Annie Tamam recalled how she and her three young children hid under their bed whenever gunshots interrupted the long silences in their Marawi City neighborhood in the last week of May. To save her boy, she had to lie by saying her husband had stayed behind in Marawi, guarding their home. Before entering the Project HATS program, Sameera would suffer anxiety attacks whenever reminded of that night. Still, Project HATS’ most crucial partner may be the children’s parents themselves. They include determined mothers like Annie Tamam, who has been regularly joining her children in their counseling and therapy sessions.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 22, 2017 21:33 UTC