name: Medica Mondiale
text: Founded in 1993 by the gynaecologist, Dr. Monika Hauser, at a time when rape was taking place on a massive scale in Bosnia Herzegovina, Medica Mondiale today sees itself as an international advocate for the rights and interests of women who have survived sexual violence in war situations.
  
  In addition to providing direct support in war and crisis zones, this international womenâ€™s organisation has for some time been providing training for professionals with psychological and/or sociological backgrounds who are involved in sensitively assisting those who have survived sexual violence (working with trauma). Medica Mondiale is politically proactive on behalf of the rights of women traumatised by war and publicly denounces breaches of human rights of this nature. Furthermore, Medica Mondiale is constantly working on the development of scientific standards for the medical and psychotherapeutic treatment as well as the psychological, social and legal support of women and girls traumatised in war situations.
  
  The therapy centre Medica Zenica has been working successfully in Central Bosnia since 1993 and since the beginning of 2004 the centre has become financially independent of Medica Mondiale.
  
  In April 1999 they started another project Medica Mondiale Kosova: since then a therapy centre in Gjakova, Kosovo â€“ along the lines of Medica Zenica â€“ has been established and is growing. 
  
  As a result of their involvement with women refugees from Kosovo in the refugee camps in Albania there has emerged a further project. Since the beginning of 2000 Medica Mondiale is providing assistance through Medica Mondiale Tirana for the women traumatised and tortured for years under the Hoxha regime in Albania.
  
  At the end of 2001 their organisation began with various projects in Afghanistan to help Afghan women. 
  
  Since March 2003 they have been working together with Wadi e.V. active on behalf of women in Iraq.
  
  http://www.medicamondiale.org/