West Africa

Basically, being able to put yourself in the other person’s shoes helps with questions like whether it should be reported or how it should be reported. You should open up your state of mind, especially…

Participant 1: This isn’t the whole of Nigeria, but from the area I am from, I think it has been just a non-said, passed-down idea that it’s such a shameful thing that you just don’t…

The first thing I will tell [a friend who comes to me for advice following sexual assault] is that she has to be strong. First, we must go to a clinic to get proof- crying…

Okay so basically [if a friend came to me for advice following a sexual assault], well, I would appreciate the fact that you came to talk to me, but just to be real I don’t…

I’d like to know why the accused person is treated as if they’re guilty of the offense even when they … they weren’t through with investigations? I want to know why- why is that a…

So, basically, um, I agree with what the others said- it depends on where you are coming from. So, what someone from Canada may consider a sexual assualt may not be what someone from West…

[If I needed support following an experience of sexual assault], I would go to someone with more knowledge, with more maturity, and that is something I would look for. And also, I would look for…

How do you keep the victim and the accused anonymous? […] Let’s say the person being accused, one of the people on the board is his or her teacher. This may change the way the…

[If I shared with my dad that I’d experienced a sexual assault], I think the first thing he would do is ask questions- “How did it happen?” “What happened?” Then, when he knows what happened,…

Okay, so if I should go through this, I think I’d only want to talk about with someone who is positive, with someone who is bold. Who shares the same religious beliefs as me, yeah…