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Submission Number: 119
Submission ID: 154
Submission UUID: e27c24ab-1456-41de-969b-4ec5f6a74a92
Submission URI: /2023/abstracts
Created: Fri, 07/07/2023 - 16:28
Completed: Fri, 07/07/2023 - 16:36
Changed: Mon, 07/31/2023 - 16:44
Remote IP address: 102.65.99.61
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Abstract
Presenters
Ms.
Mbonambi
Nyameka
University of the Witwatersrand
I am an early career researcher with a desire is to produce research that bridges the gap between academia and communities with a particular interest in mental health, education, gender equality and environmental issues. I want to produce research that focuses on community engagement through engaging with real life narratives. I am passionate about knowledge dissemination to non-academic audiences and am excited about the differences educational institutions can make in communities and society. Part of my mission is to make mental health education and treatment, and education more accessible black communities. My personal and academic life led me to establishing the HerMind Mental Health Research and Educational Foundation. I am convinced that using a critical lens we can invent new and innovative knowledge production methods, models, approaches and processes that are relevant and relatable to communities because context matters. Africa is my home.
No
Abstract
Coming together to overcome, educate, support each other and rebuild hope for rural community using Ubuntu: Narratives of academics, community leaders and the Shembe women of UMbumbulu Community, South of Durban, KwaZulu Natal.
THEME 2: Building sustainable, resilient, and self-reliant communities through indigenous modalities, inter-sectoral collaborations, and partnerships
SUB 2.2 Strengthening community support structures to mitigate the impact of adverse events
Poster Presentation
The community of uMbumbulu rural community located in the South of Durban, like many rural areas in South Africa lack resources including financial resources that affords them every day living. The uMbumbulu Community Empowerment Drive is a research projects that identified mental health education support as a major challenges as many had lost loved ones in 2020-2021, however, the deaths were never a result of the Covid-19 virus. Additionally, the province was hit by floods in April 2022 forcing the initial project deal with additional trauma and assist with basic necessity in order for families to bury loved ones with dignity. We identified Weyer’s community asset-based community-led development (ABCD)to engage with communities. The team also followed a systematic process that follows 4 steps; community organizing, visioning, planning and implementation and evaluation.
Reviewer ONE Feedback
Dr
Thabisa
Matsea
Yes
Empirical Research
Accepted
Reviewer TWO Feedback
Prof
Petro
Botha
Yes
Empirical Research
Accepted
