(University of Oregon, 2019-09-18) Atabo, Enekole; Weiner, Merle
Generally, women and girls are discriminated against based on gender, education, religion, or culture. Some of these characteristics are either ascribed or achieved. Life chances or the ability to improve one’s quality of life depends on the intersectionality of the different forms of oppression.
Education which is one important means to improve life chances has often been targeted by religious and cultural ideology to the extent that girls are severely punished for defying restrictions on women’s education. More than 200 girls were captured and led to captivity to perform the ideal feminine role of ‘unpaid work.’ The rescue of some Chibok girls is an opportunity to commence Individual-Based Therapy because the period and experience of captivity vary for each student. After a critical examination of Chibok girl’s suffering based on their testimonies, the Survivor-Centered Approach undertakes restorative measures aimed at healing, restoring and transforming survivors to mentors in the community.
