Project Report
| 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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Jun 1, 2017
Thank you on behalf of Brittany & Morgan!
By Cassie Riemer | Project Assistant
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Brittany & Morgan
Brittany contacted our organization after being sexually assaulted in Lithuania. Brittany was traveling with her partner Morgan and as a members of the LGBTQ community, they knew they would have to try to conceal their relationship while traveling in Lithuania where the culture is anti-gay.
Brittany believed that they were suspected of being lesbians by a small group of men who apparently followed them to their hotel room. This is when both Brittany and Morgan were violently attacked. A SASHAA case manager was able to provide immediate support and was able to find them a safe hospital to go to so they could report the incident. SASHAA was also able to get them another hotel room, as they were afraid their attackers return to where they were staying. They also helped Brittany and Morgan by providing translation services with hospital staff and law enforcement.
Due to our donors our organization has been able to help people just like Brittany and Morgan from terrible abuse, and intolerance.
Thank You so much for your generosity! The SASHAA Team
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