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sexual violence

Es werden alle Berichte über Projekte angezeigt, die sich mit sexueller Gewalt beschäftigen.All project reports on sexual violence are displayed.

Childhood sexual abuse in Burundi

Schneider, J., Rukundo-Zeller, A., Bambonyé, M., Muhoza, J.-A., Ndayikengurukiye, T., Nitanga, L., Rushoza, A. A., Crombach, A.(2025).
Preventing Childhood Sexual Abuse Related Mental Health Deterioration Using a Narrative Family Intervention in Burundi
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology.

Schneider, J., Rukundo-Zeller, A. C., Bambonyé, M., Lust, S., Mugisha, H., Muhoza, J. A., … & Crombach, A. (2024).
The impact of parental acceptance and childhood maltreatment on mental health and physical pain in Burundian survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
Child Abuse & Neglect, 154, 106906.

Schneider, J., Rukundo-Zeller, A., Bambonyé, M., Muhoza, J.-A., Ndayikengurukiye, T., Nitanga, L., Rushoza, A. A., Crombach, A.(2025).
Preventing Childhood Sexual Abuse Related Mental Health Deterioration Using a Narrative Family Intervention in Burundi
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology.

Schneider, J., Rukundo-Zeller, A. C., Bambonyé, M., Lust, S., Mugisha, H., Muhoza, J. A., … & Crombach, A. (2024).
The impact of parental acceptance and childhood maltreatment on mental health and physical pain in Burundian survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
Child Abuse & Neglect, 154, 106906.

Childhood sexual abuse in Burundi
Posted on Tuesday July 9th, 2024Thursday May 15th, 2025Author VivoCategories Burundi, ScienceTags sexual violence

Family intervention to cope with sexual violence


In Burundi, vivo international e.V. is running a project in cooperation with Psychologues sans Frontières Burundi (PSF-BU), which trains psychologists in first reception centres for survivors of sexual violence in dealing with minors.
Lesen Sie weiter: Family intervention to cope with sexual violence

In Burundi, vivo international e.V. is running a project in cooperation with Psychologues sans Frontières Burundi (PSF-BU), which trains psychologists in first reception centres for survivors of sexual violence in dealing with minors.
Continue reading: Family intervention to cope with sexual violence
Family intervention to cope with sexual violence
Posted on Friday December 3rd, 2021Friday December 3rd, 2021Author VivoCategories Burundi, ProjectsTags sexual violence

A promising project start


Building on the first 3-year project targeting victims of gender-based violence in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the second follow-up project led by the vivo members Anselm Crombach and Amani Chibashimba aims at further reinforcing the local capacities to treat trauma-related mental health disorders.

Lesen Sie weiter: A promising project start


Building on the first 3-year project targeting victims of gender-based violence in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the second follow-up project led by the vivo members Anselm Crombach and Amani Chibashimba aims at further reinforcing the local capacities to treat trauma-related mental health disorders.

Continue reading: A promising project start

A promising project start
Posted on Friday February 5th, 2021Author VivoCategories D.R. Congo, ProjectsTags war & conflict, sexual violence, therapy

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

Funding for vivo in Burundi
Posted on Friday January 22nd, 2021Author VivoCategories Burundi, ProjectsTags community, sexual violence, therapy

vivo in the DR Congo: a new phase begins

“Strengthening capacities in health care facilities and at the community level to improve the use of trauma therapy treatment services for victims of sexual violence” is the title of the project, which is will start in a few weeks.

Based on the experiences of the project “Training of trauma therapists to provide psychotherapeutic support to survivors of sexual violence in the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo”, which ended in November 2019, the new project will strengthen existing local structures and expand the activities to new zones. Lesen Sie weiter: vivo in the DR Congo: a new phase begins

“Strengthening capacities in health care facilities and at the community level to improve the use of trauma therapy treatment services for victims of sexual violence” is the title of the project, which is will start in a few weeks.

