In August, the vivo counselling team in Gulu, Uganda participated in a two-day training course facilitated by Wibke Angelike, a trainer and mediator of non-violent conflict resolution working for the German Civil Peace Service in cooperation with the Justice and Peace Department of the Gulu Archdiocese. Lesen Sie weiter: Understanding and Overcoming Conflicts
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Understanding and Overcoming Conflicts
In August, the vivo counselling team in Gulu, Uganda participated in a two-day training course facilitated by Wibke Angelike, a trainer and mediator of non-violent conflict resolution working for the German Civil Peace Service in cooperation with the Justice and Peace Department of the Gulu Archdiocese. Continue reading: Understanding and Overcoming Conflicts
Support for pregnant adolescents
vivo international e. V. is currently implementing a project on the social integration of unintentionally pregnant adolescents in Burundi in cooperation with the partner organisation Psychologues sans Frontières Burundi (PSF-BU) and funded by the Foundation for Development Cooperation Baden-Württemberg.
Lesen Sie weiter: Support for pregnant adolescents
vivo international e. V. is currently implementing a project on the social integration of unintentionally pregnant adolescents in Burundi in cooperation with the partner organisation Psychologues sans Frontières Burundi (PSF-BU) and funded by the Foundation for Development Cooperation Baden-Württemberg.
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Permanent support for children
For many years, vivo has supported the position of a school counselor at a Tanzanian primary school. Over time, not only the children have grown, but the school has also grown and now includes several locations as well as a secondary school.
For many years, vivo has supported the position of a school counselor at a Tanzanian primary school. Over time, not only the children have grown, but the school has also grown and now includes several locations as well as a secondary school.
Long-term effects of training in orphanages
Hecker T, Mkinga G, Hartmann E, Nkuba M, Hermenau, K (2022).
Sustainability of effects and secondary long-term outcomes: One-year follow-up of a cluster-randomized controlled trial to prevent maltreatment in institutional care.
PLOS Global Public Health, 2(5), e0000286.
Hecker T, Mkinga G, Hartmann E, Nkuba M, Hermenau, K (2022).
Sustainability of effects and secondary long-term outcomes: One-year follow-up of a cluster-randomized controlled trial to prevent maltreatment in institutional care.
PLOS Global Public Health, 2(5), e0000286.
Successful project completion
Despite the devastating pandemic and political situation in Brazil, the project on NET in poor neighbourhoods (favealas) in Rio de Janeiro was successfully completed: even in the context of an increased risk of violence, NET was superior to the usual local treatment in terms of reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Lesen Sie weiter: Successful project completion
Despite the devastating pandemic and political situation in Brazil, the project on NET in poor neighbourhoods (favealas) in Rio de Janeiro was successfully completed: even in the context of an increased risk of violence, NET was superior to the usual local treatment in terms of reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Continue reading: Successful project completion
vivo in Brazil
Since 2020, vivo international e.V. supports the delivery of Narrative Exposure Therapy in Brazil in collaboration with the University of Konstanz and the Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz).
Since 2020, vivo international e.V. supports the delivery of Narrative Exposure Therapy in Brazil in collaboration with the University of Konstanz and the Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz).
Kids grow up
A successful project ends
After a project in 2006, vivo founded a small orphanage in Ethiopia. The children have now become independent young adults and vivo was able to successfully complete the project in 2020.
A successful project ends
After a project in 2006, vivo founded a small orphanage in Ethiopia. The children have now become independent young adults and vivo was able to successfully complete the project in 2020.
Funding for vivo in Burundi
We are pleased to announce that our project “Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents after Sexual Violence” has been selected by the Foundation for Development Cooperation Baden-Württemberg (SEZ) for funding by the state of Baden-Württemberg. Lesen Sie weiter: Funding for vivo in Burundi
We are pleased to announce that our project “Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents after Sexual Violence” has been selected by the Foundation for Development Cooperation Baden-Württemberg (SEZ) for funding by the state of Baden-Württemberg. Continue reading: Funding for vivo in Burundi
Prevention of violence in schools
Nkuba M, Hermenau K, Goessmann K, Hecker T (2018).
Reducing violence by teachers using the preventative intervention Interaction Competencies with Children for Teachers (ICC-T): A cluster randomized controlled trial at public secondary schools in Tanzania.
PLoS ONE 13(8): e0201362
Kaltenbach, E., Hermenau, K., Nkuba, M., Goessmann, K. & Hecker, T. (2017).
Improving Interaction Competencies With Children — A Pilot Feasibility Study to Reduce School Corporal Punishment.
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma
Nkuba M, Hermenau K, Goessmann K, Hecker T (2018).
Reducing violence by teachers using the preventative intervention Interaction Competencies with Children for Teachers (ICC-T): A cluster randomized controlled trial at public secondary schools in Tanzania.
PLoS ONE 13(8): e0201362
Kaltenbach, E., Hermenau, K., Nkuba, M., Goessmann, K. & Hecker, T. (2017).
Improving Interaction Competencies With Children — A Pilot Feasibility Study to Reduce School Corporal Punishment.
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma
News from Gulu
Training of new counsellors in January and February 2019 completed
Our 6 newly employed counsellors are joining our existing team of 15 senior counsellors. They are all lay personnel, having work experience and education only in non-psychological fields – but all completed successfully an intense practical and theoretical training and were chosen among 10 trainees and originally 40 applicants in total. Currently they are joining the senior counsellors in their treatment sessions in order to have a more intense on-the-job learning period before they will soon start their own treatments with highly traumatised clients by war, forceful abductions and torture.
Training of new counsellors in January and February 2019 completed
Our 6 newly employed counsellors are joining our existing team of 15 senior counsellors. They are all lay personnel, having work experience and education only in non-psychological fields – but all completed successfully an intense practical and theoretical training and were chosen among 10 trainees and originally 40 applicants in total. Currently they are joining the senior counsellors in their treatment sessions in order to have a more intense on-the-job learning period before they will soon start their own treatments with highly traumatised clients by war, forceful abductions and torture.
Reuniting Burundian street children and their families
Since the beginning of 2016 a lot happened in Burundi. During the past year, the main work at our Centre for Psychotraumatology, “Kira Agahinda”, concerned the implementation of a project with street children of vivo international and Burundikids e.V.in collaboration with the local NGO Foundation Stamm. The project was mainly funded by the Foundation for Collaborative Development of Baden-Württemberg (SEZ). Furthermore, the successful implementation of the project depended largely on the support through crowdfunding. The main focus of the project was the reintegration of 40 children and youths by implementing different stages as part of the reintegration process.
Lesen Sie weiter: Reuniting Burundian street children and their families
Since the beginning of 2016 a lot happened in Burundi. During the past year, the main work at our Centre for Psychotraumatology, “Kira Agahinda”, concerned the implementation of a project with street children of vivo international and Burundikids e.V.in collaboration with the local NGO Foundation Stamm. The project was mainly funded by the Foundation for Collaborative Development of Baden-Württemberg (SEZ). Furthermore, the successful implementation of the project depended largely on the support through crowdfunding. The main focus of the project was the reintegration of 40 children and youths by implementing different stages as part of the reintegration process.
Continue reading: Reuniting Burundian street children and their families