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Where it [the policy] says, “the incident does not fit policy,” how would I know if something doesn’t fit the policy? […] Let’s say in the case of groping, what you call groping might not…

I just want to remind you guys that, like, the weird relationship with students and teachers in West Africa is kind of messed up. I don’t know about you… but in one of my schools,…

[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,…

Participant 1: Okay, so I think from our region, what I would say is that the patriarchal system in West Africa doesn’t allow for things like that [sharing your story]. One, you feel like you…

I’ve heard about so many sexual assaults in the university, but I’ve never really heard about them being solved or someone reporting it- I’ve just heard about the case, but never the case being solved.

[If a friend confided in me that they were sexually assaulted], I will be happy that someone trusts me to confide in me something very important and private, so I would be careful. And what…

Participant 1: I’ve heard about the policy and everything, but I’ve also heard a lot about sexual assault cases in residence, and how it’s, like, a real problem. So, we know it’s a problem, but…

You are absolutely right, people should be able to say what happened to them without the fear of what’s going to happen to them. Let’s say for instance, that [unclear] – the students should not…

I do agree that it is impacted by where you are from. I’m not sure about anyone else here, but I did school and I spent a significant majority of my time in West Africa,…

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…