KEY FEATURE Women Survivors of Domestic Violence Need Our Help Our Coffee Break for Women Inland group meets once a month to network, help and support each other and we have supported a variety of charities over the years. In December 2014 we bought Christmas presents for 68 children of families broken by domestic violence. The mothers were under the protective wing of Amusuvig, a charity founded by two survivors of domestic violence, Anabel Padial and Loli Lara. Instead of forgetting about their misfortune once they had recovered, Anabel and Loli decided to use their experience to help others leave an abusive situation and begin a new life. After Christmas, in January 2015, three of the young women from AMUSUVIG came to our meeting to thank us and tell us more about their work. An emotional roller coaster followed as we listened to an account of what happens when a women leaves an abusive relationship. The journey often begins at the police station where the victim desperately needs help and someone to talk to. The women of AMUSUVIG as survivors themselves are all too aware of how a woman feels and they are called to help at that very moment. They support and care for the victims, emotionally and in every practical way possible through this very difficult time. It sometimes takes months to get to court where
By Carol Engelmann
their case can be heard and suitable decisions and measures can be put into place to protect the woman and her children. There is little help available to the victims of domestic violence which makes the work that AMUSUVIG do, even more important. They urgently need funds to finance projects to house and care for women and children in the most heart-breaking circumstances. Sell to Donate is a Facebook page set up by “Coffee Break” women to help raise funds for Amusuvig. On the page anyone can sell an item and donate at least 10% to Amusuvig. It is growing very quickly and proving to be a great success. It’s an excellent way of selling a quality item, donating a small fee and still having enough to buy something else. A thrifty, fun solution to raising funds, we think! AMUSUVIG is a registered charity CIF: G – 93248508 and you can help by making a donation via PayPal to amusuvigdonate@gmail.com. If you know of a job possibility, you could help a woman take the first major step to independence. What could be more rewarding? Please email me with any suggestion you may have, nothing is too trivial. Carol Engelmann: engelspain@hotmail.com.
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