CONFLICT-RELATED SEXUAL VIOLENCE (CRSV) IS THE INVISIBLE WAR CRIME THAT LASTS A LIFETIME.
GESHER PEACE
INITIATIVE
WE ARE DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF CRSV SURVIVORS IN CRISIS AND CONFLICT ZONES
A SURVIVOR’S SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT CAN FURTHER TRAUMATIZE THEM, CAUSING:
SHAME
STIGMA & VICTIM BLAMING
SOCIAL ISOLATION
RETALIATION
LOSS OF MARRIAGE PROSPECTS
KEEPING SURVIVOR’S SILENT.
BUT CRSV IS NEVER A SURVIVOR’S FAULT.
AT GPI, WE FACILITATE HOLISTIC & EMPOWERING SUPPORT GROUPS FOR SURVIVORS THAT :
PROVIDE THERAPY
TEACH NEW SKILLS
GIVE COMMUNITY
WHERE WE ARE