An assessment of the implementation of the KwaZulu-Natal 365 Days Policy Framework for the Eradication of Gender-Based Violence focusing on victim support to Indian women living in the flat-dwelling areas of Westcliff, Chatsworth

dc.contributor.advisorWielenga, Cori
dc.contributor.emaillinda.naidoo10@gmail.comen_US
dc.contributor.postgraduateNaidoo, Linda
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-02T12:57:40Z
dc.date.available2023-02-02T12:57:40Z
dc.date.created2023-04
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionThesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2022.en_US
dc.description.abstractDespite vast research on gender-based violence, little is known about the implementation of policies on gender-based violence in minority groups. The aim of this study was to assess the implementation of the KwaZulu-Natal 365 Days Policy Framework for the Eradication of Gender-Based Violence, particularly the Victim Support Programme, in the minority Indian community in Westcliff, Chatsworth in South Africa. Indians are identified as a minority in South Africa and the Indian women in the Westcliff flats have multiple intersecting social identities that make their vulnerability to gender-based violence much greater. A qualitative research design was adopted using Westcliff as a case study. Data was collected through interviews from the street-level bureaucrats directly implementing the Policy Framework and civil society organisations at sub-national level. Data from beneficiaries was collected through an online survey and interviews with women from the community. All data was analysed through thematic analysis using the 7Cs of content, context, commitment, capacity, clients and coalitions, communication, and coordination. This study found that Indian women who are aware of the victim support find it mostly unhelpful. Reasons for not using the services included stigma and fear of further abuse. The direct implementers of the Policy Framework are challenged with limited resources, capacities, and lack of commitment to implement the policy in Westcliff. The overall finding is that an interplay of the intersecting dynamics of gender, race, culture, and geography affects policy implementation at this level and poses a challenge for policy implementation if interventions are not context-specific. This study recommends that the Policy Framework ensures consultations at all of the lower levels and considers the context of the minority group of Indian Women in Westcliff for effective and efficient policy implementation on gender-based violence.en_US
dc.description.availabilityUnrestricteden_US
dc.description.degreePhDen_US
dc.description.departmentPolitical Sciencesen_US
dc.identifier.citation*en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.25403/UPresearchdata.21949040en_US
dc.identifier.otherA2023en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89108
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights© 2022 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.subjectPolicy implementationen_US
dc.subjectIndian womenen_US
dc.subjectGender-based violence (GBV)en_US
dc.subjectMinoritiesen_US
dc.subjectIntersectionalityen_US
dc.titleAn assessment of the implementation of the KwaZulu-Natal 365 Days Policy Framework for the Eradication of Gender-Based Violence focusing on victim support to Indian women living in the flat-dwelling areas of Westcliff, Chatsworthen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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