Hawa (women are heroes #2) by GiMi53
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Picture taken last Saturday (March 8th, 2008) in Brussels (rue Saint-Géry, 13)
Hawa, 45 years old, Sierra Leone.
« The attack took place on a saturday when the war was raging in my country, Liberia. I fled into the bush with four of my children and my husband, who was killed soon after.
We joined a group of women who were also trying to flee. We were walking in the jungle when a group of rebels captured us. That night I was raped by five of them. One of them killed my nine year old son by cutting his throat under my very eyes. He forced me to laugh whilst watching the scene. With ten other women, I stayed there for five days, during which I was raped constantly. One night, we managed to escape. We gathered cassava as food. We spent nearly a month in the bush. We finally got to the Sierra Leone border by foot. »
"Women are heroes“ proclaim Médecins sans frontières (MSF) and the activist JR on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
JR has visitedSierra Leone, Liberia, Southern Soudan and Kenya, returning with striking portraits of women taken with the help of his 28 millimetre lens.
He wants to share their stories, first by exhibiting them in their country of origin, then in the framework of spectacular exhibitions hosted in several cities throughout the world.
As from 8th March 2008, the faces and expressions of eight women are splashed accross the walls of Brussels. Their gigantic portraits will make their presence felt in the streets of the town centre reflecting how vital their role is in the daily routinesof their countries...
See further on www.womenareheroes.be
Thank you for your comments on my previous upload :
"Cecilia (women are heroes #1)"
"Cecilia (women are heroes #1)"
Comments (21)
Apophis906
another great shot.
redchilicat
Beautiful shot, love the perspective. I will never understand how people can be so cruel to each other.
durleybeachbum
Superb.
awjay
never in doubt
MrsLubner
Large. I don't know if I would appreciate the view so much from that balcony though.
lanemtripp
such a poignant tribute to these women. thank you for sharing their faces and their stories. makes one reflect.
DukeNukem2005
It is a very beautiful and very interesting photo!
jeroni
brilliant
Janiss
J'adore ces gigantesques dessins sur les murs et une fois de plus, tu sais nous en faire profiter de façon remarquable... bravo Michel et zibous!
stolta
Fantastic shot!
ledwolorz
Excellent shot.
Hendesse
Excellent and interesting shot. The POV is fantastic!
TheAnimaGemini
Great Michel. I agree, the POV is amazing. Hugs and have a great weekend.
mizoli
Excellent photograph!
jocko500
great shot here. people need to know what going on in the world. If a US army men did this it be world wide news. I never heard of these things. Thanks for telling here
Doriutz
Superb shot :)
JaneEden
Oh my goodness I can never understand why others can be so cruel and insensitive it is beyond belief, this is a very traumatic story and fills my heart with sadness ! thank you for bringing these stories to our attention - hugs Jane xx
GiMi53
my next upload in this series :
"Lisa (women are heroes #3)"
amirapsp
Beautiful work well done!!!
bebert
c'est impressionnant !!
PatGoltz
These stories touch my heart. Thank you for sharing.