bit.ly/RAHIFoundationIndia (for Indian citizens only).
If you are a survivor too, write to us at 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝@𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.𝐨𝐫𝐠. The Firebird Project is a space for women survivors of in**st/child sexual abuse to tell their story. It could be a message you want to put out creatively through video, audio, text, poster, etc. It could be that you want to share in a more intimate setting. We can help you do this in a way that feels safe for you.
We at RAHI would love to hear from you.
In case you missed our previous episode, here's the link:
Instagram-
Ep - 2 https://www.instagram.com/p/CDvZ5gGHIX1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Facebook-
Ep - 2 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=600379584200120
**st **eawareness
TW- In**st and Child Sexual Abuse
𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝟮: "...𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚."
𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐎𝐮𝐭
#𝐈𝐭𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐀𝐭𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 #𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞
This campaign, part of our Firebird Project, is about all of us in**st/child sexual abuse survivors.
It's about how sexual abuse took place in our homes when we were children. By family members, by people we loved and trusted, by those who were meant to protect us.
It's about how we cried for help in so many different ways. In our behaviours, in the clothes we wore, in our sicknesses, in our childhood games.
It's about how we were silenced, labelled, not heard, ignored or dismissed.
It's about how alone we were.
Today, we know we are not alone. Today, our voices will be heard.
Join us. Stand with us. Like and share our videos.
If you are a survivor of in**st/child sexual abuse and want your voice to matter too, write to us at 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝@𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.𝐨𝐫𝐠. The Firebird Project trains survivors to be advocates for the cause. We will help you share your message in a safe way. This could be video, audio, text, poster, photograph, drawing or any other.
We at RAHI would love to hear from you.
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