Fadia is trying to reclaim her right to life and work with support from Dar el Amal || Newspapers (Arabic)

An Nahar newspaper published a report on a young woman, Fadia, who has faced many challenges in her life and who is trying to reclaim her right to life with the support of Dar Al Amal.  Fadia is in her mid twenties and came to Dar el Amal to seek support in dealing with two major abuses she witnessed during her life.  The first was a long term abuse and forced sexual encounters with her father which extended for more than 11 years and the second was her pregnancy and delivery of a little girl after Fadia was raped by an unknown man.  The director of Dar el Amal, Ms. Houda Kara, noted that Fadia lives in very poor conditions especially after leaving her family home and after her rape, from which she had a baby girl that can hardly walk and suffers from several health problem as well as nutrition and is in dire need for medical treatment.

Fadia is nevertheless seeking to overcome her experiences find work and become autonomous.  She would like to rent her own apartment and raise her daughter. She indicated that she wishes to upgrade her skills in needlework and other handcrafts.  This however can only be possible if she is provided with support as well as child care services for her daughter; both needs Dar Al Amal is seeking to attend to.

Source: Al-Nahar 5 December 2012