Guide to Working with Victims of Sexual Violence

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The document “My Body is a Witness” is a pedagogical guide designed to support women who have experienced sexual violence. It is based on the systematization of the psychosocial support and forum theater experience in the Butterfly Flight process. This process was developed between 2021 and 2023 in Florencia, Caquetá, with the support of the GIZ ProPaz II Program and the Office for Women and Gender of the Municipal Government of Florencia.

Document Structure:

1. Butterfly Flight: Reconstruction of the process that enabled 36 women from five organizations to present a report before the JEP on sexual violence during the conflict.
2. Guidelines and Theoretical References: Gender approaches, do-no-harm principles, intersectionality, participation, psychosocial support, and forum theater as a healing tool.
3. Methodological Guide: Presentation of 21 working sessions with psychosocial tools and forum theater, focused on healing, empowerment, and emotional recovery.
4. Recommendations for Facilitators: Guidelines for implementing the guide within the Office for Women and Gender in Florencia and other victim support spaces.

Key Aspects of the Butterfly Flight Process:

• Psychosocial support based on the metaphor of the caterpillar, chrysalis, and butterfly, with exercises for self-care, healing, and resignification of pain.
• Use of forum theater as a transformative tool, allowing women to express their stories through art and make the violence they suffered visible.
• Strengthening of the support network among women victims, promoting sisterhood, collective healing, and community leadership.

This guide is a key tool to ensure comprehensive support for women who are victims of sexual violence, promoting justice, reparation, and peacebuilding in the region.