Whether they have endured the trauma of rape in their own countries, along their migration journey or after arriving in Tunisia, their lives are a constant struggle for survival that is marked by pitfalls and exploitation. Their stories, collected by Nawaat, attest to this violence.
Some 715 out-of-wedlock births were reported in 2019, according to the annual report on the activities of childhood protection officers. The majority of these births (44.33%, or 317 births) took place in the central-eastern part of Tunisia. What is the fate of single mothers in a society that ostracizes them? Nawaat went to meet three of these young mothers at Beity, a shelter that offers assistance to women in distress and victims of violence.
