As an English speaker, when I saw the video of Jane Birkin telling me that I was not alone and that someone could help me, I burst into tears and realised it was time for me to ask for help.

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- Anonymous 

In response to the increase in domestic violence during the Covid-19 lockdown, and to the urgent measures implemented by the French government, Women for Women France launched a multi-language campaign aimed at foreign-born people in France. 

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​The campaign aimed to provide non-French speaking people facing domestic violence with essential information on how to seek help, and to assure them that they were not forgotten or alone.

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The campaign was delivered in 27 languages:

• written content in 16 languages

• 22 videos featuring bilingual French celebrities.

WFWF worked closely with government services, trauma specialists and psychologists, translators, community groups, and first-contact victim support organisations to ensure that the campaign contained appropriate and reliable content.

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Using a highly targeted approach, the campaign was supported by associations, embassies and consulates, foreign-language media, and online community groups in France, to help the message reach their intended audience.

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We thank the French public institutions and media that participated in spreading the message:

Women For Women France thanks the French celebrities who participated in the campaign:  
 

Victoria Abril, Nikos Aliagas, Ariane Ascaride, Jane Birkin, Nader Boussandel, Rachida Brakni, Éric Cantona, Clara Choï, Hocine Choutri, Anggun Cipta Sasmi, Linh-Lan Dao, Dave, Imane El Keurti, Rona Hartner, Alexis Manenti, Inna Modja, Bruno Sanches, Ayşegül Savas, Pallavi Sharda, Salimata Sylla, Nadia Tereszkiewicz et Xin Wang.

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Project Coordinator: Mélanie Roche

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Translations and subtitles: 
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Arabic (Algerian and Tunisian): Hayat Bearat, Myriam Landoulsi and Ebtihal Ziyadah

Bambara: Nana Camara

Catalan: Veronica Manzanares

Chinese (Mandarin): Xuan Luom, Emilia Wang and Minhui Xue

French: Mélanie Roche

German: Michaela Schoen

Greek: Galinie Pietri

Hindi: Rekha Lecomte

Hungarian: Zora Lakhal Fabian

Indonesian: Anggun Cipta Sasmi

Italian: Patrizia Cecala and Francesca Caracci

Japanese: Clara Choï

Polish: Suzanne Azadeh and Patrycja Maslowka

Portuguese: Rosana De Araujo Correia and Debora Trinidade

Romanian: Gabriela Kouahla and Alexandra Jaraba

Serbian: Jelena Vujosevic

Soninke: Salimata Sylla

Spanish: Raquel Calvo Artal, Georges Latchimy, Veronica Manzanares and Carmen Mera

Tamil: Rekha Lecomte, Sharvnee Raja Mohan and Kokila Mohan

Turkish: Aylin Kabinkara and Zehra Ceylan

Vietnamese: Nga Nguyen