Young women using citizen journalism to fight sexual harassment

With the recent global outpouring of cases and allegations around sexual harassment, the magnitude of the issue has been shown. I shared two inspiring stories from young women saying no to sexual harassment on Restless Development’s blog. Through the power of citizen journalism, these women are proving why volunteering is crucial to ending harassment in communities.

For many girls in Asha’s village, sexual harassment is a reality. Instead of accepting this, she decided to take action.

“I was inspired by my love to broadcast. Secondly, I love to advocate and defend girls aged between 10 to 19 years because they are the ones who face challenges of childhood pregnancy, sexual harassment, and hardships in life.”

With training from Restless Development, Asha had the skills to start her own local radio show addressing issues affecting girls in her community.

“I was very happy the day I was told that I would go to train as a Journalist because I really loved the profession for a long time. For a topic like childhood pregnancy, I would interview the nurse because she handles cases of delivery and health generally. I also interview the girls themselves to find out the challenges that they face in the village.”

By volunteering at her local radio station, Asha has encouraged girls to speak out.