Based on the experiences of the project “Training of trauma therapists to provide psychotherapeutic support to survivors of sexual violence in the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo”, which ended in November 2019, the new project will strengthen existing local structures and expand the activities to new zones. Continue reading: vivo in the DR Congo: a new phase begins

vivo in the DR Congo: a new phase begins
Posted on Tuesday April 14th, 2020Author VivoCategories D.R. Congo, ProjectsTags women, war & conflict, sexual violence

New developments in DR Congo

In July 2016, the foundation stone was laid for the 2-year project to provide psychotherapeutic support for traumatised women and training for local trauma therapists in the Kivu region. Since then more than 170 local trauma counsellors have been trained, some of them even as supervisors and coordinators. At the end of the first two years, a further financing phase of 12 months was approved.

Team Meeting

The almost three-year project duration was a very intensive time, which not only had to deal with the difficulties of a large project, but also with the partly uncertain security situation in the region, which did not always make it possible to visit all intervention zones regularly. In addition, there were the presidential elections at the end of 2018, which repeatedly led to unrest in the region in the run-up to the elections.

Today, the project is on solid footing. Lesen Sie weiter: New developments in DR Congo

In July 2016, the foundation stone was laid for the 2-year project to provide psychotherapeutic support for traumatised women and training for local trauma therapists in the Kivu region. Since then more than 170 local trauma counsellors have been trained, some of them even as supervisors and coordinators. At the end of the first two years, a further financing phase of 12 months was approved.

Team Meeting

The almost three-year project duration was a very intensive time, which not only had to deal with the difficulties of a large project, but also with the partly uncertain security situation in the region, which did not always make it possible to visit all intervention zones regularly. In addition, there were the presidential elections at the end of 2018, which repeatedly led to unrest in the region in the run-up to the elections.

Today, the project is on solid footing. Continue reading: New developments in DR Congo

New developments in DR Congo
Posted on Friday May 10th, 2019Author VivoCategories D.R. Congo, ProjectsTags women, war & conflict, sexual violence

Goma: Successful project completion

In July 2016, the project “Assurer la formation des formateurs sur l’approche NET dans la prise en charge en sante mentale des survivants des VSBG” was launched, a two-year project in the regions of North and South Kivu. It is part of a major project of the Fonds Social de la Republique Democratique de Congo (FSDRC) with the aim of establishing sustainable care structures for victims of sexual violence with NET training and supervision in order to improve the situation of those affected in the long term.

Lesen Sie weiter: Goma: Successful project completion

In July 2016, the project “Assurer la formation des formateurs sur l’approche NET dans la prise en charge en sante mentale des survivants des VSBG” was launched, a two-year project in the regions of North and South Kivu. It is part of a major project of the Fonds Social de la Republique Democratique de Congo (FSDRC) with the aim of establishing sustainable care structures for victims of sexual violence with NET training and supervision in order to improve the situation of those affected in the long term.

Continue reading: Goma: Successful project completion

Goma: Successful project completion
Posted on Thursday June 21st, 2018Thursday June 21st, 2018Author VivoCategories D.R. Congo, ProjectsTags women, war & conflict, sexual violence, therapy

NET training course in Bukavu, DRC

In April 2017, 27 participants were trained in Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) in Bukavu in the Eastern DR Congo. This training course is part of the project “Assurer la formation des formateurs sur l’approche NET dans la prise en charge en santé mentale des surviviants des VSBG”.
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Lesen Sie weiter: NET training course in Bukavu, DRC

In April 2017, 27 participants were trained in Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) in Bukavu in the Eastern DR Congo. This training course is part of the project “Assurer la formation des formateurs sur l’approche NET dans la prise en charge en santé mentale des surviviants des VSBG”.
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Continue reading: NET training course in Bukavu, DRC

NET training course in Bukavu, DRC
Posted on Friday July 21st, 2017Author VivoCategories D.R. Congo, ProjectsTags women, sexual violence, therapy

