“TUPE NAFASI”
In June, 160 teenage Kenyan girls from around
Nairobi, will take part in a World Cup football tournament, to get the public
to focus on the lack of adequate safety and fairness for girls in sport, and
fight for a girl-led Code of Conduct against abuse, seeking Government support.
If we do not progress on this next step, we will have left many girls exposed
to violence, early pregnancies and HIV-AIDS infection. We must act now. Let’s
do it through football!
“I love football…let me play”
Help give Kenyan Girls a real
chance to play football safely by voting for “The Code” for people working with
girls nationally. Vote “yes” for
“Tupe nafasi”
THE CODE ON ABUSE
1.
When I Report That I have Been Abused: Please say
you believe me, do not doubt me.
2.
Please do not make promises that you cannot keep
3.
Please tell me that I am not to blame, it was not
my fault
4.
Please do not get shocked and disgusted, help me
5.
Please do not fight my offender, help me find
justice
6.
Please be cautious about whom you hire as my coach
or teacher
7.
Please come sometimes to watch me play or visit my
school and see my progress.
8.
Please warn my teacher not to touch me every time
he passes my desk
9.
Please do not send me alone to do your errands
early morning or evening
10. Please
remember that man who comes to visit you could also be coming to watch me and
my sister(s). We need your interest and protection.
11. Please
ask yourself why I do not like school anymore, and why many girls in my team
are pregnant or have babies.
12. Please
ask yourself why so many girls attend STD Clinics and VCT: its not a clubhouse
13. I
want selections to the team to be free and fair. I want male coaches who are
impregnating girls or giving them STDs and women who are helping to be exposed.
14. I
want our story to be told because many girls are pregnant, have sex
unwillingly, have no rights in their teams, and are suffering from AIDS and HIV
because they live in the slums. I want everyone to know that the highest amount
of abuse, verbally, physically and sexually takes place on the pitch.
15. I
want the government to investigate this, and find solutions. I want 2012 to be
the year of asking for fair and equitable space for girls in the country...”TUPE
NAFASI”
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