Victims of Gender Based Violence in varsities and colleges

Sexual and Gender Based Violence has taken on new evolving forms under Tech Facilitated GBV posing significant risks to users’ safety and well-being both online and offline.

Risks are just beginning to be understood as consequences unravel.

To better understand Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TF GBV) within tertiary institutions, the Collaborative Center for Gender and Development (CCGD), in partnership with the University of Nairobi Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Hub and with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) conducted a rapid study on TF GBV in Kenya with a focus on tertiary institutions in Nairobi. 

According to the findings, female students (75.9%) were notable survivors of TF GBV, followed by male students (10.7%).

Male teaching (0.8%) and non-teaching staff (0.1%) were reported to be the least victims of TF GBV, as shown in Figure 10 above