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Storytelling as empowering tool: Storytelling as empowering tool for the women of the Aruban Non-Profit Organization Fundacion Contra Violencia Relacional Facing violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Nieuw, Xenia
Nieuw, Xenia
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Female IPV
Storytelling as an empowerment tool
NGO against IPV
NGO intervention tools
COVID-19
Storytelling as an empowerment tool
NGO against IPV
NGO intervention tools
COVID-19
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2021
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English
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As the constant battle against female intimate partner violence (IPV) continues, in the year 2020, the arrival of COVID-19 made a detrimental impact on this ongoing social issue. This battle is no different on the island of Aruba, as the nonprofit organization Fundacion Contra Violencia Relacional (FCVR) works hard to combat the increasing violence against women. This research investigated how FCVR uses the storytelling method to reach and empower its leading target group, presented in the following main research question. The research question is: 'How does the nonprofit organization 'Fundacion Contra Violencia Relacional' (FCVR) use storytelling to positively impact women in abusive situations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Aruba?'. Qualitative research was done to examine this properly. Eleven semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven representatives of FCVR and four female clients of FCVR. It establishes a timeline and organizes the lived experiences to identify the start, transformation points, and critical characters. In addition, the purpose of the story used varies. By allowing a woman who experienced abuse to tell her story, she is given the opportunity to recover her lost voice, power and use re-authoring to integrate her fragmented identity. Therefore, it can be considered that stories and storytelling are beneficial when used as a method of empowerment and intervention. Not only that but it can also be used as an educational tool and as a healing tool. In addition, the most effective way to use storytelling as an empowerment tool for women facing abuse was shown to be more advantageous through personal means compared to virtual means.
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Nieuw, X. (2022). Storytelling as empowering tool: Storytelling as empowering tool for the women of the Aruban Non-Profit Organization Fundacion Contra Violencia Relacional Facing violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Bachelor dissertation. University of Aruba. 108 pp.
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University of Aruba
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14473/903