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May 20th, 2005 - 10:38AM |
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Amie Tejan-Kella - the Sexual Assault Referral Center Program Manager (SARC Center), Angelina Jolie, Jason Phillips - the Country Director for Sierra Leone and the UNHCR representative Andrew Mayne in front of Rainbo Centre. Photo: The IRC Angelina Jolie visited an IRC center for survivors of sexual and gender based violence on May 10. The visit to the Rainbo Centre was part of Jolie's three-day mission to Sierra Leone in her role as goodwill ambassador for the United Nations refugee agency. She spoke to some of the survivors and learned about the government's role in sensitizing its citizens about this form of violence. "The work done at the Rainbo Centre is so important; helping survivors of sexual and gender based violence overcome their traumas is no easy task," said Jolie. "I simply wish these women had never gone through this violence." Via UNHCR Posted By: theirc | Africa, Women Permalink |
