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Districts across Indonesia are facing a common struggle: the silence that surrounds violence against women and girls due to stigma and discrimination.

One quarter of women and girls aged 15 to 64 in Indonesia report having experienced physical or sexual violence at some point in their lives. Many survivors are too afraid to speak out until years later, while some stay silent forever.

Limited education and awareness perpetuate the silence, so UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is changing methods and minds — training healthcare workers so they can bring effective care to those who need it most.

Will you break through the silence and bring this vital support to survivors? Vulnerable women and girls in Indonesia and around the world are counting on you. [[link removed]?]

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Survivors of violence in Indonesia often stay silent due to fear for the safety of their children, financial dependence on their abuser, or concern that reporting the violence will escalate the abuse.

“I have a patient who kept coming back over the past two years,” Dr. Gerald Mandra Dwiputra of the District Hospital in Serang, Indonesia recalled to UNFPA. “Each time, she arrived with worse injuries.”

Dr. Dwiputra’s patient eventually opened up about the abuse she was enduring and requested a medical report so she could warn her abuser that she had broken her silence. While the legal system depends on reports from doctors to hold perpetrators accountable, limited education and a lack of awareness in Indonesia can often perpetuate the silence.

This leaves survivors without the support they need.

Gifts from supporters like you can support a training initiative as part of UNFPA’s Women at the Center program to equip health and social service workers with the skills to manage cases of violence effectively.

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Ms. Hustiniyanti , a midwife in Indonesia, attended the training. “It’s so different when survivors feel comfortable,” she told us. “They can articulate what happened and express what they need more clearly.”

Midwife Ewin Nafwiya said the training has been transformative, helping her communicate with both her adolescent clients and even her own children. “They usually start opening up during one-on-one counseling sessions, and from there I can follow up on their cases.”

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The silence around violence facing women and girls affects both survivors and healthcare providers. To cut through stigmas and empower survivors of violence, we need your help to bring survivor-centered training to midwives, doctors, and social workers in Indonesia and around the world.

Compassionate donors like you can bridge the gap between survivors, healthcare staff, and the resources to empower women and girls. Please make a gift to help break through the silence and support survivors everywhere: [[link removed]?]

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Thank you for not staying silent — it means everything to women and girls.

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