Senegalese Students Open Up the Conversation About Sexual Abuses

October 18, 2018 Video Video: Senegalese activists campaign against sexual abuse in schools Abusive teachers and other staff sexually exploit, harass, and abuse adolescent girls in Senegal’s secondary schools. While Senegal has taken important steps to expand girls’ access to quality education, it needs to step up efforts to protect girls from these abuses and hold teachers who violate professional norms or Senegalese law, responsible. #ItsNotOK “I just saw your post on sexual harassment. Please send me your number – I’m going to explain to you what happened to me when I was a teenager.”…

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