Project Report
| Dec 12, 2017
Requests for sexual assault services to LGBTQ community abroad increasing after #Metoo movement
By Paula Lucas | Founder & Executive Director
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Since the #Metoo movement began, we have seen an overall increase of 30% in American sexual assault victims overseas needing services. We are also experiencing a surge in services to young men and women who identify with the LGBTQ community.
The federal government recently discontinued funding our sexual assault program, choosing to only continued funding services to domestic violence victims.
This loss of funding is devastating.
If you are thinking of donating again this holiday season, please consider donating to help Rick who was sexually assaulted in Nepal.
https://www.globalgiving.org/microprojects/please-help-scott-after-a-sexual-assault-in-nepal/
Thank you for helping vulnerable LGBTQ youth abroad in the aftermath of a sexual assault!
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Nov 27, 2017
You helped Angie!
By Paula Lucas | Founder & Executive Director
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For Angie's college graduation, her grandmother who raised her gave her money with the promise that Angie would use it to travel abroad for 3 months. Angie was ecstatic! She left for her big adventure in early September after working over the summer.
Two months into Angie's trip she was drugged and sexually assaulted while in India. When Angie called us she was alone, terrified and afraid to tell her grandmother. We helped Angie with crisis intervention including medical and law enforcement response.
Angie decided to continue her trip and we have provided ongoing support and counseling to her on her journey. Angie will be coming home next week.
It is because of donors like you that we can help young people who identify in the LGBTQ community when they are sexually assaulted abroad. Thank you!
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Aug 29, 2017
Grateful for your support!
By Cassie Riemer | Project Assistant
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Deni & Chloe
Déni was born in the US from first generation Malian immigrants. Throughout high school Déni tried to keep the fact she was dating girls a secret from her parents, but at the age of 18 her parents had arranged her to marry a wealthy man in Mali. Déni was forced to move to Mali where she had never even visited before, with a man she met on the day of her marriage. Déni’s parents offered no support to her. Déni believes this arranged marriage was a punishment to her by her parents for being gay. In Mali Déni not only had to pretend not to be gay, was forced into a heterosexual marriage, but she also as a women had nearly no rights and was treated as such, especially by her husband. Déni, desperate, was able to secretly contact AODVC. AODVC worked with Deni for just a few weeks before Déni suspected herself of being pregnant. Déni’s case manager was able to contact the US Embassy of Mali. The Embassy and AODVC worked together to get Déni to safety to the USA. She was sad she could not go back to her family but is she receiving on-going support through AODVC and partner agencies.
With the help of our supporters who donated to this cause, Déni and her daughter are free to live her life with the basic human rights everyone deserves.
Thank you!
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