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A Glimmer of Hope

Mrs. Halima is a 36-year-old mother of four. She and her family were displaced from her place of residence, Homs, and are currently residing in Jaramana.

Shortly after her marriage, problems with her husband arose due to his mistreatment and abuse. Unfortunately, she bore this burden alone since her parents lived outside Syria.

Her husband’s violence and abuse increased even more after their displacement, whereby she was continuously beaten and humiliated in front of her children till she once collapsed and had to go to a hospital.

Since this abuse also affected her children, she thought of getting a divorce, but didn’t get any encouragement from her parents.
Mrs. Halima’s eldest son left school because of their bad financial situation, and started learning a new profession_ sewing. As for her, she worked in a coal factory.
Interventions:
Mrs. Halima was introduced to the Jaramana through a friend of hers, and registered her young son in the center’s activities.

She started attending awareness campaigns on GBV, and was later on transferred to the case manager. After several sessions, the intervention plan was developed.
 She was referred to the Psychological Services Programme, and began attending sessions with the psychologist despite her difficult working conditions. “After my sessions with the specialist, I learned how to deal with my husband, and he no longer beats me. My psychological state changed, as I became more acquainted with my rights, and knew how to defend myself. Now I feel strong, and I know that there are people who support me” expressed Mrs. Halima.
 She was then referred to the Vocational Training Programme, where she got a sewing machine to practice the profession in Homs.

 She and her son started working on the machine, and their financial situation started improving.
These interventions had a great impact on Mrs. Halima and her children, especially her eldest son, who was aware of all the problems and was deeply affected by them. Since she started working and her psychological state improved, the affected son became stronger, more responsible, and supportive of his mother.
Mrs. Halima said: “I am deeply grateful to SSSD for their support. For every woman out there subject to violence and abuse, do not keep quiet and abandon your right… Be strong for yourself and your children, because strength is found within you!”