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Rape is a Crime is a one stop Portal with the sole aim of providing Education on Sexual Violence, Action against Sexual Violence, Relief to Sexual Violence Victims, Advocacy on Sexual Violence Safeguards and a link to other organizations providing sexual violence relief efforts.
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We provide Education on Sexual Violence, Action against Sexual Violence and Relief to Sexual Violence Victims.
We provide Documents, Media, Surveys & Statistics and a contact relay service to the Population in general in Sexual Violence matters.
We practice a strict code of Privacy and Confidentiality, Cultural Sensitivity and fulfilment of our Duties & Obligations.
We facilitate Student / Community Activism and Volunteering, Corporate Partnerships and Victims Outreach.
Research and Presentation of Sexual Crimes Prevention, and actionable recourse for Children, Teenagers and Adults.
We practice a strict code of Privacy and Confidentiality, Cultural Sensitivity and fulfilment of our Duties & Obligations.
Rape is a Crime is committed to protecting and maintaining the privacy of victims inclusive of family and friends, employees, volunteers, students and representatives of agencies and organizations with which we deal, and to maintain the confidentiality of the personal, health and sensitive information we hold about them.
To ensure the Confidentiality and Integrity of information collected from individuals in the course of our interactions with them.
We are willing to adapt our communication and behaviors to other cultural norms. The result is empathy instead of judgment.
Cultural sensitivity is a simple concept that can take time to apply effectively. However, it’s essential for interacting or working with people of different cultures in any context.
We acknowledge that cultural differences and similarities exist and have an effect on values, understanding and behavior.
Welcome to our FAQ Center; where all the most commonly asked questions are answered. Before contacting us, please browse through our categories of questions to try and find an answer to that nudging query.
Sexual violence occurs when a person or group of persons forces or manipulates someone else into unwanted sexual activity without their consent. Sexual Violence could be manifested in forms like rape, sexual assault harassment and/or exploitation.
Child sexual abuse occurs when an adult or older child forces or persuades a child to take part in sexual activities. This does not have to be physical contact, and it can happen online.
Rape is an unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
Know that what happened to you is a crime and is not your fault and that you have several options including legal, medical, counseling/therapy, support group and other healing options. Get help. We are here to support you.
We work with people who have experienced sexual violence to get them access to the services they need. We also provide impartial advice on all the options available such as reporting to police, the criminal justice process, accessing sexual assault referral centers, seeking support from specialist sexual violence organizations and other services such as temporary shelter.
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