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        1. But these "tent cities" have been far from ideal, according to Malya Villard-Appolon, one of this year's top 10 CNN Heroes.
        2. Grandmother Helia Lajeunesse had been raped in ; like Villard-Appolon, during the rape her husband had been killed; and her year old.
        3. Malya Villard-Appolon, who is working to end gender-based violence in Haiti.
        4. — Malya Villard- Appolon, KOFAVIV.

          5. Grandmother Helia Lajeunesse had been raped in ; like Villard-Appolon, during the rape her husband had been killed; and her year old..

          Malya Villard-Appolon

          Haitian women's rights activist

          Malya Villard-Appolon

          NationalityHaitian
          Organizationco-founder of the Commission of Women Victims for Victims (KOFAVIV)
          Known forHaitian women's rights activist

          Malya Villard-Appolon is a Haitian activist for women's rights and domestic violence prevention.

          She is the cofounder of the Commission of Women Victims for Victims (KOFAVIV), an organization that provides services and support to victims of violence against women in Haiti.[1]

          She was named a CNN Hero in 2012 for her work helping victims of sexual violence receive access medical care, shelter, legal counsel and psychological support, especially in the wake of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.[2]

          Activism

          KOFAVIV

          Along with Eramithe Delva, Villard-Appolon founded KOFAVIV, an organization that provides survivors of rape and other forms of sexual violence with psychological, medical, and legal support.[3] K