The Journey

The sexual assault of women is an issue faced by many worldwide. Many focus on the heinous sexual assault crimes, and ignore the incidents they believe aren’t jaw dropping enough. I speak for all survivors when I say that any story we have to tell is valid and important to us. Every story is significant and powerful to the survivor, every story has impacted that person’s life in ways you will never be able to fully understand. Seuxal assault is not something to be trivialized or sensationalized; it is a very real and damaging thing that has happened to many men and women around the world.
Last year many of you joined us in our endeavor to make St.Lucia a better place for survivors. We want to thank you all for participating in the study. We understand that it was and is difficult to address this issue and so for those of you who wanted to help but were not ready we also understand. We never want anyone to feel pressured to help or unhappy because they are not ready to speak up. Sexual Assault is a very taboo subject in St.Lucia, for a very long time it was a topic that was never discussed and as such, many of you have buried it and been silenced for so long that speaking about it is scary. We understand, it took us, Velika and myself, a long time to come forward with our stories and so we know what you are going through. We at PROSAF are going to continue to help survivors. We are going to continue to work towards making it better for survivors of sexual assault on island.

The journey to healing from sexual assault is not by any means an easy one. We have started a rape support group and would like those of you who are willing and ready to start to contact us. We are always here to listen and if you are not ready for group but need a listening ear feel free to contact us. Sexual assault is something that happened to you, it does not define you. You are a strong, beautiful, intelligent woman who has suffered a trauma through no fault of your own. You are not guilty of any crime, something was done to you against your will. Always remember that you are not alone, that you have nothing to be ashamed of. We are taking the baby steps necessary to make it better for all. KNOW YOU HAVE A SUPPORT GROUP IN PROSAF.
We can be contact by via the information below:
Email:ssaitco@hotmail.com - thepowerofone_v@hotmail.com
Telephone: 1-758-724-9991(sue)1-758-723-6466(vel)
Face book:
PROSAF- Surviving Sexual Abuse in the Caribbean
PROSAF_ThePower OfOne
Twitter:
@Prosaf_Sueezzy
@VelikaLawrence
Website:
http://www.prosaf.org/