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Las voces de los olvidados

AutorNoor Al-lamee
CargoFourth year Medical student at Southampton University, with an additional degree (BSc) in International Health from the University of Leeds
Páginas27-31
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The voices of those forgotten
1 Fourth year Medical student at Southampton University, with an additional de-
gree (BSc) in International Health from the University of Leeds.
Noor Al-lamee1
allameenoor@gmail.com
During my degree, I completed a eldwork project in Colom-
bia; researching sexual violence amongst women, and the support
and counselling services they received by community churches,
specically within the Caribbean Coast. The project took place
in Monteria and Barranquilla, and I interviewed a total of 17
women, supported by pastors and trained psychologists in their
recovery; post traumatic events. The aim was to understand the
quality of support, how much it truly helped them and to gain a
better understanding in the background of these women and the
gross impact sexual violence had on their lives.
I heard a variety of stories, ones that I found particularly hard
to digest and forget, during my time in Colombia and returning
back to England. Their voices are with me always, describing the
atrocities that armed groups inicted upon them and the strength
it has taken to continue with their lives. They were each, strong and

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