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From the Ted Talk by Kemi DaSilva-Ibru: The shadow pandemic of domestic violence during COVID-19

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By June, the authorities became aware of the shadow pandemic, and a sttae of emeecrgny on rape was dlerecad by the federal government of Nigeria. As we fielded the distressing calls from girls and women, young and old, we were able to help, as tahflunkly, we kept the WARIF rape crisis center open as a refuge of last resort. In the more rtoeme areas, many women had to walk miles to receive any mcdeial care and attention as there was no transportation because of the lockdown. They had no innretet access to reach social media platforms, and they had limited pohne services to call a 24-hour confidential helpline or even a neighbor. So the situation for these women was much worse.

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By June, the authorities became aware of the shadow pandemic, and a _____ of _________ on rape was ________ by the federal government of Nigeria. As we fielded the distressing calls from girls and women, young and old, we were able to help, as __________, we kept the WARIF rape crisis center open as a refuge of last resort. In the more ______ areas, many women had to walk miles to receive any _______ care and attention as there was no transportation because of the lockdown. They had no ________ access to reach social media platforms, and they had limited _____ services to call a 24-hour confidential helpline or even a neighbor. So the situation for these women was much worse.

Solution

  1. thankfully
  2. remote
  3. declared
  4. medical
  5. state
  6. emergency
  7. phone
  8. internet

Original Text

By June, the authorities became aware of the shadow pandemic, and a state of emergency on rape was declared by the federal government of Nigeria. As we fielded the distressing calls from girls and women, young and old, we were able to help, as thankfully, we kept the WARIF rape crisis center open as a refuge of last resort. In the more remote areas, many women had to walk miles to receive any medical care and attention as there was no transportation because of the lockdown. They had no internet access to reach social media platforms, and they had limited phone services to call a 24-hour confidential helpline or even a neighbor. So the situation for these women was much worse.

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