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Impact – The Equality Effect
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A Model for Justice: Kenya’s Success Proves What’s Possible
81
%
of Survivors Now Access Justice Within 3 Months*
*a completed police investigation and charges preferred
Following the 160 Girls police engagement, 81% of child rape claimants now get preliminary access to justice within 3 months of reporting their rapes to police (0% of the cases in the 160 Girls Constitutional claim were found to be Constitutional) – in Canada the access to justice rate for rape survivors is 36%, ever.
At the Equality Effect, we take a 360-degree approach to understanding the full picture of defilement and justice.
Monitoring and evaluating (M&E) the impact of human rights advocacy is a challenge. The context of human rights law is abstract, and the concrete, transformative influence of equality work is hard to measure. Each 160 Girls program involves separate forensic M&E assessments, providing for insights from multiple perspectives, to ensure fulsome and transparent evaluations. The 360-degree victim impact assessment is especially important to e²’s commitment to prioritize the beneficiaries of our human rights work – those members of society most vulnerable to sexual violence. This study ensures that the results collected from the justice system stakeholders are accurate and reflective of the lived reality of victims.
Janet and Emily’s Story
Janet, a 12-year-old leader of the 160 Girls Virtual Justice Club (VJC), was listening to the radio when she heard about a local girl who had been brutally raped—she recognized the victim as her schoolmate Emily. Empowered by her VJC training, which included a six-month human rights education and community engagement program, Janet knew no child should suffer such violence and that justice must be pursued to help victims and deter future crimes. She rushed to Emily’s home to offer support. With Janet’s encouragement, Emily and her mother bravely reported the assault to the police. The police, who had received the 160 Girls training, investigated thoroughly and the perpetrator was arrested. Janet feels like a hero! Janet used her 160 Girls knowledge to help create justice. When we talk to Emily today, she beams as she speaks about the kindness Janet showed her. She shyly tells us how special she felt to have an older classmate come to her rescue. She shares how important the police made her feel through the difficult process of reporting her experience. Emily was able to access justice without stigma because of 160 Girls.
The accused in Emily’s case was convicted and received two life sentences. Emily’s mother described the impact of the justice secured: “From the time of the attack up to today (the day the sentence was delivered) I was in pain, but today is the end of it.”
“Now I know what justice feels like.”
Emily, 9 years old
Virtual Justice Clubs provide a path to justice:
33
%
of Justice Club leaders have had a rape reported to them. 100% of those cases were reported to police.
“Thank you for teaching us everything we did not know and for giving us courage that we can get justice for ourselves. I am now confident that I can advocate for others.”
– Virtual Justice Club Leader
Concrete equality change, concrete impact numbers.
Justice
81%
of Survivors Now Access Justice Within 3 Months (*a completed police investigation and charges preferred)
Health
82%
of survivors report they were treated respectfully, and did not experience the mental or physical harms of institutional betrayal
Speed
87%
of survivors who reported say police acted quickly
In conclusion
The equality progress in Kenya proves that when youth and communities are enabled to claim their rights, and when existing laws prohibiting rape are enforced by justice stakeholders with human rights, trauma informed training, justice is possible and perpetrators will be held accountable — creating deterrence. But e²’s work doesn’t stop here. Through systemic change, we are building an access to justice model that can be expanded to new countries and new contexts. Real equality change is happening, and the data reflects this progress.
Explore e²’s research reports to see how justice for girls is becoming a reality.
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