Resilience and gender-based violence : an interdisciplinary reflection on shaping stories of resilience from an institutional perspective

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Potgieter, Annette
Johannisen, Jessica

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Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology

Abstract

During the national lockdown in 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa voiced concern about the ongoing problem of gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa, calling it a pandemic alongside the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 intensified the occurrence of gender-based violence within South African communities which consequently highlighted the need for awareness regarding this phenomenon. South Africa is a predominantly Christian culture, yet the actions of community members seem to be defined by patriarchal cultures. There is therefore a need to rethink how we address social issues, especially GBV. This article aims at providing an interdisciplinary reflection on shaping stories of resilience relating to gender-based violence from the perspectives of both theology and social work at Hugenote Kollege.

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Higher education institution (HEI), Resilient leadership, Storytelling, SDG-05: Gender equality

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SDG-05:Gender equality

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Potgieter, A. & Johannisen, J. 2023, 'Resilience and gender-based violence: an interdisciplinary reflection on shaping stories of resilience from an institutional perspective', Stellenbosch Theological Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 1-18, doi : 10.17570/stj.2023.v9n1.a18.