Imagine walking home at night through a lonely dark road. You left work late, exhausted and hungry. You hoped to leave a lot earlier, but your boss kept finding new things you needed to do before you retreat. You hear hasty footsteps approaching, and you try to walk faster, but the person catches up to you. They try to converse with you, but you just want to get home, so you ignore them.

The next thing you know, this person is yelling at you, pulling you towards the ground, touching you in ways you do not approve of. You tell them to stop, you beg and scream, but it’s useless. You are not loud, and nobody is close enough to hear your whimpered scream. You feel hopeless and helpless. It’s been five years since the incident, but you still remember every second.

Although I have just told you to imagine this scenario, this is the reality for many young ladies. You might have experienced it too. The rape and harassment of young girls and women in Nigeria is a rising issue. The stigma and victim-blaming culture surrounding rape in Nigeria does not also help the situation.

It is up to the victims to fight for and defend themselves in such situations. But how? We might ask. It would be incredible if everyone could learn self-defense or martial art skills to defend themselves against the perpetrators of these evils physically. However, we know that is not realistic.

Through expertise and research, Ogaprotect, a security expert, has identified a way women can have an actual fighting chance and defend themselves against attackers. With the Anti-rape alarms, victims can scare away and attract help if they find themselves in these unfortunate scenarios.

Project Raise an Alarm aims to put this device in the hands of 50,000 young girls and women across Nigeria, thus, giving them a fighting chance. 

End Note

Project Raise an Alarm relies on our readers’ financial support to equip young ladies with these anti-rape devices. Do you want to help give young ladies a fighting chance? Please consider donating to the cause.  Donate today to give a girl a fighting chance.