Memory, suffering, survival tactics, and healing among Jopadhola women in post-war Uganda
Abel, Marijke Richters, Annemiek
Abel, Marijke
Richters, Annemiek
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2009-05-01
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9
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This ethnographic case study addresses the question of how women in Jopadhola patriarchal society in Eastern Uganda remember three decades of civil war and violence and survived its aftermath. When the war ended, little changed for these women, who are still exposed to a continuum of gender-based violence and continue to use the same tactics that, during the war, enabled them somehow to live with their suffering. Local NGOs, with the support of the government, have started to assist Jopadhola women to improve the quality of their present-day lives. By rebuilding their human and social capital, these NGOs are also creating the space for women to heal their war memories.
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Development in Practice
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19
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3
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0961-4524
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1364-9213