Measuring Impact: Survivors' Social, Psychological and EconomicWell-Being

Author(s)
Jeannie Annan
Publication language
English
Pages
3pp
Date published
01 Jan 2012
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Gender, Health, Poverty, Protection, human rights & security
Countries
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Organisations
International Rescue Committee

 

Many survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo experience high levels of distress and most live in extreme poverty—both exacerbated by the stigma faced in families and communities. To identify cost-effective and scalable interventions that improve the psychological, social and economic well-being of survivors, IRC introduced both mental health and economic programming and designed a rigorous evaluation to test their effectiveness.