OAU Collaborates with others for Violence-free Campus

The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has collaborated with other universities to move for violence-free environment.

The other universities in this collaboration are University of Michigan, University of Cape Coast (Ghana), University of KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Kwame Nkruma University of Science and Technology (Ghana), University of Liberia (Liberia), National University of Science and Technology (Zimbabwe), and Sefako Makgotho Health Sciences University (South Africa).

The commitment was reached at two,-day international conference by SUBVERT Sub-Saharan African University GBV Prevention and Response Network.

The Conference aimed at assessing the progress and outcomes of the recently completed campus Climate Survey.

The survey data collected was instrumental in understanding campus climate and culture concerning interpersonal violence, with the objective of using this information to enhance campus responses, interventions, and prevention of tragedies across universities in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The OAU Team, led by Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Innovation and Development, Professor Akanni I. Akinyemi presented the findings from the collected data and cultural plans for dissemination.

The Conference also featured presentation on network, achievements to date, students presentations and presentations from others.

The Sub-Saharan African University GBV Prevention and Response Networks International conferences served as a critical platform for advancing efforts to combat interpersonal violence and create safer campus environments.

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