Exhibition advocates fight against sexual abuse

A two-week photo exhibition, ‘Here’ organized by The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) in partnership with Stand To End Rape Initiative (STER) aimed at using pictures to tell stories of people who have suffered from sexual abuse, was launched in Lagos last week. According to STER executive director, Oluwaseun Osowobi, who was abused seven years […]

A two-week photo exhibition, ‘Here’ organized by The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) in partnership with Stand To End Rape Initiative (STER) aimed at using pictures to tell stories of people who have suffered from sexual abuse, was launched in Lagos last week.

According to STER executive director, Oluwaseun Osowobi, who was abused seven years ago, there was no organization to stand with her through the entire process. 

This experience is what motivated her to start up an organization aimed at telling stories of those who have been sexually abused and to support them through the entire recovery process.

She said: “The Here campaign is for those who have been sexually abused but are not able to tell their stories physically, through this exhibition we are helping them tell their stories using pictures.” 

Jumoke Sanwo, Creative Director, Revolving Art Incubator, said she hopes the exhibition generates the right conversation that will influence positive actions from law makers, law enforcers, and the community, that’s what they are trying to communicate.

While addressing guests at the exhibition, Executive Director of TIERs, Olumide Makanjuola, said, he was inviting everyone to the closing for conversations about sexual abuse and rape, “because you never know, it could happen to anyone.”

The exhibition which also featured a panel discussion with media personality, Arit Okpo; writer, Titilope Sonuga; and Head Psychotherapist of STER, Amanda Iheme, ends next Sunday.