Safe Online | Don’t Fail Us: Josephine from Sierra Leone calling for action to make education safe for all girls @SafeOnline2024 | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
Content warning: discussion of violence, sexual violence, and discriminatory actions
Young people from around the world have come together to co-produce a new creative film, titled ‘Don’t Fail Us’, to share their experiences of violence in and around school and demand action from world leaders to end violence and transform education systems. As a part of this, each young person has developed their own in-depth film, sharing their journey and calls to action.
Josephine from Sierra Leone speaks about her experience of childhood sexual violence at home and at school, and about abuse practices such as young people being forced to have ‘sex for grades’ by teachers. She sets out her dedication to education despite the violence she faced and why she continues to fight for all girls in Sierra Leone and beyond to have a safe education. She is calling for urgent action to make education safe for all girls and for investment in teacher training and proper pay.
“The poverty of teachers will always affect the quality of education. We must invest in teachers so that education…will be safe.”
Her experiences are unique but they reflect the global reality that hundreds of millions of young people experience violence in and around school every year. Act now to transform education and make it safe to learn. Join the Safe to Learn Call to Action.
end-violence.org/safetolearn/call
Content warning: discussion of violence, sexual violence, and discriminatory actions
Young people from around the world have come together to co-produce a new creative film, titled ‘Don’t Fail Us’, to share their experiences of violence in and around school and demand action from world leaders to end violence and transform education systems. As a part of this, each young person has developed their own in-depth film, sharing their journey and calls to action.
Josephine from Sierra Leone speaks about her experience of childhood sexual violence at home and at school, and about abuse practices such as young people being forced to have ‘sex for grades’ by teachers. She sets out her dedication to education despite the violence she faced and why she continues to fight for all girls in Sierra Leone and beyond to have a safe education. She is calling for urgent action to make education safe for all girls and for investment in teacher training and proper pay.
“The poverty of teachers will always affect the quality of education. We must invest in teachers so that education…will be safe.”
Her experiences are unique but they reflect the global reality that hundreds of millions of young people experience violence in and around school every year. Act now to transform education and make it safe to learn. Join the Safe to Learn Call to Action.
end-violence.org/safetolearn/call
