Democratic Republic of Congo , 2018

A young girl is abducted, raped, beaten and held captive for months. She became pregnant and gave birth. In an effort to avoid the stigma and shame that this would bring upon her family and because she would not be eligible for any other marriage, her parents joined the perpetrators’ family in trying to force her to marry her abductor. Although she was expected to obey, she refused. The perpetrator’s family took her baby. Remarkably, she managed to escape and journeyed to a center where she could access help. When asked about the colors she chose, the maker of this story cloth said, "I made myself look invisible, because no one really sees me."

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