‘The role of youth organizations in peacebuilding in the African Great Lakes Region: a rough transition from local and non-governmental to the national and governmental peacebuilding efforts in Burundi and eastern DRC’

Kasherwa, Amani Clovis

doi:10.1080/17400201.2019.1688139

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“…In addition to their gender and identity, women are targeted during conflicts owing to their procreative roles in sustaining lineages (Sharlach, 2000). Indeed, this reflects the genocidal dimension of the ongoing civil wars and armed conflicts in the African Great Lakes Region countries since the Rwandan genocide outbreak in 1994, which brought significant challenges to the peace and stability of the neighbouring Congo (Kasherwa, 2019).…”

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The roles and ethics of psychosocial support workers in integrated health services for sexual and gender-based violence survivors

Kasherwa¹,

Alexandre²,

Mugisho

et al. 2023

Journal of Social Work

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Summary Mental Health and Psychosocial Support are integral components of the multisectoral programs addressing wartime sexual violence. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, an integrated framework known as the one-stop centre model was implemented at Panzi Hospital for delivering medical, legal, psychosocial, and socioeconomic support services for wartime sexual violence survivors. While recent developments broadly described this model with more focus on its medical pillar, there is limited knowledge on how its psychosocial support component can be harnessed in addressing wartime sexual violence. This article explored the roles and ethics of psychosocial support in integrated health services based on the research data from 11 in-depth interviews with the psychosocial support workers and desk reviews. Findings The findings of this study indicated that the roles and ethics of psychosocial workers in addressing wartime sexual violence are limited by the lack of adequately trained staff members, low professional status, and complex ethical challenges. In this case, psychosocial support draws more from virtue ethics and moral constructivism and less from professional utilitarianism and deontology. While both approaches are integral to providing support services, combining them is necessary for the complementarity and consistency of therapeutic processes. The study's findings also demonstrated the lack of professional social work and mental health interventions in the Congo and suggested coordinated actions engaging social work education, policy, and research developments. Applications We conclude that the roles and ethics of psychosocial support should be of serious concern to decision-makers, practitioners, and educators.

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Section: Conflict-related Sexual Violence and The Lack Of Mental Heal...mentioning

confidence: 99%

The roles and ethics of psychosocial support workers in integrated health services for sexual and gender-based violence survivors

Kasherwa¹,

Alexandre²,

Mugisho

et al. 2023

Journal of Social Work

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Hopes and dreams: youth activities in civil society organizations in post-conflict countries

Ruppel,

Steinbach

2023

Journal of Youth Studies

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From Negative to Positive Peace: Strengthening the Role of Youth in Religious Peacebuilding in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra

Taufik

2020

Akademika

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Youth as religious peacebuilding actors still receive less attention in academic studies and peace praxis. It often makes youth being depicted as victims or as perpetrators of violence in religious conflict. This study specifically seeks to explore the efforts of youth involvement and also to strengthen the capacity of the youth in making religious peacebuilding in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra. By using the action research method, this research found that Bukittinggi is at negative peace, which is still at the level of mere absence of war and saving the seeds of mutual suspicion between interfaith believers. It is undoubtedly because of a lack of interaction and openness between the interfaith believers. As for the strengthening efforts are undertaken through interfaith youth forum, youth for peace workshop, and the initiation of the interfaith youth organization. That various efforts give hope for the future of religious peace in Bukittinggi from negative peace to positive peace. It is because youth offer creative energy and active potential to transform violent conflict and foster active peace. Keywords: Youth, Religious Peacebuilding, Negative Peace, Positive Peace, Bukittinggi.

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‘The role of youth organizations in peacebuilding in the African Great Lakes Region: a rough transition from local and non-governmental to the national and governmental peacebuilding efforts in Burundi and eastern DRC’

Cited by 3 publications

References 10 publications

The roles and ethics of psychosocial support workers in integrated health services for sexual and gender-based violence survivors

The roles and ethics of psychosocial support workers in integrated health services for sexual and gender-based violence survivors

Hopes and dreams: youth activities in civil society organizations in post-conflict countries

From Negative to Positive Peace: Strengthening the Role of Youth in Religious Peacebuilding in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra

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