Campaigns

SAFE Campaign

The SAFE Campaign is a campaign aiming to “Create a safer environment for women and other vulnerable populations at festivals and events.” The campaign address four key issues;

Sexual violence

Common festival experiences that constitute sexual violence include, but are not limited to: sexual assault, rape, harassment, stalking, groping indecent /sexualized exposure, degrading imagery, and voyeurism.

Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault (DFSA)

Occurs when alcohol or other drugs are used to intentionally sedate or incapacitate a person in order to perpetrate non-consensual sexual activity.

Rape Culture

Also referred to as Rape myth acceptance, Rape Culture is characterized by attitudes and actions that deny the validity of sexual assault, victim blame, minimize the effects of sexual assault on the victim, and /or defend the perpetrator. Rape culture at festivals can include the hyper-masculinity of musical acts, bystander apathy of volunteers, and dismissive attitudes of security staff.

Lack of strong safety guidelines

Like most countries, Malawi lacks any national guidelines or even suggestions on how organizers can build sexual violence prevention into their event infrastructure, making it hard to know where to begin.

FACT

Did you know that 31% of women festival goers have experienced some form of sexual violence at a festival or event; and that only 1% of victims of sexual violence at a festival or event actually report or share their experience?

ARE YOU FEELING UNSAFE OR WANT TO REPORT VIOLENCE?

Our team will be readily available onsite during the different festivals to respond to any reported instances of harassment and violence, you may find us by our gazebo.

You may also send us an SMS, WhatsApp message or call us on:

+265 (0)990161996, Join us in making this a #SAFEFestivalSummer

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

Help us change this narrative and make this a #SafeSummer. For Equality and FOCESE have teamed up to launch the #SafeCampaign (Safe Festivals and Events Campaign) which seeks to make festivals and events safer for women and other vulnerable groups.