SASA WORLDWIDE RIGHT ON!
We just finished creating a website for SASA – Sexual Assault Survivors Anonymous!* Hooray!
Visit at; www.sasaworldwide.org
May the program grow and prosper! The meetings were originally called Rape Survivors Anonymous when I brought the materials to Nairobi, but the meetings were shut down when I left IWD and we’ve had to start anew.
Here’s a testimonial I received from a former RSA attendee;
“Since the ordeal in 2006 I never spoke out until 2008 in a program called Rape Survivors Anonymous (RSA). Through the program I realized people were speaking out without fear and had courage to overcome the shame. It is at this forum that I also decided to speak out for the first time of my rape case.”
I can honestly say that from the moment I got this letter I knew I would try to rebuild this program. I networked with a few friends in Kenya and we all agreed a better name for the new 12 step group would be Sexual Assault Survivors Anonymous – “SASA” which means “NOW” in Kiswahili. This is actually the first week of meetings and I wish so much that I could attend and help support them. Once again, tea is being served in an effort to create a safe, cozy, peaceful environment for women wishing to share their experience, strength and hope.
*SASA Worldwide is not a program of NO MEANS NO WORLDWIDE. We have provided all necessary support to get the meetings up and running. We also hope that other groups use the “Meeting Info” at the SASA website to start their own groups across the globe.