Towards safer institutions in Nigeria free of rape and sexual violence, the SPOTLIGHT INITIATIVE in conjunction with WOMEN AT RISK INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION (WARIF) spread its campaign to LAGOS STATE POLYTECHNIC (LASPOTECH) Ikorodu campus.
The students were urged to always speak up and seek help. And that their mental health is paramount and should always come first when faced with situations of rape.
WARIF explained to the students saying that consent is key and both genders should always avoid putting themselves in situations were they become vulnerable.
One of the facilitators, Mr Adeyemi defined RAPE as "forceful penetration" on any gender. He said, "without consent, penetration into any part of a female or male's body be it the private part, mouth or anus is rape".
Following the extremely prevalent rate of sexual violence and harassment in institutions, WARIF thought it necessary to implement this program to break the culture of silence and also to ensure the overall reduction of these cases.
In one of the classroom lectures, Mr Damilola Adewusi clarified that there is no reason for rape. He said " when it comes to dressing, people who say the way a lady was dressed attracted the rapist are just giving very lame excuses, rape has no justifiable reason, would we say now say that the babies who are raped wore something seductive?"
LASPOTECH students who attended the one day seminar were urged to also be ambassadors against rape on their campus and were ever they find themselves.
About WARIF
Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF) is a non-profit organization founded in 2016 by Dr Kemi DaSilva Ibru MD;MPH in response to the high incidence of sexual assault, rape and human trafficking occurring amongst young girls and women across Nigeria. The Foundation was established to raise awareness and address the prevalence of this problem through the “WARIF Approach” – a unique holistic method of tackling Gender Based Violence through the development and implementation of a series of initiatives, targeting both the intervention/treatment of these affected women, as well as providing preventive measures in education and community service to reduce the high incidence.
DARE OLUWADARA
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