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The Survivor’s Network Mobile Application

The MOBILE APPLICATION is available on google play app store as SV-CASESTUDY. This is used for Reporting and Documenting of Sexual Violence cases.

Aspects captured by the Mobile Application

Bio data (Name , Date of Birth, Sex, Education, Marital Status, ID/Passport Number County, self/ behalf)
Before Incidence (Education, Employment status, Marital Status, Interpersonal relationship, Able to Meet Basic Needs)
Incidence Report: What is the type of sexual violence being reported/documented? (Age, Date (give option for more than incident), Time, Day, Location, Sub-County, County)
- Context (where the incident happened)- Public/ Private: Public (drop downs)- Church, School, Market, Roadside, Office, Public Transport, bars, Sport Arenas Other/Private.
- First responder (drop downs)—Family member, community health volunteer, gender defender, human rights defender, religious leader, chief, police, health practitioner...
- Kind of help received (Multiple Choice): Seeking medical attention, accompanying to the police station, counselling, financial support, Advice, Others...
- Measures taken to preserve evidence (Can choose more than one): Did not shower, put clothes in a brown paper bag, did not cut nails, preserved urine in a container, did not brush teeth, did not tamper with crime scene Others...
- Perpetrator – (Multiple Choice): Single, Multiple 1,2,3,4,5 Others...
- Hospital (type-public/private, name of the hospital (to be keyed in), duration taken before reporting- drop down: time/day(s), kind of services offered (can choose more than one) counselling, examination, laboratory tests, PEP, Others...
  Were you given a medical report/PRC form?
  If not why? Fill in content
- Police Station: Name of police station, who recorded the statement (female/male) Officer, OB Number, duration taken at the police station
- Information to be provided at the police station with regards to the process: Court dates, mention, hearing, trial, sentencing
After Incidence: (Status now, Feelings— unsafe, violated/abused, angry, disappointed, frustrated, Others…..)
- Thoughts now: (can choose more than one) Self-blame, suicidal, alone, revenge, silence, abortion
- Mental Health conditions: (can choose more than one) Panic Attacks, flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, stress, depression, fear, sleeping disorder, over eating, loss of appetite...
- Changes after the incidence: (can choose more than one) relocated, stopped working, dropped out of school, change in financial status, threats, intimidation
- Consequence(s) as result of the incident : (can choose more than one) STIs, HIV, pregnancy, physical injuries, death, disabilities: vision impairment, deafness, mental, physical Others...
- Coping mechanisms: (can choose more than one) using drugs, alcohol, sex, eating, sleeping, isolation...
- Aftercare services: (can choose more than one) Counselling, medical check-ups, physiotherapy, reconstructive, surgery, Others...
- Change in relationship status: Multiple Choice- (Single, Married, Separated, Divorced)
- Feelings towards opposite sex: anger, hatred, threatened, fear, I don’t care, love
- Family Support: (can choose more than one) financial, emotional, psychological, moral
- Disclosure: Multiple Choice- Relative, Friend, Workmate, Social worker
- Change in spiritual life: (can choose more than one) Stopped going to church/mosque, Started praying more, Stopped praying, Changed religion, Others...
- Threats/Intimidation: (can choose more than one) Perpetrator, perpetrators friends or relatives, police, judicial officers, your relatives, friends, community members, Others...
- Protection: (can choose more than one) Family, relatives, friends, police, Chief community members, Others...
- Case Duration: Fill in content
- Case Conclusion: Dismissal Acquittal Conviction

Reports that can be generated

Forms/type (of sexual violence) – Numbers per county/ sub-county
Age/ Sex (female/male)
Perpetrators (who are they- Multiple choice-- stranger, relative, acquaintance, known to the survivor)
Context- public/ private (where did the incident happen?)- Church, School, Market, Roadside, Office, Public Transport, bars, Sport Arenas Other/Private
Time when the incident occurred (to clarify what times during the day the incidents happen most) - time (24hour)
Day of the week when the incident occurred—Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Time taken before taking action/ reporting—kind of services offered e.g. counselling, examination, laboratory tests, PEP, Others……
County level reports (incident per county/ subcounty)
Health facility (public or private)- counties and sub-counties-- (type-public/private, name of the hospital (to be keyed in)
Police Station- Number of cases recorded/reported (which Counties/Sub-Counties)
Kind of services provided (numbers facilities-public/private)- Counselling, medical check-ups, physiotherapy, reconstructive, surgery, Others……. (you can group)
Safe abortion – Number of survivors who considered abortion
First responder (the person the survivor made the initial contact with)- Family member, community health volunteer, gender defender, human rights defender, religious leader, chief, police, health practitioner...
Disclosure (to ascertain how many people shared the ordeal with another person)- Relative, Friend, Workmate, Social worker
Consequences due to the incident (numbers and types) - STIs, HIV, pregnancy, physical injuries, death, disabilities: vision impairment, deafness, mental, physical
Change in relationship (after the incident)- (Single, Married, Separated, Divorced)
Family support (type pf support offered) - financial, emotional, psychological, moral
Threats (who issued the threat) -Perpetrator, perpetrators friends or relatives, police, judicial officers, your relatives, friends, community members, Others...
Protection - Family, relatives, friends, police, Chief community members, Others...
Case conclusion (dismissals/ acquittals/convictions)

There was an emphasis on conflict and post-conflict states:

Participation included civil society organizations including survivor groups, youth, community and faith leaders, government, legal and medical experts, trusted media, military, police, and regional and multilateral bodies (UN, ICRC).
There will be an emphasis on active participation from conflict and post conflict countries:- Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Nepal, Kenya, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Uganda, South Sudan, Burma and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The PSVI Principle for Global Action document was developed with recommendations for practice/implementation

Recommendation in practice No. 3 is setting up of survivor networks:

Support local, national and global survivor networks that provide a safe space to have a voice and be empowered; including establishing and sustaining an international platform for survivors and peer support through local/national networks.
Networks should be established by, lead and controlled by survivors, with resources and financial support from donors and other development partners.
Governments, policy-makers, international agencies and INGO’s should create space for these networks to input and engage meaningfully into policy and practice.

Forms / Types of Sexual Offences

Rape.
Attempted rape
Sexual assault
Defilement
Attempted defilement
Gang rape
Indecent act with child or adult persons with disabilities
Promotion of sexual offences with a child
Child trafficking
Child sex tourism
Child prostitution
Child pornography
Trafficking for sexual exploitation
Sexual violence against persons with mental disabilities
Incest (male/female persons)
Sexual harassment