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Piloting of a service-learning pedagogical model: student perceptions of the gender based violence service-learning module at a school of nursing in the Western Cape
(African Association for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance, 2015)
Research indicates that most higher education institutions in South Africa fail to establish a standard practice for service-learning (SL) in the formalised systems of their respective academic programmes. An intervention ...
Addressing the social determinants of health: A case study from the Mitanin (Community Health Worker) programme in India
(London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2014)
The Mitanin Programme, a government community health worker (CHW)
programme, was started in Chhattisgarh State of India in 2002. The CHWs
(Mitanins) have consistently adopted roles that ...
Women in South Africa: Striving for full equality post-apartheid
(Springer Nature, 2017)
Life for South African women post-apartheid reflects both legislative advances and lingering challenges. Despite progress in the post-apartheid world, South Africa is still characterized by a high level of economic disparity, ...
At the crossroads: linking strategic frameworks to address gender-based violence and HIV/ AIDS in Southern Africa
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
In recent years, southern African governments
have made a number of important commitments on
international and regional levels to combat HIV/
AIDS. The subregion has also seen a number of
strategic developments such ...
Coercive sexual practices and gender-based violence on a university campus
(Taylor & Francis, co-published with Unisa Press, 2009)
When a 22-year-old University of the Western Cape (UWC) female student was stabbed to death by her boyfriend (another
student) in her room in the university residence on 25 August 2008, the entire campus was left reeling. ...
The Anglican Church and Feminism: Challenging the patriarchy of our faith
(2013)
Gender-based violence is a problem in most Southern African countries and yet it has generally received little attention from governments and civil society—including Christian churches. In recent years, some churches have ...
Service-learning in nursing: Integrating student learning and community-based service experience through reflective practice
(University of Johannesburg, 2005)
Domestic violence is a pervasive problem in South Africa. The School of Nursing at the University of the Western
Cape has responded to the challenge of training sensitive, knowledgeable and skilled health personnel by ...
Understanding ‘emergency monetary relief’ in the Domestic Violence Act
(Law Society of South Africa, 2020)
Domestic violence is a brutal onslaught against constitutional values and the fundamental right to freedom and security of the person. In S v Baloyi (Minister of Justice and Another Intervening) 2000 (2) SA 425 (CC), Sachs ...
Parents resist sexuality education through digital activism
(SAGE Publications, 2022)
South Africa has high rates of HIV infection among its young population, high rates of unintended pregnancy
among the youth, and extremely high rates of gender-based violence. Given all this, it is essential that young
people ...
Intimate partner violence and its association with self-determination needs and gender-power constructs among rural South African women
(SAGE Publications, 2019)
This study aimed to identify psychosocial correlates of intimate partner
violence (IPV) by using constructs derived from the self-determination
theory (SDT) and gender-power scales. Cross-sectional data (N = 238)
were ...