Priye Diri describes her job, where she earns little or next to nothing, as thankless. The organisation has not secured any grant since 2022, and they rely on public donations and their personal resources to rescue and help survivors
an issue she later explained was one of the shortcomings in the country’s legal system that negatively affects adequate prosecution of such cases.She called the original lawyer to ask for a redraft, but he refused. He said the law already drafted was sufficient. She then decided to get a replacement so as not to jeopardise the case because her client was terrified for her life and the lives of her children after learning that the accused might be granted bail.
“Then they showed me a picture of a man and asked if I knew him. I said no. The guy in the picture walked in and told me I was lying, then he shot me on my left shoulder. They carried Dorothy in their car and drove off,” she said, recounting the dream. She believes her involvement in the current case was to provide guidance because she spotted the outdated law used to charge the accused.
Not until 2021 did the organisation she works for secure a grant that allowed access to an in-house therapist for the survivors in their shelter and her colleagues. She was trained by organisations like UNICEF and UNFPA on how to handle SGBV cases and taught the ethics of being a first responder – exercise constraint even when emotions are heightened – because GBV cases are sensitive -, avoid judging survivors or making them feel unsafe, and don’t accept gifts from them, among others.
My interview with Ms Diri was shortened because she needed to share the proceedings from the court case as well as other active cases they were treating, with her boss.As she was speaking with her boss, a small figure appeared in the doorway. It was a two-year-old boy, the son of the Executive Director, whom the latter adopted after his father was arrested for robbery and his mother abandoned him.
She cited an instance when a survivor was brought to them, and the family claimed she was pregnant, but the test results were negative. Upon further check, it was discovered that she had “I am constantly afraid. I read deeper meanings into little actions. I am more sensitive because I have seen and witnessed a lot of cases. I am a GBV responder, and my life is often at risk. I get phone threats because my number is out there,” she said.
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