Diana Mania Arroyo

Minun täytyy aloittaa seksuaalisuuteen. Tämä on jotain, jota näemme ensimmäisenä, koska teemme projekti vuonna 2015, joka antaa ymmärrettävän terveyden- ja psykologisen huoltoa ihmisille, jotka kokevat seksuaalisuutta. Se ei ole vain se, kuinka monia asioita on erittäin kiinnostavaa, vaan se on myös se, kuinka monimutkaisuus on muuttunut.

So survivors talk about the number of aggressors increasing, sometimes two, sometimes five, sometimes twenty. Survivors also talk about the use of weapons, sometimes that aggressors use to rape them with, sometimes to hit them in the head, so that...

People become unconscious and it is easier to abuse of them. Also the dynamics of the aggressions has changed. So many of our patients talk about how they were aggressed in their own homes, because when armed groups come to new areas that they want to take control, they break into people's houses and they rape women, whether they are 15 years old or whether they are 65 years old.

Yes, so when it comes to sexual violence in particular, we see about 20% of our patients being under the age of 18. That, however, speaks only to those who are able, willing and capable of coming to us. That doesn't mean that that is the entirety of under 18-year-olds who are sexually abused. When they come, they receive the comprehensive package of care, including seeing a psychologist.

We see severe mental health trauma resulting from sexual violence and sometimes including suicidal ideation. In 2018 we did a study and we looked at the various factors contributing to the psychological issues that survivors presented. 68%, so more than half, cited stigma as one of the major challenges they faced and this is because of

Kyllä, noin 10 prosenttia seksuaalisuusvaihtoehtoja, joita näemme, sanoo, että erityisesti stigma voisi pysyä heitä suuntaan. Nyt puhun vain seksuaalisuudesta, mutta näemme myös muita tapauksia. Meillä on paljon tilanteita, jotka antaa traumakäyttöä.

For example, between the beginning of the year and June, we supported over 2,000 survivors of violence in the city, including many civilians who are hit by stray bullets. 40% of them are women and children.

I think it's important to translate it into how it looks on a day-to-day basis for the average Haitian. I also see it through my own medical staff that has to leave their house to come to the medical facilities that we run. The risk of stray bullet is high. The risk of finding oneself in the middle of crossfire is high. It's an extremely challenging city to live, but indeed life does go on amazingly well.