becky202@yorku.ca
Rebecca (Becky) Okech is currently pursuing a PhD in Socio-Legal Studies at 91亚色. She holds a Master鈥檚 degree in Gender and Development Studies from the University of Nairobi. This previous research examined Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) among women of reproductive age in Migori, Kenya. Becky is a Child Protection, Gender-Based Violence (GBV), and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) expert with over 10 years of humanitarian experience working with refugees and conflict-affected populations across Africa.
Her research interests focus on the intersection of gender, child protection, law, access to justice, and conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), with her doctoral research examining the pathways from disclosure to justice for adolescent girls and boys and women survivors of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. Her professional interests include survivor-centered protection, safeguarding, with a particular commitment to strengthening legal and protection systems for survivors of violence in humanitarian and conflict-affected settings.
Keywords: Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Gender Based Violence, Child Protection, Law, Justice