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Supporting Communities Affected by Violence
A casebook from South Africa
Published: 2002
Pages: 160
eBook: 9780855988579
Paperback: 9780855984779
More than 15,000 people have been killed, and 500,000 displaced, during years of low-intensity civil war in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. This title describes the work of the KwaZulu-Natal Programme for Survivors of Violence (KZN-PSV), which (with the support of Oxfam) helps communities to grapple with the complex social, economic, political and psychological problems posed by the conflict. It outlines: a theoretical framework to guide NGO interventions; the application of this framework in work with children, youth, women and local leadership; and the principles of intervention in the work of KZN-PSV, and the fundamental elements that have contributed to its success. The framework is relevant to a broad range of societies which have been damaged by civil conflict.
- Preface
- The story of South Africa
- The story of KwaZulu-Natal
- Initial responses to the conflict in KwaZulu-Natal
- Understanding civil violence
- Plans into action: the process of intervention
- Work with young people
- Work with women
- Work with children
- Work with community leaders
- Reflections on the work of the KwaZulu-Natal Programme for Survivors of Violence
- Bibliography
- Index.
Craig Higson-Smith
Craig Higson-Smith is an independent mental health care professional, in the Johannesburg Area, South Africa
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