Exploratory Research on Community Empowerment for Women Victims of Forced Migration

Tapfumanei Kusemwa, Pius T. Tanga

Exploratory Research on Community Empowerment for Women Victims of Forced Migration

Číslo: 1/2020
Periodikum: Sociální práce

Klíčová slova: forced migration, human trafficking, women victims, community empowerment

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Anotace: The research was guided by the following OBJECTIVES: To explore the narratives/experiences

of the women victims of trafficking in Harare, Zimbabwe; to assess the socio- economic and
psychological coping strategies employed by women Victims of human trafficking and, to
establish the social protection measures taken to reintegrate women Victims of human trafficking
in Zimbabwe. The THEORETICAL BASE employed in this study was the hermeneutic
phenomenological theoretical background aimed at understanding the hidden meanings and the
essences of the trafficking rescue and integration experience. METHODS: The research adopted
a qualitative research design and a purposive sample of twelve Victims of trafficking and eighteen
key informants. Semi-structured interviews and focus were used to gather data. The data was
analysed using the concept-modelling approach. The OUTCOMES of the research noted that
trafficked women reported experiencing job losses, failure to get jobs, and delays in salary payment.
The reasons for being trafficked included the loss of parents/breadwinners, and vulnerabilities
emanating from divorces. Upon reintegration in the community victims reported facing stigma,
blame and stereotyping. The SOCIAL WORK IMPLICATIONS are discussed along four areas:
social work training, policy advocacy, social norms change and families and social work research.