70 women graduate in women crisis care

Manama : Seventy women who successfully underwent Women’s Advocacy Certification Training received graduate certificates at a function held at the British Club, Adliya yesterday.  

Women’s Crisis Care International (WCCI) trained the 2018 batch to support women in Bahrain who face domestic or sexual violence.

“The programme runs for a period of four days, where there is a series of in-class work and out of class work, where we cover topics from sexual violence, domestic violence, subconscious mind, history of advocacy movement, women’s rights in Bahrain to legal issues,” said Mary Justine Todd, CEO of WCCI.

 “With these advocates now graduated and certified they will step up as active on duty advocate volunteer and work as per their shift as WCCI operates 24 hours a day and they will be on duty whenever there is a need,” said Todd.

“A program like this in a country like Bahrain is equally beneficial as it is for any other country in the world as whenever there is a victim of any domestic or sexual violence, in order for them to develop the likelihood of post-traumatic stress disorder and further help them to cope up with the traumatic event is extremely important,” said Todd.

“We have been operating on a full scale since January 2016, but in 2017 WCCI responded to approximately 250 cases. Further, WCCI would like to express the most sincere gratitude for all of the support offered in their endeavours to support victims of abuse,” she added.

Until now, WCCI has been operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in English, with Arabic available during weekday working hours. 

However, with the new group of advocates, WCCI plans to launch an additional Arabic speaking programme. Beginning February 20, help will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 3844 7588 or visit their office partner, American Mission Hospital, in Manama, Saar, or Amwaj.