Stori Bilong Judy Girua - Yumi Sanap Strong

Judy Girua shares her journey and motivation of becoming a police woman. During her work she realised that when it came to sorcery accusations it was often women who were affected by violence. This motivated her to start a separate police unit for Family and Sexual violence that would be able to respond effectively to cases of violence and bring justice to survivors. Judy leads a team of policemen who support her initiative and work. She also works closely with Kafe Women’s Association in Goroka to ensure appropriate services are provided to survivors of sorcery accusation related violence. Stori Bilong Judy Girua was produced as part of the Yumi Sanap Strong initiative, a community led initiative that emerged from an action research project undertaken by Queensland University of Technology in partnership with the University of Goroka and community-based partner organisations. The project develops communication strategies and materials to address sorcery accusation related violence in Papua New Guinea. The community partner organisation for this digital story was Kafe Urban Settlers' Women's Association in the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.