A big step: Goma in the DR Congo becomes permanent project location

The project “Assurer la formation des formateurs sur l’approche NET dans la prise en charge en santé mentale des surviviants des VSBG” is a two-year project in the region of North and South Kivu, which is part of a four-year large-scale project. The aim of the intervention is to train psychologists in narrative exposure therapy (NET) and to build a sustainable structure to treat victims of sexual gender based violence and to strengthen the health system of the region. This is vivo’s greatest project so far in this region.
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Lesen Sie weiter: A big step: Goma in the DR Congo becomes permanent project location

The project “Assurer la formation des formateurs sur l’approche NET dans la prise en charge en santé mentale des surviviants des VSBG” is a two-year project in the region of North and South Kivu, which is part of a four-year large-scale project. The aim of the intervention is to train psychologists in narrative exposure therapy (NET) and to build a sustainable structure to treat victims of sexual gender based violence and to strengthen the health system of the region. This is vivo’s greatest project so far in this region.
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Continue reading: A big step: Goma in the DR Congo becomes permanent project location

A big step: Goma in the DR Congo becomes permanent project location
Posted on Thursday April 6th, 2017Thursday April 6th, 2017Author VivoCategories D.R. Congo, ProjectsTags women, child soldiers, sexual violence, therapy

vivo starts in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire

In 2015 vivo international started working in Côte d’Ivoire. After years of heavy political crisis most people in the country enjoy once more a relatively calm life. But – as in so many countries around the globe – sexual violence against children and women continues to be rampant. The NGO SOS Violence Sexuelle supports victims of this violence in one of Abidjan’s most diadvantaged districts. vivo international has greatly enhanced the expertise of SOS’s highly motivated employees by conducting a training for several weeks.

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Lesen Sie weiter: vivo starts in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire

In 2015 vivo international started working in Côte d’Ivoire. After years of heavy political crisis most people in the country enjoy once more a relatively calm life. But – as in so many countries around the globe – sexual violence against children and women continues to be rampant. The NGO SOS Violence Sexuelle supports victims of this violence in one of Abidjan’s most diadvantaged districts. vivo international has greatly enhanced the expertise of SOS’s highly motivated employees by conducting a training for several weeks.

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Continue reading: vivo starts in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire

vivo starts in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Posted on Tuesday September 22nd, 2015Thursday October 1st, 2015Author VivoCategories Côte d'Ivoire, ProjectsTags family violence, women, sexual violence

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Kivu Provinces

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To get an insight into what has been learned from the work with ex-combatants in the Democratic Republic of Congo to date, please follow the link to find a report on the work in progress.

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To get an insight into what has been learned from the work with ex-combatants in the Democratic Republic of Congo to date, please follow the link to find a report on the work in progress.

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Kivu Provinces
Posted on Wednesday August 12th, 2015Thursday October 1st, 2015Author VivoCategories D.R. Congo, ProjectsTags combattants, sexual violence

Psychosocial support for survivors of gender-based violence

In our work in Northern Uganda, vivo recorded alarmingly high rates of acts of gender-based violence: More than 80% of the female clients who had received trauma-focused treatments through vivo reported at least one sexual assault during their lifetime. Some of these traumatic sexual experiences took place during the war, but even in the post-conflict society sexual assaults towards women and children are on the rise. To provide psychotherapeutic support to survivors of gender-based violence, vivo was funded by the UN (namely the UN Peace Building Fund via UNFPA) in the framework of the project “Strengthening the Multisectoral Approach to Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response” from April 2011 until June 2012. In the course of this project, vivo offered a wide range of psychological support for traumatised children and women, which included psychodiagnostic assessments, trauma-focused therapy, solution-focused and resource-oriented counselling, family mediation and follow-up visits.
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Lesen Sie weiter: Psychosocial support for survivors of gender-based violence

In our work in Northern Uganda, vivo recorded alarmingly high rates of acts of gender-based violence: More than 80% of the female clients who had received trauma-focused treatments through vivo reported at least one sexual assault during their lifetime. Some of these traumatic sexual experiences took place during the war, but even in the post-conflict society sexual assaults towards women and children are on the rise. To provide psychotherapeutic support to survivors of gender-based violence, vivo was funded by the UN (namely the UN Peace Building Fund via UNFPA) in the framework of the project “Strengthening the Multisectoral Approach to Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response” from April 2011 until June 2012. In the course of this project, vivo offered a wide range of psychological support for traumatised children and women, which included psychodiagnostic assessments, trauma-focused therapy, solution-focused and resource-oriented counselling, family mediation and follow-up visits.
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Continue reading: Psychosocial support for survivors of gender-based violence

