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Women Against Rape, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Exploitation (WARSHE) Women Against Rape, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Exploitation (WARSHE) WARSHE Programmes and Activities 1998-2013 - 0 - CONTENTS Section 1: WARSHE Programmes and Activities……………………. ..2 Education Programmes/Activities and Education/Sensitization/ Advocacy/Mobilization Materials ……………………………………………2 Intervention Activities ………………………………………………………27 The WARSHE Resource Centre (and the Link to ALADIN) ………………28 WARSHE 10thAnniversary Celebrations (3rd December 2008) …………….28 WARSHE Survey of the Incidence of Sexual Violence and Abuse Against Young Girls and Women in High Schools and Tertiary Institutions in Osun and Oyo States, Nigeria …………………........30 WARSHE Intervention in Public Discourses of Gender Based Violence and Oppression of Women ………………………………………..30 WARSHE Creativity in the Defense of Survivors …………………………..31 WARSHE Clubs and WARSHE Volunteers ………………………………..32 Send Forth for Ibadan and Ife WARSHE Volunteers ……………………….32 Martial Arts (Self Defense Programme) ……………………………………..32 WARSHE Monitoring of Cases of Sexual Violence and Abuse in Hospitals, Courts and Newspapers ……………………………….. 32 WARSHE Umbrellas ………………………………………………………...32 Section 2: Funding ……………………………………………………....32 Section 3: Monitoring and Evaluation …………………………………..33 Section 4: Capacity Building …………………………………………....34 Section 5: The Scope of the Work of WARSHE ………………………..35 Conclusion ……………………………………………………………....37 - 1 - WARSHE Programmes and Activities 1998 -2013 Section 1 WARSHE Programmes and Activities A) Education Programmes/Activities and Education/Sensitization/Advocacy/Mobilization Materials 7th – 9th October 1998 In October 1998, at the formal inception of the organization, WARSHE held a three-day workshop for members of the organization, and other women and men whose brief touch on the issues of rape, sexual harassment and sexual exploitation. This workshop became necessary after the conception and birth of the organization in the 2nd quarter of 1998. The organization had committed to: 1) providing support for victims of sexual violence and abuse; 2) preventing sexual violence and abuse; and 3) alerting all men and women of conscience, relevant organizations and policy makers to the causes, incidence, manifestations, consequences and all the ramifications of sexual violence and abuse. The workshop served the purpose of equipping members of the organization, lecturers and students of Obafemi Awolowo University, teachers and guidance counselors, a few medical doctors and the media practitioners who were present with the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to carry out the work of the organization, and it also helped to sensitize members of the public to the key issues around the problem of sexual violence and abuse. At the opening session of the workshop, after the presentation of the concerns that led to the formation of the organization, WARSHE, there was a harvest of advice and expectations on what the organization should focus on, and how it should conduct itself. There were also straight talks about the kinds of hurdles it would have to scale to ensure sustainability. The papers presented were: “Some reflections on human nature and sexual oppression”; “The sociological perspectives of sexual violence and abuse”; “The gynaecological implications of sexual violence and abuse on girls and women”; “The position of the law on sexual violence”; “The basis and challenges of feminism in the understanding of rape, sexual harassment and exploitation”; “Mental health aspects of sexual abuse and violence against girls and women (theoretical perspectives)”; and “The art of counseling (Activities – Practical)”. The resource person who was invited to discuss the investigative procedures in sexual violence and abuse could not attend the workshop. The tally of persons who attended the workshop was between 90 and 100 from the first day at the opening ceremony till the end of the workshop. The media men and women who were present at the workshop reported the programme adequately. We were of the opinion that that workshop, which was the formal outing of WARSHE, opened the lid on the subject of sexual violence, and the public discourse of sexual violence and abuse in the part of Nigeria where we are located, which is the Southwest of Nigeria. December 1998 WARSHE produced her first Sexual Violence Alert (Sexual Violence Alert No. 1) being our reaction to the arrogant display of wealth and power on the Obafemi Awolowo - 2 - University campus by an alleged sexual offender. The alert was essentially a sensitization material. 