“The soldier came at night. He said I was not the first he had raped. He was brutal. He pierced my leg with a spear and then raped me for four hours. He came again on six nights in a row. Why I love the first daughter more is because I gave birth to her as a result of love. The father was my husband. The second girl is a result of an unwanted circumstance (rape).”
Joseline I.* (37, HIV+) with her daughter Leah B.* (12)

“I never loved the child. I have to force myself to love him. But he makes it impossible. He behaves like a street child. He is a bad boy. I don’t tell him that I don’t love him. It’s in his blood…”
Claudin M.* (26) and her son Jeandediue U.* (12)

“When I was pregnant, I wanted to die. I tried to kill myself. Then I became afraid. I thought about having the baby and then killing it. But when he was born, I immediately loved him. He was so beautiful. I could not kill him. I will always love my son.
Annasalie M.* (34, HIV+) and her son Prince R.* (12, HIV+)

For his project, Jonathan Torgovnik wanted to find 50 women who were raped during the Rwandan genocide 13 years ago and who gave birth to a child as a result of that rape.

Photo: Jonathan Torgovnik, Israel, Newsweek Magazine and IPC New York