DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania

Judith sits under a huge baobab tree at the University of Dar es Salaam and studies while shielding herself from the scorching sun.

She is surrounded by a pile of books as she prepares for her supplementary examinations.

“I am the victim of sexual abuse. I refused sexual advances from one of my teachers. He decided to punish me with supplementary examination,” she said.

The 24-year-old student at the faculty of social sciences is worried about her academic future as sexual harassment continues to take root at the university.

Judith is a pseudonym and Anadolu Agency