Psychosocial support for survivors of gender-based violence
Posted on Wednesday August 12th, 2015Thursday October 1st, 2015Author VivoCategories Projects, UgandaTags women, war & conflict, sexual violence

Establishment of a trauma-focused outpatient clinic for Northern Uganda

Since 1986 there has been an unrelenting and brutal war in the Northern districts of Uganda, led by the rebel group called the “Lord’s Resistance Army”. Studies by vivo have repeatedly shown that the psychological consequences of these two decades of war and terror are still ongoing: Despite the fact that the fighting ended in 2005, many survivors cannot forget their experiences and continuously relive them in the form of intruding memories, nightmares and flashbacks. For them, the war continues in their minds. Furthermore, this long-lasting war has shattered social norms of non-violent interactions, which manifests in severe cases of violence within families and communities and thus leads to further traumatization.

Lesen Sie weiter: Establishment of a trauma-focused outpatient clinic for Northern Uganda

Since 1986 there has been an unrelenting and brutal war in the Northern districts of Uganda, led by the rebel group called the “Lord’s Resistance Army”. Studies by vivo have repeatedly shown that the psychological consequences of these two decades of war and terror are still ongoing: Despite the fact that the fighting ended in 2005, many survivors cannot forget their experiences and continuously relive them in the form of intruding memories, nightmares and flashbacks. For them, the war continues in their minds. Furthermore, this long-lasting war has shattered social norms of non-violent interactions, which manifests in severe cases of violence within families and communities and thus leads to further traumatization.

Continue reading: Establishment of a trauma-focused outpatient clinic for Northern Uganda

Establishment of a trauma-focused outpatient clinic for Northern Uganda
Posted on Wednesday August 12th, 2015Thursday October 1st, 2015Author VivoCategories Projects, UgandaTags family violence, war & conflict, sexual violence

Giving a voice to victims of female genital mutilation

Very recently, vivo has started its work with women who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) in Ethiopia. In July, August and September 2010 more than 150 interviews with women in Jijiga (close to the Somali border) were conducted on FGM and its mental health consequences, including an intake on the special needs of the women. vivo was impressed by the strength of the women in the Somali region but also very much touched by their horrendous experiences and the pain they have undergone. Knowing about the mental, physical, social and psychological plight of sexually cut women in detail now, we are eagerly planning a focussed treatment and support project.

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Very recently, vivo has started its work with women who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) in Ethiopia. In July, August and September 2010 more than 150 interviews with women in Jijiga (close to the Somali border) were conducted on FGM and its mental health consequences, including an intake on the special needs of the women. vivo was impressed by the strength of the women in the Somali region but also very much touched by their horrendous experiences and the pain they have undergone. Knowing about the mental, physical, social and psychological plight of sexually cut women in detail now, we are eagerly planning a focussed treatment and support project.

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Giving a voice to victims of female genital mutilation
Posted on Wednesday August 12th, 2015Thursday October 1st, 2015Author VivoCategories Ethiopia, ProjectsTags women, sexual violence

vivo starts up in Congo

Violence against civilians is rampant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s War. Women and girls are raped on a daily basis and their life is determined by the fear of being victimized. The women and girls, who have survived rape are often left stigmatized and physically and psychological injured for life.

Lesen Sie weiter: vivo starts up in Congo

Violence against civilians is rampant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s War. Women and girls are raped on a daily basis and their life is determined by the fear of being victimized. The women and girls, who have survived rape are often left stigmatized and physically and psychological injured for life.

Continue reading: vivo starts up in Congo

vivo starts up in Congo
Posted on Wednesday August 12th, 2015Thursday October 1st, 2015Author VivoCategories D.R. Congo, ProjectsTags women, sexual violence, therapy

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