“Don’t turn away.
Keep your eye on the damaged place.
That’s where the light enters you.
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Listen to Jane’s podcast, where she interviews a few Rebecca Dykes Writers to learn more about our work.
2024 Rebecca Dykes Writers Retreat
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What happens when a writer loses her daughter to violence?
She tells the story.
If you have been affected by femicide or gender-based violence, she wants to help you tell your story too.
Jane Houng, mother of Rebecca “Becky” Dykes, is the founder of Rebecca Dykes Writers, an organization aimed at ending femicide one word at a time.
Since the murder of her daughter in December 2017, Jane has dedicated her life to Becky’s humanitarian legacy.
Since Becky’s death, Jane has collaborated with women from all over the world in efforts to support the most vulnerable population on the globe: underserved women and girls who are most at risk for experiencing violence. particularly through her work with Becky’s Button.
Jane founded Becky’s Bathhouse, a wellness center and shower facility serving refugee women and children in residing in Mavrovouni refugee camp on the Greek Island of Lesvos. Over the past three years, Becky’s Bathhouse has served more than 15,000 refugee women and children, from over a dozen countries.
Her current projects are in response to UN Women’s call for making a global collective effort to fight for VAWG, focusing on prevention and collection of data that can improve services for women and girls.
For Jane, the most powerful aspect of carrying on Becky’s legacy is hearing the stories of women who have survived gender-based violence, and connecting with families who have lost loved ones through violence. As a storyteller herself, she knew that the best way to fight violence against women is to tell stories.
Becky herself had posted the words “me too” on her Facebook page, just two months prior to being raped and murdered by her taxi driver in Lebanon. Since Becky can no longer tell her story, or explain her “me too,” Jane will do it for her. And she wants to help others too.
Jane is committed to fighting femicide by using her words, storytelling, and every available resource at her disposal to tell her daughter’s story and help others tell their stories of gender-based violence.