16. Human security and reconstruction efforts in Rwanda: impact on the lives of women

Photovoice as a Methodological Tool to Address HIV and AIDS and Gender Violence amongst Girls on the Street in Rwanda

“…One of her valuable contributions is, Voices and Images: Mayan Ixil Women of Chajul (Women of Photovoice/ADMI & Lykes, 2000;Lykes, 2001a;2001b . As we have demonstrated elsewhere in our research in Rwanda with drawings and other community based approaches (Gervais, 2004(Gervais, , 2006, participatory work with girls and women has as an added value of leading to "taking action".…”

Reconstructing Gender: Iraqi women between dictatorship, war, sanctions and occupation

“…Women's security needs are not necessarily met in 'post-conflict' situations, as genderbased violence still remains rampant in reconstruction periods (Gervais, 2004). Enloe's definition of peace is 'women's achievement of control over RECONSTRUCTING GENDER: IRAQI WOMEN their lives' (Enloe, 1987: 538).…”

Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development – A Promising Approach for Human Security in Fragile States?

“…Yet, there is little knowledge on how the institutional settings of international partnerships with conflict-affected states influence behavioural choices of households, firms, the international community, conflicting parties and elites; and how these affect broad development goals. Particularly in the context of fragility and conflicts, policy objectives need to reflect the special socio-economic, cultural and political context, and respond to human security threats without compromising goals for sustainable development and wellbeing in the long-term (Brück, 2001; Gervais, 2004). Integrating those behavioural aspects into a framework based on a systematic PCSD perspective on human security could contribute to greater effectiveness, in particular in the context of fragmented and complex societal settings of fragile and conflict-affected regions (Figure 1, Behavioural Responses).…”