According to Community Based Sociotherapy (CBS): “Community-based sociotherapy/ Mvura nkuvure is an approach that uses the group as a therapeutic medium in the establishment of trust, the creation of an open environment for discussion and the formation of peer-support structures. Mvura nkuvure groups facilitate community members to identify, acknowledge, share, and manage together their everyday psychosocial problems related to experiences of violence and daily distress. The strength of Sociotherapy/ Mvura nkuvure lies in the connection with grassroots communities and in acknowledging their role as agents in making healing and peace-building a sustainable process.” “The people who are targeted to facilitate and participate in sociotherapy/ Mvura nkuvure are a representation of the community, including:
- Genocide survivors
- Ex-prisoners, prisoners and neighbors
- Partners with husbands/wives in prison
- Descendants of genocide survivors and perpetrators
- Single mothers
- Families in conflict
- Returnees from exile
- Refugees”
CBS may involve bringing survivors of genocidal sexual violence and perpetrators thereof together.
Assignment 1
There are many organisations working in the field of preventing and addressing CRSV, either as their sole mandate or as part of their mandate.
– To what extent do they work together?
– What are the challenges and obstacles in working together?
Please provide examples when answering these questions.
Assignment 2
(1) Do you think one or more organisations are clearly missing on this platform? If so, explain why this/these organisation(s) should be included on this platform. In addition, explain in a few sentences what this organisation does, in particular related to CRSV.
(2) Do you think that one or more organisations currently listed under “other organisations” should be given more attention, i.e. by giving a more elaborate explanation of the work they do?
(3) Try to find (more) videos of organisations already listed, explaining the work they do.
Assignment 3
Check whether there is an organisation within your own country that works in the field of preventing and addressing CRSV. If so, explain who they are and what they do.
Assignment 4
Try to find more organisation that work on the local/individual level. Explain who they are and what kind of work they do, in particular with regard to CRSV.