“Never again alone”: this is what every woman victim of violence, often domestic, hopes for. That is a timely and concrete help, to be able to save himself from his tormentor. For foreigners in Italy, but also for compatriots who suffer abuse, the anti-violence toll-free number 800 682 718 has been created by the Acmid-Donna Onlus Association,
Those who suffer violent acts of oppression first of all need not to go home. The number ‘Mai più sola’ is in direct connection with anti-violence centers and reception centers throughout the Italian territory, it is not just a switchboard, but a reference for listening and first aid to report and to provide psychological and legal support.
Often foreign expatriate women have no relatives, friends, or literacy: Acmid, since 1997, offers them courses to learn the language, knowledge of Italian culture, rules and professional training to be able to maintain themselves economically and feel truly free from ‘man-master. The woman gives birth to the man. The man who mistreats, rapes, brutalizes, segregates his partner commits an ancestral crime. And the institutions must guarantee the safety of all women.
The toll-free number answers in four languages: Italian, Arabic, English and French.
* president of Acmid