Story of Hope: Malya Villard- Appolon
"Everyone can become just like what he wants not what the life want" you can change your life if you have a hope and determination. Just like Malay Appolon, who changed her life and the lives of many others. But her life has changed after she suffered a lot because of the pain and humiliation in 1994 she raped and the rapes killed her husband who was protecting her. And again in 2003 she was gang-raped while she was sleeping in the middle of the street and she got pregnant. But in this time it was deferent. Despite the pain and humiliation, she has decided to keep the child that is a product of a gang rape and being stronger. And from this moment her dream to protect every woman like her start, so she establishes her care center for those who have been subjected to sexual abuse. This care center called “KOFAVIV” Since the group's inception, it has helped more than 4,000 rape survivors find safety, psychological support and legal aid. They tell people to come out of silence. Appolon said. "Do not be afraid to say that you have been victimized." But after the founding of the care centre the old nightmare chasing her. In 2010, her 14-year-old daughter was raped in a displacement camp. She can't describe to anyone how she felt when she heard about that, because she was a victim," she said. "I started asking myself what kind of generation I came from. Am I cursed?" then Appolon want to the police officer but no one gave her help. Why? Because she is not the first woman came to them, so this situation become normal for them. They did not care anymore. Appolon said. In some cases, the children were raped. The youngest victim, was a 17-month-old, so the KOFAVIV did something about they take the victims to the hospital within 72 hours of being raped. Once they undergo a test, they receive the medical certificate they must have to begin legal proceedings to punish the person who did the underworld.