Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation

Country

South Africa

Provinces

International, National (all SA), Gauteng, Western Cape

City

Johannesburg and Cape Town

Sectors

Civil society and community based organisations, Community, NGOs/CBOs

Topics

Domestic violence / Intimate partner violence, Family / Parenting, Gender-based violence, Hate Crime / Xenophobia, Masculinity, Monitoring & evaluation, Policing, Prevention concepts, Public violence, Sexual violence, Urban safety, Victim support, Youth and violence

Description

CSVR is a multi-disciplinary institute involved in research, policy formation, community interventions, service delivery, education and training, as well as providing consultancy services. The primary goal of CSVR is to use its expertise in building reconciliation, democracy and a human rights culture and in preventing violence in South Africa and in other countries in Africa.

Related members

Hugo van der Merwe

Related resources

Efficacy of a South African psychosocial framework for the rehabilitation of torture survivors | Article (02 May 2018) Psychosocial Models for Prevention and Well-Being | Article (01 Dec 2017) An integrated model for working with communities | Guide/Manual (01 Nov 2017) Substance Abuse in South Africa, its linkages with Gender Based Violence and Urban Violence | Factsheet (01 Oct 2017) Opportunities for the Community Work Programme to assist in the community reintegration of ex-offenders | Policy/Research brief (01 Sep 2017)

Violence against Women in South Africa: A Country in Crisis | Report/Study (01 Apr 2017) Corruption and torture: Violent exchange and the policing of the urban poor | Article (01 Jan 2017) Conducting Participatory Action Research with Apartheid Survivors | Article (01 Jan 2017) Evidence-based Strategies for the Prevention of GBV in South Africa: A Case Study of CSVR | Report/Study (01 Apr 2016) Mapping local Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response Strategies in South Africa | Report/Study (01 Apr 2016)

Working for Safety: The CWP as a tool for preventing violence and building safer communities | Article (01 Oct 2015) The good, the better and the best: How the Community Work Programme can reach its full potential | Article (01 Oct 2015) Preventing crime and violence through work and wages - The impact of the CWP | Article (02 Jul 2015) Violent masculinities and service delivery protests in post-apartheid South Africa | Article (02 May 2013) The Violent Nature of Crime in South Africa: A concept paper for the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster | Advocacy (25 Jun 2007)

Victims’ Contributions to Education in Post-Apartheid South Africa | Article