CENWOR partnered with OXFAM in the #createascene campaign to address sexual harassment in public transportation.
The ‘Not On My Bus’ campaign is a three-year campaign, which is a country-level adaptation of Oxfam International’s “Enough” global campaign; a trilingual call-to-action focusing on changing norms which dissuade bystanders from intervening to stop or prevent sexual harassment on buses, trains, etc.
“Reports show that 90% of women and girls are victims of sexual harassment in public transport at least once in their lifetime. Statistics also quote that 82% of bystanders witnessing harassment stated that they chose not to intervene. A research study carried out by Oxfam provides that bystander intervention seldom occurs in Sri Lanka during instances of harassment, stating that this level of inaction is prompted by several sociocultural attitudes.”
