"Abeer" ... forced marriage, then blackmailed custody of her child and waived her rights in exchange

As usual, "Abeer" woke up early to go to school, wore her uniform, tightened her hejab, carried her school bag, and went to her school, and as she walked to the door of the house, she heard the thunderbolt, when her father agreed with someone about her marriage, and read Al-Fatiha with him, Abeer did not move at the beginning and did not give any reaction until the first five minutes, then her voice comes out with an objection and penetrates her father's ears.   Abeer, 25 years old, lives in Gaza City. At the age of fifteen, she divorced her first husband a year after her marriage, then her father forces her to marry for the second time at the age of seventeen, a scen ...

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I've been living in misery all of my life, but I know I'll get over it‎

"I've been living in misery all of my life, but I know I'll get over it". S.A is a young woman from Gaza strip, got married at the age of 15 and has 2 children, Faten (3 years old) and Mohammed (7 years old). "I do not even know where to begin" smiling with tears, S said when telling her story "I am   incapable of talking about my suffering anymore, can my ex-husband take my children away? Will he deprive me of my marital rights after the divorce...?" She came to the legal clinic, terrified of what could happen to her children, searching for justice and for someone to help her take her marital rights, which she lost after her husband divo ...

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success stories of project elimination discrimination and sexual-based violence against vulnerable

N.M A 35-year old woman, a mother of 4 children. She is exposed to physical violence from her husband and her children, and this has led to physical and psychological problems for the children. The specialist tamed her on the methods of dealing with children in light of the psychological problems faced by the children. Her life was centered only on one axis, which is marital and psychological problems, but after joining the program and receiving psychological support sessions, she became more calm and in much better mental health. N. received different services at Aisha as her psychological health got better and she no longer thinks of any attempts of killing herself. N ...

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Dreams and ambitions

Dreams and ambitions   A.T got married when she was 22 years old, she graduated from university with ambitions and dreams to build her future and find her career as other girls Miserable life as cobwebs But soon this dream that I weaved faded and became like a weak thread of cobwebs that wrapped around her life, dreams, and future to lay his prey, since her marriage on 7/18/2017 was still a child and was not aware of the meaning of marital life and responsibility, but she endure hardship against her will, and after two months and nineteen days from the marriage she started the suffering of physical violence with her husband, such as, severely beatings and verbal violence:&nbs ...

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Tamer’s success story

The beneficiary 16-year-old Tamer, one of the cases who were transferred to Aisha association, He lives in a family, suffering from bad economic status because of the unemployment of his sick father with chronic and persistent depression. His father was transferred to psychological treatment sessions. Tamer, accompanied with his mother, hardly responded to the questions regarding his complaints. His mother delivered most of the responses. He was extremely sad, desperate, shy and with bowed head. He was avoiding eye contact and his voice is hardly can be heard. When the mother was asked what Tamer was suffering from, she said “ My son wants to leave the school and join the industry profe ...

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Baraa’s success story

The orphan 9-year-old Baraa lives with her mother and saplings in her grandfather’s house. They live in average economic status and depend on orphanages and social development aid. All her family members love her and spoil her since she is smart and quiet. With her mother, the little child came to Aisha, complaining that a 70-year-old man has abused her sexually. Such a horrible incident was very frightening for a little child as Baraa. She was deeply psychologically affected. She explained,” as usual, I went to take bread, aids for orphans. Whenever I go there to take bread, a very old man, sitting in front of his house door, calls me to give him some bread and I always agave him ...

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Heba’s success story

She is one of the children who were transferred to Aisha. She is 16 years old and her father has two wives. She has 14 siblings form her mother and father and 10 siblings from her stepmother. They live in a very poor economic condition since her father’s marriage to another. They depend economically in her older brother who works in a sweet shop. She has a troubled relationship with her brother because of her misbehavior and over wearing of make-up. She has bad company. Accompanied with her mother, she came complaining from behavioral and psychological symptoms as nightmares, talking and walking while sleeping, stubbornness, introversion, violence towards her siblings, screaming, nervou ...

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Talal’s success story

The 12-year-old Talal lives in Beit Lahya’s project in a very poor economic condition. His father is unemployed and the family depends on his older brother work in a clothes store. Talal has 6 siblings, five of which are males. He has a troubled relationship with his grandparents, parents, siblings and colleagues in school. Accompanied with his mother, he came; he was very sad and it was clear the he had a trauma since he was not cooperative when speaking with him. When his mother was asked about their complaints, she said, “ my son is very nervous and violent after his brother’s death in a car accident. We blamed him much for his brother’s death because he was with hi ...

