Working for Safety: The Community Work Programme as a Tool for Preventing Violence and Building Safer Communities

by Steven Rebello June 2, 2019

Learnings from Participants' Reflections on Strengthening Urban Violence Prevention through the Community Work Programme

CSVR has been researching South Africa’s Community Work Programme (CWP) since 2010. In 2016, the organisation commenced with an effort to strengthen urban violence prevention interventions, carried out by CWP participants, by offering furthering training ...

by Malose Langa and Steven Rebello June 2, 2019

Strengthening Urban Violence Prevention through the CWP: Learnings from CSVR's Pre- and Post-Training Evaluation

CSVR has conducted research on South Africa’s Community Work Programme (CWP) since 2010. In 2016, the organisation commenced with an eff ort to strengthen urban violence prevention interventions carried out by CWP through their work. ...

by Jasmina Brankovic April 6, 2019

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Research Brief: What Drives Violence in South Africa

This research brief outlines the literature on drivers of violence in South Africa and then puts it in context by summarising views on violence among community members who work with CSVR in four local communities. ...

by CSVR November 9, 2018

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Press Release: A Wounded Nation Led by Wounded Leaders

The actions of members of Parliament on the 06th of November 2018 are a clear indication of a wounded nation, led by wounded leaders. CSVR is deeply troubled by the actions of members of parliament: Both ...

by CSVR October 4, 2018

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Urban Land and the Genesis of Violence

The question of land has been a burning issue in the history of South Africa. Under colonialism and apartheid, various laws and policies were used to dispossess and force black people from their ancestral land. ...

by Sumaiya Mohamed and Jacqui Leigh Chowles October 4, 2018

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The Role of Families in Preventing Violence in Schools

On the 17th of September 2018, the minister of basic education, Angie Motshekga, called on law enforcement agencies to help quell the recent spate of violence which has rocked schools in South Africa. This after ...

by Tsamme Mfundisi October 2, 2018

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After Women's Month, Women and Children Are Still Dying

It is the end of Women’s Month in South Africa, and for me it still feels like being a woman in South Africa is moving from LOVE to DEATH, writes TSAMME MMAMMONE WA KA MFUNDISI. It’s ...