Sayfty Survivor's Toolkit For Survivors Of Sexual Assault, Launched In India!

Sayfty Trust launched The Sayfty Survivor's Toolkit in collaboration with UN Women India, Twitter India, Manupatra & Jagran New Media, on November 9 in New Delhi. The toolkit is a resource for survivors of sexual assault in India. It strives to support the survivors in helping out with the legal, mental health, judicial, medical, and all other systems, which are major challenges for the survivors.

With the date, December 16 approaching, a black day for India when the horrifying Nirbhaya rape case happened in Delhi in 2012, and the recent rape case in Telangana, where the victim was burnt, is one of the cases which is a part of that string of sexual assaults & murders that are happening in India, the launch of this toolkit was perhaps the need of the hour.

The Toolkit was launched amid a powerful panel, which shared experiences, tips and more on the safety of women in India today. The first set of panelists present included Suneeta Dhar, Senior Advisor at Jagori, Anju Pandey, Program Specialist at UN Women India, Dr. Bharti Sharma from Shakti Shalini, Anuradha Shankar, IPS & Dr. Jupaka Madhavi, One Stop Centres, Ministry of Women & Child Development.

The first set of panelists spoke on Gaps, Accountability & What's Working. They focussed on questions focussing on systematic barriers that are faced by practitioners when it comes to providing support to survivors of sexual assault.

The second panel included Lakshmi Wankhede, Community Leader at Jagori, Rashmi Anand, author, counsellor & social worker, Nipun Saxena, Advocate, Rituparna Chatterjee, Editor & MeToo India Twitter handle curator. They spoke at length on the experience of survivors while they are accessing services & what needs to be done which can improve the systems.

"This is a comprehensive toolkit for survivors. One of its kinds. While there is a lot of information available on the net. This is a toolkit where you will find all the information in one comprehensive guide. It is a great resource for survivors and organisations that are working closely with survivors," said Dr. Shruti Kapoor, the Founder of Sayfty Trust, here.

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Speaking of the toolkit, Anju Pandey said that "This is a very valuable resource that we have and the UN Women has agreed to support the launch of. We did not commission the toolkit but we see great merit and value."

Anuradha Shankar said that "the moment the woman or any victim is abused, arrives at the police station and if a medical examination is required, he or she is supposed to be sent to the doctor and must be accompanied by a woman police officer."

The tool kit is available online for and it can be downloaded for free.