During 2022 MWI conducted a national research to gain an understanding of the perceptions and practices regarding healing from GBV that are prevalent throughout South Africa.
RESEACH FINDINGS
Individual healing
The research objectives included: Determining what constitutes healing from GBVF within the South African context. Exploring and mapping which healing practices are currently being used by the South African population. Understanding what barriers exist to accessing healing. Determining which resources are required to facilitate effective healing
Community healing
Barrier to access
Required resources
to address GBVF-based trauma endemic to South African society.
Within this set of objectives, we examined perspectives and lived experiences at community and individual levels. Therefore, the methodology was designed to obtain data from multiple sources.
METHODOLOGY A mixed methods approach was employed in this study. MWI conducted focus groups in 7 provinces, in 32 in-person sessions with 132 community-based and community service organisations. These included
Focus Groups 319 Participants 7 Provinces 132 Organisations 32 In-person focus group sessions
NPOs, police, social workers, faith- based organisations and nurses.
An open, publicly assessable survey was conducted to determine the extent to which the views of the general public would differ from the views shared within the focus groups. Participation in the survey generated 312 valid responses, spanning all 9 provinces. Nineteen participants were included in in- depth interviews. These included leaders, activists and decision makers in social justice, community-based organisations, government, faith-based organisations and helping professions.
Survey
312 Valid Responses General Public
Interviews
19 Participants Social justice, CBO’s, government, faith- based, corporate, helping professionals
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November 2023 | Collective Action Magazine
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