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Walk for a child - end rape culture in sierra leone
STARTING NOVEMBER 1ST, 2021
Walk for a Child - End Rape Culture in Sierra Leone is happening again!
We are planning to walk from Gendema (Bo-waterside) to Freetown, a total of 520 miles, starting November 1st, 2021, and ending December 10th to mark the closing of the 16 days of activism to end violence against women and girls.
We are currently doing outreach to get 50 organizations to be represented by no less than 50 men (especially young men) who will walk all the 520 miles as a part of a male involvement strategy to end rape and other forms of sexual gender-based violence against women and girls.
Everyone is invited to participate, including women, but our focus on the male involvement strategy is important because we believe when men see as other men walking to end rape culture in Sierra Leone, it has a strong impact on them. One never seen before.
PLEASE REGISTER FOR THE WALK & SEE OUR 520 MILE ROUTE BELOW
We are planning to walk from Gendema (Bo-waterside) to Freetown, a total of 520 miles, starting November 1st, 2021, and ending December 10th to mark the closing of the 16 days of activism to end violence against women and girls.
We are currently doing outreach to get 50 organizations to be represented by no less than 50 men (especially young men) who will walk all the 520 miles as a part of a male involvement strategy to end rape and other forms of sexual gender-based violence against women and girls.
Everyone is invited to participate, including women, but our focus on the male involvement strategy is important because we believe when men see as other men walking to end rape culture in Sierra Leone, it has a strong impact on them. One never seen before.
PLEASE REGISTER FOR THE WALK & SEE OUR 520 MILE ROUTE BELOW
wALK FOR A CHILD IN the News
Their journey began on 6th January 2021 with only 2 people-Dustyn and Hindolo, but over the 21 day walk, he picked up supporters similar to Tom Hanks’ character in the 1994 film, Forrest Gump. Hindolo and Dustyn reached Freetown with a team of six people and throngs of supports contributing 1 mile here and 5 miles there; food; a place to sleep; security, and emotional support. - UNITED NATIONS, |
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In a symbolic gesture the two men washed the feet of 18 women in each town or village they stopped along the way, which they say was to atone for the sinful act of rape perpetrated by men against women in the country. - Politico, |
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In June of 2020, Kadijah Saccoh, a 5 year old girl from Sierra Leone was raped and strangled to death by her older cousin. This tragic case sparked international attention to the crisis of rape as a violence against women that has become rampant in Sierra Leone.
In 2019 the President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, declared rape and sexual assault a national emergency. He reported that the country had more than 8,500 reported cases of sexual and gender-based violence per year and that seventy percent of survivors of this traumatic experience are under the age of 15.
Rape of young girls and women continues on a daily basis. These are some of the problem in Sierra Leone that the Sierra Leone Foundation for New Democracy (SLFND) is collaborating with women's organization in Sierra Leone and in the US to address.
2020/2021, I walked a 315 mile from Kailahun (Eastern Sierra Leone) to Freetown (Capital city in the Western Area of Sierra Leone) to call attention on this barbaric and harmful attack on girls and women in Sierra Leone. The funds that were contributed went towards preparing the walk, documenting stories from survivals, and supporting a national platform for girls and women's safety in Sierra Leone.
Anything that is learned, can be unlearned. The problem of rape culture and sexual violence in Sierra Leone requires awareness, education, counseling, and ongoing support. Your support is crucial to our efforts to raise awareness of this prevalent issue plaguing the country, the African continent and the world.
As a man, I do not know how it feels to walk in the shoes of women and girls facing rape. I am therefore undertaking this walk in solidarity with women and girls. I invite you to walk in my shoes to support women and girls in Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone Foundation for New Democracy works in partnership with communities to build the foundation for citizens of all ages to deliberate and enact new, non-adversarial alternatives that nurture democratic relationships and decision-making within and among individuals, families, institutions, and the environment.
In 2019 the President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, declared rape and sexual assault a national emergency. He reported that the country had more than 8,500 reported cases of sexual and gender-based violence per year and that seventy percent of survivors of this traumatic experience are under the age of 15.
Rape of young girls and women continues on a daily basis. These are some of the problem in Sierra Leone that the Sierra Leone Foundation for New Democracy (SLFND) is collaborating with women's organization in Sierra Leone and in the US to address.
2020/2021, I walked a 315 mile from Kailahun (Eastern Sierra Leone) to Freetown (Capital city in the Western Area of Sierra Leone) to call attention on this barbaric and harmful attack on girls and women in Sierra Leone. The funds that were contributed went towards preparing the walk, documenting stories from survivals, and supporting a national platform for girls and women's safety in Sierra Leone.
Anything that is learned, can be unlearned. The problem of rape culture and sexual violence in Sierra Leone requires awareness, education, counseling, and ongoing support. Your support is crucial to our efforts to raise awareness of this prevalent issue plaguing the country, the African continent and the world.
As a man, I do not know how it feels to walk in the shoes of women and girls facing rape. I am therefore undertaking this walk in solidarity with women and girls. I invite you to walk in my shoes to support women and girls in Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone Foundation for New Democracy works in partnership with communities to build the foundation for citizens of all ages to deliberate and enact new, non-adversarial alternatives that nurture democratic relationships and decision-making within and among individuals, families, institutions, and the environment.