"I chose the term " self-determined" because our role cannot be one of definition or direction. We accompany, support, and encourage, but there comes a moment when a woman takes on personal responsibility, formulates her own interests, and represents and defends them to society. With our work, we open up the opportunity for independent and self-determined development for a person who has suffered violence and is traumatized"
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