SART

  • Receive, process, and monitor incidents of unfair discrimination and sexual and gender-based violence.
  • Coordinate the Sexual Assault Response Team (consists of one sexual-assault survivor, one legal, one gender, and one human-rights expert).
  • Liaise with campus Protection Services for reporting and investigating on-campus incidents, as well as with the community liaison officer for reporting off-campus incidents.
  • Arrange medical and testing support (Kovsie Health).

Arrange psychological counselling via Employee Well-being in the Department of Human Resources for staff and the Directorate for Student Discipline and Mediation for students.

The policy ensures implementation and adherence to:

  • UFS Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Violence policy of 2018; and
  • Anti-Discrimination, Promotion of Equality, and Social Justice policy and procedures of 2018.

Resolution of disputes and complains is handled informally

To report an incident to the Sexual Assault Response Team

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