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Sanaa’s success story

She is one of the individual empowerment cases at Aisha; she 47 years old. She is married for the third time to someone who is 20 years older than her. She has a son and a daughter. They live in a very poor condition since her husband is unemployed old man. She narrated, “ I got married after tawjihi to appropriate desirable man. I lived with him many years; the first two years were full of happiness, love and compassion. Then struggles have begun since I could not conceive children. My mother-in-law showed me to different doctors for treatment and operations but all went in vain. My brother-in-law , who is younger than my husband, got married and had children. My mother in law with the ...

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success story

A.A 35-year-old woman with 4 children. A. got married at young age, she suffered from different kinds of violence by her family and the community. Her husband was jailed and that caused a great collapse on her life whether psychologically or by fearing the social stigma. A.M received individual psychological sessions, mental care, SRHR services. Through the IEM program, A. Was involved in different activities that helped her renewing her activation and to live normal life once again. Joining the group sessions with her colleagues in the department helped her regain confidence in herself and ensure her value in society. Her case manager  tried to train her on the  methods of deali ...

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Don't give up

Mrs. kh. A, she is 30-year-old with 4-year-old child, lives at Gaza City She has been divorced for a year From the very beginning of its life and since she married, she has been subjected to physical and mental violence where he beats and insults her with degrading treatment throughout her six-year marriage. On 2020\1\13, her husband divorced her in absentia at Sharia Court in North Gaza, and the child A.N stayed in her custody, so his father filed a lawsuit hosting to host his child in his home and obtained a ruling on 3\11\2019, but his mother objected to this ruling, fearing for her little child, as the child has siblings that the mother does not like their behavior as she sai ...

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Get up, stand up: stand up for your right

Mrs. A. S. is 25 years old, and lives in Gaza Strip. She has been married for eight years and has four children. Since the beginning of her life and her marriage, she has been subjected to physical violence where he attacked her by beating in her head, which resulting in bleeding in her head, and also subjected to psychological violence where insulting her with words that degrade the dignity, and she used to leave the marital home and go to her family's house after that, the husband assaulted her, insulted her, and expelled her from the house, and every time she returns to the marital home with the intervention of the reformers. And she continued to endure this harm related to h ...

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Happy dreams

N.H successful story Happy dreams N, H, is 28 years old girl, lives in Gaza City, and she graduated from the university, she married her cousin in 2013, he is an Egyptian national from North Sinai, he was coming to the Gaza governorate smuggling through the tunnels "by illegal way. After he had a mutual admiration between them, and decided and chose to engage him and stayed in the Gaza Strip for three months after their marriage contract on 3/20/2013, and then he returned to his homeland Egypt in 6/2013 also through the tunnels. After his travel and return to his home, she began, like all girls, to dream of a comfortable home, a warm family, a caring husband, and the desire ...

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Call for change

Rana, 35-year-old, from Jabalia (Ezbet Abd Rabbo), has (3) children (10 years, 5 years and 2 years old) and one girl (9) years old. Rana came to the legal clinic of Aisha Association for Women and Children Protection in Jabalia on 01/28/2019 to file a lawsuit of alimony, after leaving the marital home due to severe beating by her husband, in addition to the fact that her husband was married for another time and he make some unacceptable behavior such as drug abuse and practices Unethical behavior.  The lawyer filed a lawsuit of children and wife alimony on 06.02.2019 and obtained the ruling of 500 shekels, whereby the husband have injured, and the ruling was executed on 04/17/2019, ...

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Ali’s success story

Ali, 14-year-old, accused of theft and robbery, was met at Al Rabea Center; he has aggressive behavior and behavior disorders such as nail biting, constant tension, nightmares and constant hoarseness and this was before providing him with cure he needed. AISHA Association took the intervention which exemplified in learning relaxation and meditation skills and ways which mainly aim to help Ali in expressing his feelings in front of others without fear and hesitation which enhanced his confidence, released stress and helped him to sleep well. Also, he had a training on rules of mutual respect and respect feelings of others, ensuring personal rights for each person, beside trainings on contro ...

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