The Stigma of Substance Abuse for Women- By Biftu
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Biftu courageously shared with the world her story about how she struggled with drug addiction, and stigma from her community. Biftu has been sober for several months and is now an advocate fighting agaisnt the stigma on women struggling with substance abuse.
We are raising funds to thank Biftu and to also help her. She is a single mother of 4 children as young as 5 months. These funds will help her with things such as winter clothes for her children, formula for her infant, etc. We want to give Biftu a helping hand as she walks the roads of recovery as a hero in her community.
Article on Biftu speaking about her past and sharing it for the first time.
https://www.sahanjournal.com/changing-the-narrative/monster-in-our-community-east-african-youth-break-the-silence-over-addiction/
“It’s serious, and then we think it’s not our kid until your kid is dead,” Biftu, who’s half Somali and half Oromo, told the Saturday night gathering. “We’re not losers. We’re human beings. We’re Muslim. We’re alive. We’re here."
We are raising funds to thank Biftu and to also help her. She is a single mother of 4 children as young as 5 months. These funds will help her with things such as winter clothes for her children, formula for her infant, etc. We want to give Biftu a helping hand as she walks the roads of recovery as a hero in her community.
Article on Biftu speaking about her past and sharing it for the first time.
https://www.sahanjournal.com/changing-the-narrative/monster-in-our-community-east-african-youth-break-the-silence-over-addiction/
“It’s serious, and then we think it’s not our kid until your kid is dead,” Biftu, who’s half Somali and half Oromo, told the Saturday night gathering. “We’re not losers. We’re human beings. We’re Muslim. We’re alive. We’re here."
Organizer
Zamzam Ahmed
Organizer
Minneapolis, MN