Female

Participant 1: It’s just that we are used to sexual assault. We don’t really talk about it back home, right? Participant 2: Right, like it happens but it’s not something that is talked about that…

I have been in contact with two or three friends that have gone with this whole thing, that have gone through the violence, but they have not received any justice. It’s not completely done 100%.…

To be honest, from where I come from, I don’t think sex is that much of a taboo. I have talked about it, we have spoken about it, asked questions over and over again, we…

To understand somebody [who has experienced sexual assault] and to be able to communicate with someone, you have to choose your words carefully. You have to choose your thoughts, cause thoughts leads to words, and…

I don’t think there’s a proper channel, you know? Like, that you can’t go to someone and, like, talk. There is a hesitancy for, like, the victim to interact, because of the – uh -…

By: Naraini Hooda

Facilitator: Yeah, cause like, in Africa, if it happens, then it was your fault. Most times in Africa, they tell you [the person] raped you because, “I told you not to wear that short skirt.”…

A question I would have with the policy is the question of anonymity? ‘Cause, you know, like, another participant mentioned, she had a friend that eventually had to take back her complaint, or whatever, ’cause…

By: Naraini Hooda

If you, if you try to harass people or assault people, there are repercussions. There’s a punishment for that, there’s a price to pay. So – but when there’s no price, people can do whatever…