By Alice Whaley | O Mekembjes Team
At only 15 years old Blerina was trafficked within Kosovo and made to work in brothels. Here she was forced to drink and take drugs. She tried to leave several times but without an alternative place to live she ended up returning to the brothels. After 9 years of this living hell, she started a new life at O.Mekembjes. This is a safe place for her to live and while there she is receiving intensive psychotherapy and counselling as well as health care. She has started to work towards finishing high school and is enjoying a fitness class and learning English. She has discovered that she has real talent for caring for pre-school children and she would like to pursue this in the future.
There are many girls like Blerina in Kosovo. Once abused, they become stuck in a circle of violence and exploitation. Even if they decide to try and leave they have nowhere to go and no one to turn to. O.Mekembjes is the only project providing long-term assistance once they decide to leave abusive situations.
To continue to provide this level of intensive support we need continued funding.
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