27th January 1999 WARSHE was one of the groups that spoke to fresh undergraduates about “survival strategies on Obafemi Awolowo University campus”, during the orientation programme held for fresh undergraduates in the 1998/1999 session, between 25th and 29th January 1999. WARSHE participated in the orientation programme for fresh undergraduates in her host institution for at least two consecutive sessions after the 1998/1999 session, and intermittently after. January 1999 At the point of registration of fresh female students into Mozambique Hall of Obafemi Awolowo University in the 1998/1999 session, WARSHE was given a desk through which she interacted on a one-on-one basis with fresh female students and gave then verbal and written tips on how to prevent and cope with sexual violence and abuse. A staff and a volunteer were at the desk for one week. WARSHE mounted this desk for at least four consecutive sessions, and intermittently thereafter. 2nd March 1999 WARSHE held a symposium for girls in the senior classes in Moremi High School, located on the Obafemi Awolowo University campus. 17th March 1999 A widely publicized symposium that was to hold on Obafemi Awolowo University campus was aborted by students’ unrest. November 1999 WARSHE produced her second Sexual Violence Alert (Sexual Violence Alert No 2) being our reaction to the threats of sexual attacks on WARSHE Volunteers by accused sexual offenders and their relatives. This alert was designed to checkmate the ones who issued the threats, but was also a sensitization material. 8th March 2000 Dr Olutoyin Mejiuni represented WARSHE as a speaker at the Society for Women and AIDs in Africa’s (SWAN Osun State Branch’s) celebration of the International Women’s Day, held at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC). June 2000 WARSHE produced her third Sexual Violence Alert (Sexual Violence Alert No 3) being our reaction to the threats on WARSHE Staff and Volunteers by faceless individuals. It was designed to checkmate the ones who issued the threats, but was also a sensitization material. - 3 - 25th January 2001 WARSHE held a symposium, conceived as the first in her series of Faculty Focused Education Programmes for the prevention of sexual harassment and sexual assaults in the Faculty of Social Sciences of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. 8th February 2001 Held the second in her series of Faculty Focused Education Programmes for the prevention of sexual harassment and sexual assaults for the Faculties of Arts and Education in the Humanities Auditorium 1, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. 8th August 2001 WARSHE held a symposium at the University of Ibadan. This symposium marked WARSHE’s formal entry into the University of Ibadan 18th September 2001 WARSHE Coordinator, Dr Olutoyin Mejiuni was a guest speaker at the seminar entitled: Ethical Issues in Secretarial Profession, organized by the National Association of Secretarial Students, the Federal Polytechnic, Ede Branch. She spoke on: “Sexual Abuse in the Workplace and in Secretarial Profession”. 19th September 2001 WARSHE held a symposium for students and a few lecturers in the Federal Polytechnic, Ede. 10th April 2002 WARSHE held a symposium for Obafemi Awolowo University students at the Humanities Auditorium I. 4th May 2002 Held an intensive training workshop for Ife WARSHE Volunteers at the Conference Centre and Guest Houses of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. 6th August 2002 WARSHE Participated in a community wide health education programme in Ipe-Akoko in Ondo State. 10th August 2002 WARSHE held an Intensive Training Workshop (ITW) for University of Ibadan WARSHE Volunteers at the Conference Centre, University of Ibadan. 9th December 2002 Held a symposium for female student nurses of the School of Nursing, Seventh Day Adventist Hospital, Lagere, Ile-Ife. Between 4th November 2002 and 14th January 2003 12 No. Awareness Raising Talks (ARTs) for Mothers in Child Welfare Clinics in Ile – Ife (Osun State ); Akure ( Ondo State) and Ibadan (Oyo State ). - 4 - 3rd February 2003 Symposium at Adeyemi College of Education Ondo (Ondo State ) 8th May 2003 Intensive Training Workshop for WARSHE Volunteers at the Federal Polytechnic Ede, Osun State at the Pastoral Centre in Ede. 4th August 2003 Symposium at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State 5th September 2003 Held an intensive training workshop for inductees at the Union of Campus Journalists (UCJ) Induction 2003, organized by the University of Ibadan branch of Union of Campus Journalists. 9th September 2003 Symposium at the School of Nursing, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ilesha, Osun State 11th September 2003 Had to Call off a symposium scheduled for the University of Ibadan at the last minute, due to violent clashes on the campus. December 2003 Gave a health talk at the Urban Comprehensive Health Centre (UCHC), Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC) end of year programme for mothers and
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