16/02/2025
I was telling you that our bilateral initiative started with them, our victors, those who went through fear and worry, violence and suffering, but managed to shake off the black veil that enveloped their lives. Now, their story is in print, and we will be able to read it both in printed format in Romanian and English, and online, in the shortest possible time.
We let you take a look at the words written on paper by the 12 women with whom we had the honor of completing this book, which we will find either under pseudonyms or under their real names, as they wished to communicate with the general public.
โToday, I look back on those years with pain, but also with gratitude. Because, beyond the suffering, they taught me who I really am. And they showed me that no one, ever, can take away my power to decide my fate. โฆ I have built a safe haven for my heartโ
โI am grateful for everything I have experienced, for the hard lessons I have learned, for the strength to get up and move forward. It is not easy, but I know that every step I take now is one towards a better future for me and my children.โ
โFinally, I want to tell all women to seek help without hesitation. We know how hard it is to go through domestic violence, how much it makes you feel helpless and hopeless. Call the authorities whenever necessary. Stop letting them take your freedom. You and your children deserve more. You deserve life.โ
โWhat makes the difference between a success story and one left in the shadow of time is Perspective! The way we relate to what is happening to us is the most important thing. We may go through a "tough time" or, more accurately, a disaster - but we are heroes only if we survive and rise again, again and again.โ
โWe are no longer mere victims of fate, but we take the reins of our lives into our own hands. And we do not wait for a prince on a white horse to save us. We save ourselves.โ
โWe become the heroes of our own story. My story is not just about loss or pain; it is about transformation, about the courage to move forward, and about the beauty found in humanity. And I know now, without a doubt, that every experience was necessary to become the person I am today - at peace, grateful, and ready to live with an open heart.โ
โI realized that in all this time I had learned to transform pain into strength, fear into courage, and loss into gratitude. Every day is a victory, every smile of mine and my little girl is proof that I managed to come out of the darkness and build a new life!โ
Bilateral initiative financed by the EEA and Norway Grants - National Bilateral Fund within the RO-CULTURA Program
EEA and Norway Grants
Programul RO-Cultura
Centrul de Mediere si Securitate Comunitara
Foreningen HEDDA