A destructive weapon that destroys a nation
War leaves wounds in people's lives: physical, psychological, and moral traumas. Physical scars are visible, wounds that are commonly talked about and sought help for, those that are recognized by society. And there are traumas that cannot be voiced. Because of unbearable pain, because of stereotypes in society. And now we are not talking about post-traumatic stress disorder, which is common for everyone who has experienced this war, but about women who have experienced sexual violence from Russian invaders. And if this happened, it is a crime. And a woman who survived needs respect, dignity, acceptance and equal treatment because she survived!
"This terrible experience remains in a woman's mind, not giving her a sense of security and fullness of life. It passes on anxiety and helplessness to descendants. This is what the enemy's weapons are aimed at. In today's world, there are many demands on women, new opportunities do not give room for manifestations of weakness, and the rapid movement of events around them significantly reduces the likelihood of receiving support. But if the pain traps them in loneliness and there is no support nearby, then women freeze in silent pain, and their sense of value, dignity, security, and right to freedom dissolves in the crime they have committed," says Yevhenia Arakelyan, one of the leading psychologists who actively assists in the GIDNA project.
According to statistics, a woman seeks help 8 years after the tragedy happened, but during this time a number of problems have already formed that require long-term therapy, meaning that during these 8 years a woman can live a completely different life.
The GIDNA program is designed to help in a short period of time - 10 sessions from professional psychotherapists, which can be completed online, from anywhere in the world, completely anonymously. And thanks to a charitable contribution from Vulcan and charitable partner dobro.ua, the Gidna project from the team of the Charitable Foundation Future for Ukraine has the opportunity to expand the program and help even more women.
The main goal is to return to women the basis of resilience and faith that they are in control of their lives and they are valuable!
We have to preserve our nation, the true guardians of the Ukrainian family, because every woman is a GIDNA!
In the photo: Yevhenia Arakelyan, a psychologist who assists in the GIDNA project.
