Your donation to Ohela will contribute toward a new journey, and at the end of the road we see AMEN: a Land Where Women Heal #LWWH. A village in Israel where women come to rehabilitate. To survive. To heal. A place that can contain the symptoms of PTSD and give survivors the tools to live with them. A place led by principles of a feminist, naturalistic and holistic approach.

Many women live with PTSD and complex trauma caused by their own #me_too story, their own disastrous encounter with sexual violence. They suffer from flashbacks, nightmares, dissociative episodes and the infliction of self-harm. Existing Israeli facilities are not equipped to deal with this specific condition, as common as it is, and tend to treat the symptoms instead of addressing the core issue: the severe mental injury caused by rape.

Women dealing with the aftermath of rape are alone, fighting for their lives. The great global sisterhood of #me_too has exposed their struggle, but now we must help ease their pain. We ask: #what_now? And we answer: now we create a place where women can go to heal. But we need your help.

Because of you, we will create a village where women come to heal. A place that has a supportive community of wise women, inspired by ancient times when women would retire to their Red Tent and celebrate their womanhood. A place where a girl can come and celebrate her first period, a bride can celebrate her new chapter in life, a new mother can celebrate the miracle that she is.

And above all, your gift helps build a place where women can rebirth themselves, get through hell and survive it, recreate a positive and healthy relationship with their bodies. A village of wise women.

You can help build a community that supports survivors of sexual violence, a community that believes in a survivor’s ability to heal herself. We are asking you to open your heart, reach a helping hand, join our community.

You can provide women with the right care and treatment, tailored specifically to the symptoms and characteristics of complex PTSD. You can give them a them a bed, a support group, a staff member to help them get through the night.

You can change the way complex PTSD caused by sexual violence is treated in Israel and worldwide. Make no mistake: Your donation will save lives. Please donate today.

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