Two Safeguarding Training Sessions were held for Club Leaders and General Members of various Clubs of BRAC University by the Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, Bullying and Ragging Elimination Committee (SHEBREC) and Student Life at BRAC University, in collaboration with BRAC Sexual Harassment and Redressal Committee (SHRC) on Sunday, November 27, 2022.
The Sessions were designed for Club Leaders and General Members of various clubs at Brac University. The session focused on different kinds of abuse, their definitions, how to identify and report them, BRAC University’s related policies and how safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Also, the responsibility of each individual as Club Leaders and General Members were discussed and they were further advised to to offer guidance to students and enlighten all the members of the clubs, in regard to any matter related to exploitation, bullying, and any other forms of harassment across the University.
Barrister Janefa Jabbar, Director of Social Compliance and Safeguarding, and Chair of Sexual Harassment Redressal Committee (SHRC), BRAC, conducted the Training Session. BRAC University Registrar, Dr. David Dowland, Joint Director of Student Life, Ms. Tahsina Rahman, Barrister Shaikh Antora Probortona, the Committee’s Manager and Safeguarding Lead, along with other senior officials of various departments participated in this Training Session.
SHEBREC is committed to building a safe atmosphere for all and as part of its commitment to building a safeguarding culture aligned with BRAC University’s vision of an environment that is free from sexual harassment, discrimination and exploitation, SHEBREC has introduced a comprehensive Campus Safeguarding Framework, through the introduction of different policies, training sessions and University-wide Orientations for different Departments.
SHEBREC in its pursuit of a safe campus has conducted Safeguarding Orientations, led by Barrister Shaikh Antora Probortona, SHEBREC Manager and Safeguarding Lead, and arranged by Sharmin Shamim Anchal and Shoshi Sylvester Peris, the Committee’s Senior Inquiry Officers, for Students, Staff and Faculty Members of numerous Schools and Departments of Brac University, including, School of Data & Sciences, School of Architecture and Design, Department of English and Humanities and so on.