Groups sensitises UNN students on sexual harassment

The Campus Campaign Against Sexual Harassment , in partnership with the Gender and Development Policy Centre at the weekend held a symposium to sensitize staff and students about the various dimensions of sexual harassment.UNN moves against sexual harassment on campus

Speaking on the essence of the event titled “Make We Yan: A Community Engagement Event to Tackle Incidents of Sexual Harassment”, the Director of C-CASH, Dr Ikechukwu Erojikwe explained that the target was to escalate the campaign against sexual harassment in universities using an integrated approach that involves dramatizing the challenge and its consequences, visual images that depict the acts and audio sensitizations in radio and seminars.

The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof Romanus Ezeokonkwo reiterated that the university has zero tolerance for any form of sexual harassment and would support efforts meant to eradicate the menace in the institution. The Director of GENT -CENT, UNN, in a lecture, took participants through the school’s Sexual Harassment Policy, urging those who might be afraid of victimization and stigmatization, to use the anonymous link provided on the University’s website to make their reports.

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