"...Pensé, como yo estoy aquí, viva, con mis cuatro niños, estoy sana y después de todo eso no me he vuelto loca, ¡Yo no soy una victima! ¡Yo soy una superviviente! Y como superviviente, yo voy a luchar para tener una vida digna para mis cuatro hijos y para mi."

After 11 years of being abused by her husband, Ana Bella managed to escape and raise a family of four children. In the process of separation and through interaction with other women in similar situations, she realized the potential within women who had overcome similar dreadful life situations. During her breaking away process, Ana Bella also found that the empathy of people directly involved in the problem of gender violence (victims themselves, family, and friends) was a key to help women who needed support.

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