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Neva Russinko______________________________________________________nrussinko@gmail.com
1840 N 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19121 973-903-9649
OBJECTIVE____________________________________________________________
Hard working sociology graduate with proven leadership and organizational skills seeking an opportunity to make a positive impact as an
Administrative Assistant.
EDUCATION___________________________________________________________
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelors of Liberal Arts in Sociology Expected Graduation, May 2016
WORK EXPERIENCE_____________________________________________________________________
Philadelphia FIGHT Health and Resource Intern
Philadelphia, PA January 2016- Present
• Assisted staff in collecting statistical information and maintained database, and filed completed requests
• Cultivated relationships with clients, worked one-on-one assisting clients in accessing information in text and online
• Acted as the go-to intern in identifying, researching and answering information requests regarding health information and legal references
Franklin Fountain Assistant Manager
Philadelphia, PA June 2014 - Present
• Arranged schedules, making sure that enough workers are present to cover each shift
• Relied on to interview, hire, oversee, appraise, discipline, and sometimes fire employees
• Managed budgets and payroll records of employees
Shift Leader
• Supervised and coordinated 3-8 employees on day-to-day operations serving more than 800 customers a day.
• Responsible for daily deposits and recording daily transactions, locking and alarming the building.
• Maintained positive work environment, and ensured compliance with health department guidelines for sanitation.
Senior Soda Jerk
• Relied on by management to instruct and train new employees quickly and efficiently
• Ensured and enhanced customer satisfaction with strong knowledge of available products customer service
• Demonstrated the ability to handle a fast paced environment while maintaining attention to detail and a positive experience for
all patrons
Staples Inc. Copy Center Pro
Franklin, NJ, Riverdale, NJ November 2013 - February 2014, April 2012 - August 2012
• Provided solutions, anticipated customer’s needs, and created professional quality products
• Developed relationships with clients to ensure repeat business
• Communicated in person, over the phone, and online to develop and execute product properly
Dr. Robert R Vanderyajt, OD Medical Receptionist
Hamburg, NJ May 2010 - August 2012
• Performed clerical duties including getting insurance information
• Organized files, prepared documents, scheduled appointments, and supported other staff
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The clients of the Philadelphia FIGHT and specifically the AIDs Library, are people affected by HIV/AIDs. Whether it be they the
mselves have contracted the virus or someone close them that has contracted the virus. Many of the clients that come in are looking for m
ore information about the virus and how it will affect them or their loved one. The AIDs Library is full of literature on the subject ranging
from brief pamphlets to serious medical journals. DVDs are also available for rent in the library all of which pertain to HIV/AIDs and LGBT
issues. The Library also has a computer lab that is open to the public, which seems to be the most popular service offered in the library, e
ach guest is given a thirty minute time slot in which they are free to use the computer. Many clients accessing the computer are using the
internet to keep in touch with family and friends, looking for health information, or legal advice online. There is also a telephone availabl
e for them in order to make phone calls to doctors or family members. Many clients of the AIDs Library are using the printers as well, prin
ting court documents, leases, job applications. They are using the AIDs Library to assist them getting back on their feet.
Philadelphia FIGHT is located in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, or better known to those living in
the city as the Gayborhood. With rainbow crosswalks and at every intersection and rainbow street signs, there is no confusion to which
neighborhood you are entering. Although the landscape of where the organization is place is literally covered in rainbows, it has a long
dark past in which the organization’s roots are grounded in.
Philadelphia FIGHT is a health services organization, which provides care, education, research, and advocacy for people living
with HIV/AIDS and those at high risk. FIGHT’s relationship is entwined in the neighborhood and cannot be removed from each other.
HIV/AIDS, in the past and sometimes still is, has been seen as a disease that only affects male homosexuals and intravenous drug users.
The disease left such a stigma that if you knew someone with HIV / AIDS you could be ostracized from you community; and if you were
infected with HIV/AIDS you could be rejected from your family, friends, coworkers, and even beaten to death by those who were so scared
they thought that death was the right answer. Philadelphia FIGHT has centered itself in the community that needs it the most. It is fully
equipped to handle its clients.
There are many professionals within the FIGHT organization from doctors to directors of operations and everything in between.
For those in the medical field there is a required degree, which take four years, and a residence at a hospital, which is about 4 years, in
order to obtain a degree, and then you have to take tests to become a certified physician who can have a practice. Becoming a medical
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doctor takes a lot of training and a lot of time. There other position in the medical side of the FIGHT organization, there are jobs that only
require a GED or high school diploma, such as receptionists. Other jobs require some medical knowledge such as medical biller or medical
assistant. There are also teachers within the FIGHT organization. These teachers instruct people on how to use the computer and work on
literacy skills. There are others who hold courses on HIV/AIDS to help those infected or not learn more about the virus and what they can
to help those who are infected and help prevent the spread of it. Many of the workers in this department have bachelor’s degrees and are
certified teachers. There are also classes for young mothers who may not know all the necessary skills needed to be a caring mother.
At Philadelphia FIGHT there are risks; many of which cannot be controlled. The organization itself is at risk. It works as a non-
profit organization. If the funds that are given to the organization to operate are not used properly the organization could be under
review or worse shut down and no longer able to serve its clients.
Many of the clients that come in to Philadelphia FIGHT are a minority group member and have a lower level of income and
education. The clients come in looking for health care and health information. Many of the risks that involve our clients are health
related. As a precaution every time we assist a client we must wash our hand after and wipe down the area that we used We disinfect the
area as to not spread germs. Many of the clients we have either have or are risk to be infected with HIV/AIDS so we want to make sure
that these needs of our clients are met.
Philadelphia FIGHT is a large organization that has the power within the community it services. Since the organization is made
up of multiple different smaller organizations the power structure of the FIGHT is distinct. Much of the power is within the health service
departments of the organization. Health is an expensive expense and much of the revenue that FIGHT obtains goes directly back to their
clients for inexpensive to free health care service. FIGHT is a “one stop” organization. Meaning clients can start and finish at FIGHT, from
testing to primary medical care, case management, therapy, substance abuse programs and education. This gives the organization the
ability to influence the client to stay within the organization and continue receiving quality health care.
At Philadelphia FIGHT we are not to assume anyone gender, orientation, disability, or social class. It is very important for
FIGHT staff to make this organization a safe space for all who enter. Many members of the staff are members of the LGBT community
themselves so they want to make sure that there is a safe place to come to for their community members. There are many clients who
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come into FIGHT who are ignorant to the fact that this is a safe space, and also a place where HIV/AIDS populations go to receive care.
Just the other day someone walks out of the ladies’ restroom and complains to me about there being a man in the ladies’ room. I politely
explain the women that the restrooms are for who needs to use them and that if someone identifies one way they are able to use the
bathroom they feel the most comfortable with. Soon they get heated and start saying some very rude things about me, our client in the
restroom, and our organization. Long story short my supervisor got involved, they ended up finding out that Philadelphia FIGHT is an
AIDS organization, and ran screaming from the building thinking they were then infected with the disease.
Philadelphia FIGHT started in 1990 as a small research organization with a seed grant from the American Foundation for AIDS
Research. Over the past twenty six years Philadelphia FIGHT has grown exponentially. Today it has twenty sub organizations that make up
FIGHT. From teaching initiatives to HIV/AIDS treatment. Philadelphia FIGHT is an organization truly dedicated to serving the community.
Philadelphia FIGHT has been helping people living with HIV/AIDS and to those at risk, regardless of their insurance status, ability to pay
or life circumstances. The services at Philadelphia FIGHT are open to all clients regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, religious
beliefs, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Philadelphia FIGHT has many different policies that are used to keep the organization’s practice running smoothly. The most
important policy to the organization is the privacy policy with which it handles all of their clients. On the first day of my internship I was
brought into the director’s office to sign several different policy agreements. The policy agreements I signed are confidentiality policies,
computer and internet usage policies, and medical confidentiality policies. These policies are in place are not only for the clients, but they
are also in place for my fellow workers. If the policies are not followed it can lead to disciplinary action or termination from the
organization.
Philadelphia FIGHT is a non-profit organization, and in being this status there are many laws and regulations that the
organization must follow in order to maintain being a non-profit. Non-profit organizations are not focused on making money, they are
focused on social issues that need to be addresses. Philadelphia FIGHT’s social issues of focus is HIV/AIDS and other STIs. Non-profit
organizations do not give their revenue surplus to investors, they invest the money in achieving its goals. For the purpose of Philadelphia
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FIGHT this would be their goal of eliminating HIV/AIDs from the community. Non-profit organizations have tax exemptions, and if the
rules and regulations of the IRS are not followed they may lose their status of tax exemption and as a non-profit organization.
Philadelphia FIGHT receives its money through private and public contributions. Since FIGHT is a non-profit, it must record all
donors and create annual reports of their sources of revenue. Much of its revenue comes from patient fees and insurance much of the
organization is a health care facility, there is a women’s health clinic, a dental clinic, and a primary care clinic, which also does HIV/AIDS
testing and treatment. Patient fees and insurance makes up 79% of the organizational annual revenue. Government contracts and grants
make up 18% of annual revenue, while other grants, research study funding, and other contributors make up 3% of the remaining
revenue.
Philadelphia FIGHT has a website and many different social media outlets. There website, fight.org, is the main hub for all of
their organizations. There website is very well organized and clear. Each tab opens a drop down menu which shows you more of their
services. Every organization has their own page, where the clients can clearly read the location and the number or email that they can use
to get into contact with the organization. They send out monthly eNewsletters to those who subscribe. These eNewsletters are let sent out
to let folks know about upcoming events and the happening on Philadelphia FIGHT. They have a clear description of who they are and
how to get in contact with them right when you open up the website. They also have a patient portal. This is for the patients who use
Philadelphia FIGHT’s health services, the portal is secure and each client is given their own unique username and password to access their
information from their visits. The website is even translated into Spanish for those who do not speak or read English.
Philadelphia FIGHT’s mission of eradicating HIV/AIDS is a noble cause. They are working day in and day out to end this
epidemic. They are delivering on the promise they made back in 1990. They serve those who are of low income members of the
community by doing research and advocating for those who are at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS. The educated people of all ages on the
effects that HIV/AIDS has on people and how they can prevent it, and help people living with it. Not only have they done research on what
is the most effective way to prevent HIV/AIDS they are currently working on a ways to treat it. They provide primary care, gynecological
services, dental services and HIV/AIDS testing and treatment. They are a comprehensive organization fighting AIDS
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Philadelphia FIGHT is a comprehensive AIDs organization that gave me the opportunity to be an intern in their offices. I was the
Health and Resource Intern who was responsible for several different projects. I was an editor on their quarterly newsletter, Prison
Health News. This newsletter is mailed to over 5000 incarcerated individuals. It provides them with accurate, reliable, and relevant
health, legal, activism, and reentry information. As a part of working on Prison Health News I was also answering letters from these
incarcerated individuals about specific question they may have had. This was done by a team of staff members, together we worked on
answering the questions in a factual way that they would understand. Another part of this project was maintaining the database which
hold all the information of the readers.
My other responsibility was part of the Care Outreach Team. My part of this team was cultivating relationships with other social
service organizations. As a team we developed The Greater Philadelphia AIDS Resource Guide, The Philadelphia Housing Guide and the
2016 Discharge Planning Manual. These item will all be published for the clients of Philadelphia FIGHT and to anyone who is in need of
them. These resource guides help connect people to organizations that will be able to help them. They will all be out by June and given
out at AIDs Education Month. Serval different AIDs organizations come together every year to raise awareness of AIDs and have different
workshops and outreach opportunities across Philadelphia.
As a Health and Resource Intern at Philadelphia FIGHT I took on the task of learning and working at the rotation desk. The
rotation desk is being at the front desk at the AIDS Library. There is a lot more interaction and working one-on-one with clients. When
someone walks into the library I must accurately record the amount of people who enter. Since we work as a confidential space I ask only
for a first name and last initial and what they are needing help with. The majority of the time clients come in to access the computer or
phones. I must then record what they will be doing on the computer, or why they need to use the phone. These records are confidential
as well and are only for the purpose of research for future funding for the organization. Clients get thirty minutes time slots on the
computer, sometimes more when they are working on resumes, legal letters, or educational purposes. If a client requests help on the
computer, I am the one who works with them and helps them. Many times computer literacy is low and are unaware of how to research
what they need on the internet. I recently worked with someone on their resume and career development, making sure they had an email
address that was professional, and a resume that would grab and employer’s attention. I also answer clients questions about health
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related issues, or point them in the right direction or to someone who knows when the questions are not about health. Answering phones
and filing is another part of this position. I found this position to be worthwhile because I get to work more with clients one-on-one. I
answer letters to incarnated clients on the days I am not on the desk, and that is very rewarding. I know they appreciate all the
information we send to them, but there is something different about actually being in the same space with as a client. Being able to
educate them and talk with them on how to do something in a way they understand and will be able to replicate makes them grow as a
person.
I had a meeting with my supervisor and I saw that there a need for someone other than the directors of the library to be at the
rotation desk. They are busy people and need to focus on their work and not be distracted by clients coming in and out. She was excited
by the idea of me wanting to work at the rotation desk and help out the office. In order to work at the rotation desk there were many
things I had to learn. I took me three days to learn the system of the rotation desk, and after a month after my training I am still learning
new things. First, there is learning the client logging system, there is a specific way that they record names, times of use, and what the
clients are doing. These must be recorded accurately, because they need to know how many people they help for their annual reports and
for funding purposes. They need to know what the clients are doing so that they can cater their services to them and help the community
better every year. Next, there is the library system that I had to learn. This was the biggest component to the working at the rotation
desk. I had to learn how the library is organized, so I can put book and DVDs back where they need to be in order to find them when
clients need help. I had to learn the computer system of the library, how to check item in and out and how to open a new library card.
Finally, I had to prepare myself for interaction with clients. This was more of a personal and mental preparation rather than something
someone had to show me how to do. The clients we serve are mostly low income black males, who have been disadvantaged in many
ways. I just needed to emotionally prepare myself for one-on-one interaction. I knew I could teach people, it is just emotionally draining
and frustrating to hear their stories. I just get so frustrated with the way things are in our society, I just needed to prepare myself face it
head on.
While I am at the rotation desk I still preform my other duties. I must multitask and keep detailed accounts of clients. This
challenge is not a onetime thing, it is every day I go into my internship. There is a different client with a different need every day. I think
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is it going very well, the clients respond to me very well, I have gotten several compliments and sincere thank you from clients who I
worked with. Many of the people I work with really just need help on the computer. I have help people from a variety health information
to their taxes, resumes, job applications, and legal letters. Lester, who is the “king of the rotation desk”, is the one who trained me on
how to do all the function that the library needs. He is computer proficient, but as a young college student, he appreciates when I jump in
and give people a hand on the computer, it also frees him up to maintain the rotation desk duties. Any time someone needs assistance I
am the go to intern, even before I asked to help on the rotation desk I jumped at the opportunity to work one-on-one with clients.
As stated previously this was not just a onetime event, it is an ongoing position, so I am still learning a great deal. Not only
have I had a lot of professional experiences, I have also grown personally. I have developed my communication skills, talking to people
with a range or educations has really helped me in educating others and myself. Honestly, I was nervous my first couple of days on the
desk. I wanted to do my best, but I also didn’t want the clients to be put off by me. I saw the disadvantages right in front of me and I did
want that to interfere with the client’s education of health or computer literacy. I realized after a few day that I just thought this way
because my sociology classes taught me to think this was, and I just had to be myself and know that these clients are here because they
want to be and not because they were forced. It was on thing to think I could work with disadvantaged populations, but it is another
thing to face it head on, and I have truly grown as an advocate, and as a human being. I am so honored to have this opportunity at
Philadelphia FIGHT, not only does it show me what struggles our city faces in terms of incarceration, education, homelessness, and LGBT
issues; it lets me work one-on-one with these people and learn what they need in order for them to grow.
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Neva Russinko
October 23, 2015
Woman’s Health and Human Rights
Gender Based Violence in Bangladesh
Acid attacks happen around the world and for a variety of reasons, though in most cases the attacks are non-accidental and can
cause some serious damage to one’s physical and mental well-being. Acid attacks are a barbaric act of vengeance on women. This assault
to human life leaves permanent scaring and deformities, blindness and loss of facial functions. These deformities occur due to exposure
to chemicals, after five seconds of exposure causes superficial scaring but after thirty seconds the full thickness of the scaring occurs and
the skin coagulates (Ghani). Three out of four assailants target the face (Mannan) though there have been reports of people targeting the
breasts and genitals areas. Though the morality rates are low, there is permanent damage done physically, mentally, and socially.
Seventy-three percent of victims (Ghani) are women making this a Gender Based Violence, and in Bangladesh it has been
labeled a ‘gender crime’ twelve to fifteen year old girls are the main target of these attacks (Begum). Most victims are attacked within
their own homes and at night. The reason they target young women is because this is the cultural age for marriage and founding
families. Forty-three percent of acid attacks on women are due to rejected romantic advances and denied marriage proposals, showing
the discriminatory attitudes towards women and seeing them as a possession (Mannan). In Bangladesh society women are valued for two
things beauty and obedience, and by refusing male advances they are not being obedient, so their beauty is brutally taken away from
them. Attacking women with acid is punishment to prove to the women they have no right to refuse or deny a man.
The use of acid as a form of vengeance is influence by the local industries, social factors, crime, and war (Ghani). Many of the
men who are using acid as a form of retribution are impoverished themselves (Rasoli) and see it as a way to settle the score for being
rejected. In Bangladesh they mostly use sulfuric acid and nitric acid. These acids are commonly used in the tanning and dying industries
and can be found in car batteries. They are cheap and readily available for those who have any use for them.
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When a woman is attacked with acid she is permanently scared. The physical damage done to her face leaves her
unrecognizable, and the stigmatization that follows damages her even further. Women that have been attacked are socially ostracized in
their communities and have a very hard time reintegrating themselves back into their normal lives (Begum). These women have shame
brought upon their families and themselves, they have a loss of self-esteem because they are surely never going to get married now.
These issues bring on mental health issues like depression anxiety and loss of any emotion. They are now evaluated by others and
assumptions are made about these women. They now have an even lower chance of obtaining employment, than they had before they had
been attacked, further lowering women status (Mannan). Even with plastic surgery options they cost of going under the knife is not
within reach for many of these women. Even if they could afford the surgery, Bangladesh is behind in technology and has a poor health
care system; making surgery too expensive and ineffective.
Most women never report the attacks in fear of another attack, these women live in constant fear that their perpetrator will
come back for further attacks. Of those who do report the incident only ten percent of perpetrators are brought to trial (Begum). This is
due to delays in trial dates and eventual disregard to the case, mismanagement of files leading to loss of records, and corruption in the
police force favoring the male’s perspective of the situation. There is a high acceptance of violence against women in Bangladesh and this
is a main deterrent for legal redress against males (Bhuiya). Any laws that are in place to help women, have many loopholes are not held
in high esteem in the courts (Begum).
According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights acid attacks are in direct violation of several of the articles with in its
proclamation. Article 5 of the Declaration states that “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading
treatment...” Women being attacked with acid is cruel, inhumane and degrading. They are being stripped of their humanity and then
looked down on by their communities. Article 12 states “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family,
home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honor and reputation.” When a woman is burned with acid, this is a direct attack on
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her honor and reputation, and since most of the attacks happen within the victim’s home there is a direct interference of one’s home.
After a woman is attacked with acid she is then withheld from Article 27 of the Declaration. “Everyone has the right freely to participate
in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.” The stigma that follows
an acid attack is so great that the woman is then shunned from her community and unable to participate in her normal daily activities.
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women does not directly say anything about the violence of women.
CEDAW however is focused on the systematic discrimination of women and the subordination of women. Article 16 states that man and
women have “the same right freely to choose a spouse and to enter into marriage only with their free and full consent.” If forty-three
percent of attacks are due to marriage rejection, women do not have the right to choose freely. With the chance of an acid attack women
are forced and cannot fully give consent, she has no personal choice. Therefore the government is legally obligated to punish the
perpetrator and to rectify the victim. Bangladesh is one of the many countries that have signed the treaty. Since they signed the treaty
they must set in place legislation that ensures women are free from gender based discrimination.
The Beijing Platform had a section specifically on violence against women. Violence against women is gender based violence
that results in physical and physiological suffering. Paragraph 113 of the Platform describes what violence against women encompasses.
Paragraph 117 of the Platform states “Acts or threats of violence that instils fear and insecurity in women's lives and are obstacles to the
achievement of equality and for development and peace.” Acid attacks are therefore in violation of the Platform. Women are threatened
physically by men to rectify the man’s superiority, creating obstacles in achieving equality. There are social pressures on women that
also are considered violence against women, which is primarily shaming women and allowing acts taken against women to be
normalized. Bangladesh has recognized gender based violence and has taken some measures to prevent and punish the violence.
Due to recognition by women and civil rights activists and human rights organizations there has been many new laws and
organizations created to prevent acid attacks and support acid attack victims. In 1995, Bangladesh approved a new legislation called
Oppression of Women and Children Act. Under this new legislation the minimum punishment for an acid attack would be seven years of
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imprisonment and a substantial amount of fines. The max punishment is the death sentence. These Sentences are dependent on the
severity of the burns and the amount of medical attention needed (Begum). The long-term effects of this legislation on acid attacks are
still unknown.
In 1999 a non-governmental organization was established in Bangladesh called the Acid Survivors Foundation. This
organization has set in its sights to help survivors by giving them free reconstructive surgery, support in rehabilitation, and arrange legal
services in legal proceedings. This organization is the one that created a nationwide system of reporting these attacks. Since this system
has been in place the percentage of women reporting acid attacks have increased by two hundred and one percent. The organization also
opened up a theater for burn victims to facilitate in their rehabilitation. Free treatment for victims and free surgeries help the victims
regain their lives. Continuing these girls education and training women in new occupation fields allows them to regain independence and
expands their horizons (Ghani).
Non-Governmental Organization and government collaboration in legislation has helped limit the number of attacks and helped
the survivors of the attacks, but even with these systems set in place there are still attacks on women’s lives every day. We must ask
ourselves what can we do to prevent this heinous gender based crime, the acid attack.
Bangladesh has taken measures to end acid attacks. They have made it so that the death penalty is a punishment. Even though
they have stiffer punishments have been set into place, there are still attacks that take place. The solution is multi layered and complex.
It starts with education. Educating the population on why these attacks are not acceptable and creating public awareness. People need to
learn of the consequences the victims endure, starting from a young age starting to change the male perspective on the way they treat
women. Educating women on the proper First Aid procedures in case of an acid attack is also important. Diluting the chemical with
water the scaring may not be as sever and it relieves the burning sensation of the chemicals. This helps prevent attacks by making
people aware of the costs of the attacks both of the victim and the perpetrator.
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Another layer of the solution is the access to these dangerous chemicals. The industry around Bangladesh needs these
chemicals in order to function so we cannot remove them from the area, we can however limit the access to these chemicals. By licensing
the use of the chemicals it would decrease to amount of people who have access to the chemical. Then there would be a record of who
purchased the chemical and would be able to monitor the use and there would be documents to return to incase of an attack. Banning
concentrated acids in certain places where attacks are most prevalent. This however would not stop people from stealing the chemicals
from their workplace or from others.
Acid attacks are a social issue that must be combated at the community level and the governmental level. Communities must
create networks to help survivors and condemn the act of acid attacks. Compensating the victim for the damage that has been done to her
physically and socially is a major importance. There must be a systematic change and a social in the discrimination of women. The
creation of NGOs and other legislations to help survivor and prevent attacks will allow for women to reach equality. The health care
needed after an attack is one that for now is too much for Bangladesh’s health system to handle. Once there are more legislation more
adequate health care can be provided to those who need it.
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Lucy Gleysteen
Care Outreach and Resource Librarian
Philadelphia FIGHT
Philadelphia, PA
215-985-4448 ext. 238
lgleysteen@fights.org
James Fulwiler
Store Manager
Franklin Fountain
Philadelphia, PA
215-627-1899
james@franklinfountain.com
Dustin Kidd
Associate Professor
Sociology Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
215-204-6850
dkidd@temple.edu
Terry Vanderyajt
Office Manager
Dr. Robert Vanderyajt, OD
Hamburg, NJ
973-823-0300
