OUR MISSION EXPLAINED IN 5 STEPS
Our goal is to help find solution based action in the fight against crime.
Through our experienced forensic DNA experts and key opinion leaders, we offer the data and policy information needed to make DNA database strategy decisions in the following ways:
PODCAST SERIES
Vanessa Lynch, Regional Director of DNAforAfrica as she talks about the mission behind DNAforAfrica and her thoughts on how Africa can benefit from using DNA and DNA Databases to solve crime and assist victims of crime and GBV.
PODCAST SERIES
Vanessa Lynch, Regional Director of DNAforAfrica as she talks about the mission behind DNAforAfrica and her thoughts on how Africa can benefit from using DNA and DNA Databases to solve crime and assist victims of crime and GBV.
PODCAST SERIES
Vanessa Lynch, Regional Director of DNAforAfrica as she talks about the mission behind DNAforAfrica and her thoughts on how Africa can benefit from using DNA and DNA Databases to solve crime and assist victims of crime and GBV.
WORKING TOGETHER FOR A SAFER AFRICA
SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS
A detailed assessment of the respective needs of the various regions in Africa is required to clearly map the ideal model that would support the achievement of each nation’s strategic goals and objectives in the development of a National DNA Database, in conjunction with appropriate DNA policies and capacity.
“The price of being a woman here is that you are always on your guard.” - Soraya Baghat, founder of Tahrir Bodyguard¹
EGYPT
NORTH AFRICA
0 DNA LAWS
2 DNA DATABASES
2 DNA LABS
WEST AFRICA
0 DNA LAWS
1 DNA DATABASE
2 DNA LABS
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SOUTHERN AFRICA
3 DNA LAWS
3 DNA DATABASES
4 DNA LABS
>300 000 DNA BACKLOG
EAST AFRICA
NO OFFICIAL DNA LAWS
NO OFFICIAL DNA DATABASES
<10 DNA LABS
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE REGIONS
"Who am I to trust, if not my parent? Where am I safe, if I’m not safe at home?" - Aisha*, a 12-year-old survivor of rape by both her neighbor and father ¹ *Name has been changed to protect identity of the survivor
KENIA
Rape is more than just a crime or cultural issue—it is a method of war.
DRC
“Do you ever feel like you are suffocating under layers and layers of debris and your body feels numbed by the minute … with sharp daggers constantly poking at your soul? That’s how I have felt every day for the last 12 years of my life.” Farida* - Survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse¹ *name changed to protect anonymity
UGANDA
Following discussions with African criminal justice professionals about issues of sexual violence in 2019, RAINN set out to conduct a study about the existence and quality of crisis response to sexual assault in six African nations. The aim of this research was to identify: (1) the availability of comprehensive post-rape care for survivors, and (2) the capacity to hold offenders accountable through DNA evidence
Evaluating the CURRENT STATE of crisis response to sexual assault
COLLABORATION / STUDY