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Salome: "My best days are ahead"

Salome is a mother of two children. She lives in Vani municipality. Traces of violence on her life were reflected as a black spot.

For her, it is very difficult to remember the pleasant moments, she can not even remember the concrete reason or situation when violence started. But she remembers well, how the first verbal abuse transformed into physical violence. She was psychologically debilitated and could only be silent. She endured.

They lived together for five years, nothing changed for the better. The husband systematically abused. Life has become unbearable. Salome, with two children, moved to her mother. Stress has left its mark. Depression intensified. During a year no one knew that she was divorced. She suffered, did not leave the house, did not talk to anyone about it.

A friend invited her to one of the information meetings of the Fund "Sukhumi". She could not imagine that after a long time, she would break the silence. She talked about her problem and shared her pain for the first time. She felt that she had supporters.

She could not imagine that anyone would help her. When she was offered to have a meeting with a ps

ychologist, she could not make a decision, but then she agreed. At the very first meeting she realized that she was ready for a conversation. She felt relieved. Then the psychologist talked to the children - they also showed signs of severe trauma.

Gradually Salome changed. She became more daring and relieved. She reminded herself that she could not live with the past any more:

"I do not want to remember the past, my best days are ahead"!

The children see changed mother, she was totally sad, now she has become happy and they like such mother very much.

Salome has her plans, she wants to become a stylist. This is her favorite job and she likes it very much. She is sure that she will achieve everything, because she has already overcome the crisis period, she already has a lot of information. She can show the way to others...

The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot

für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)