A further group consists of aged and ailing women with no means of support. None of these women is able to return to her homeland. We send many of our WAR cases who have been approved for resettlement in the USA, to the SACH shelter where the women stay in its protective custody till the time of their departure. Skill identification, sharing and development are also part of the shelter's integrated program. The secure, serene and congenial environment of the shelter helps bring back normalcy to the lives of traumatized refugees and prepares them for the challenges ahead.
Refugees benefit particularly from the regular support group sessions conducted at the shelter.
The shared experience of pain and suffering bonds the women together and enables them to cross the barrier of ethnic and cultural prejudices. ICMC Pakistan provides a rapid response to WAR cases. Laila's story Laila, is a young Iraqi war widow who, because of concerns for her safety, fled to Iran with her son after the death of her husband. In 1996 he brought her to Pakistan and continued to ill-treat her. He raped her repeatedly, as a result of which she became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter.