Tatiana Vivienne
Tatiana "Tati" Vivienne is a feminist activist from the Central African Republic, and the founder of Femmes Hommes Action Plus (FHAP), based in Bangui, the country's capital city,[1] and focused on helping the most marginalised and traumatised young women and girls.
Early life
Tatiana "Tati" Vivienne grew up in Bangui, one of ten children, four daughters and six sons.[2] At the age of about five, her father had to move to Baboua in the north-west of the county for work, and she was educated there at a Catholic school.[2]
Career
Vivienne founded Femmes Hommes Action Plus (FHAP) in 2011.[2] FHAP focuses on helping the most helpless, girls and young women who have been abandoned by everyone else.[1] FHAP also helps reintegrate women into their communities, including those who have escaped from Lords Resistance Army (LRA).[1] Talking about FHAP, Vivienne has said, "We are the voice for the voiceless".[2]
She has encountered numerous problems and challenges in running FHAP, including being forced to close the office, armed robberies, and chronic funding shortages.[2]
Personal life
Vivienne lives in Bangui, "close to her extended family".[2]
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