NEWS! The first official NO MEANS NO WORLDWIDE TEACHER TRAINING SEMINAR was held  October 10th -29th 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya!  Check Lee’s blog for more information!!

NO MEANS NO WORLDWIDE works to provide simple, high impact Self- Defense training to as many women and children as possible worldwide. We believe prevention is key in the global rape epidemic. For far too long the overwhelming focus has been on aftercare strategies – this needs to change. It is believed that Self Defense training can raise a woman or child’s chance of prevailing in a sexual assault by up to 85%. It is our vision to mainstream self defense and end the fallacies and myths surrounding a woman or child’s ability to stop an assault. We currently have NMNW rape training teams in San Francisco, Nairobi, Kenya and Katmandu, Nepal.Our rape prevention efforts have appeared in over 40 media outlets including CNN, Huffington Post, MSNBC, Current TV, Daily Kos and Fox Sports.

NO MEANS NO WORLDWIDE is the creation of Lee Sinclair, a writer and activist living in San Francisco. Lee is the founder and former director of the first full time, year round, slum based self defense training program in the world, I’m Worth Defending. Lee continues to support and promote the 12 step program  of recovery for sexual assault survivors, SASA (www.sasaworldwide.ong) is active in creating daycare co-ops for the prevention of baby rape and the pioneering of boys classes to create allies of young men in the prevention and intervention of rape.

UJAMAA

For the past three years No Means No Worldwide has been working with Ujamaa in Nairobi Kenya to provide organizational support for the NMNW Self-Defense classes and research. (www.ujamaa-africa.org) In October 2011 this partnership deepened with the merging of the two organizations in Kenya. We believe this alliance creates an innovative model for women’s empowerment. Ujamaa offers microloans to women and grandmothers to create or expand their own businesses. This enterprise allows women to support the needs of orphans and other family members, while No Means No provides Self-Defense  training. Economic empowerment and safety are a high priority to vulnerable women and children living in high risk areas.