At Kenyatta University, in Kenya, the issue of stigma was stopping many of those who had experienced sexual and gender-based violence from reporting incidents and receiving justice.
With funding from Gender Equakity Partnerships, through the Going Global Partnerships programme, they partnered with the University of Warwick to launch a new mobile app, giving those affected by cases of abuse a more supportive and accessible reporting mechanism.
As well as helping to promote and create safe spaces the Kenyatta campus, the project is now extending its impact by helping to make the app accessible to other universities as well as the wider community.
Highlights
- Launched a new mobile reporting app for those affected by sexual and gender-based violence
- Contributed to promoting safe spaces at Kenyatta university, leading to higher participation among students and staff
- Expanded reach to other universities and the wider communities to encourage use of the app
- Shared best practices on approaches to tackling gender-based violence to inform academic research, which can feed into future policy reform recommendations