Sustainability and Social Justice

Date of Award

5-2018

Degree Type

Practitioner Report

Degree Name

Master of Arts in International Development and Social Change (IDSC)

Department

International Development, Community and Environment

Chief Instructor

Nigel O. M. Brissett, Ed.D.

Second Reader

David I. Bell, Ed.D.

Keywords

counter-storytelling, intersectionality, south africa, structural violence, youth development

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe the knowledge shared by youth development staff in an NGO in Cape Town about the impact of violence on youth development work. Through five open ended interviews and review of organizational materials, the study uses a narrative and feminist intersectionality analytic to asks how Educo has and could use the critical race theory method of counter-storytelling to subvert the normalization and perpetuation of interpersonal and structural violence. The paper demonstrates how the knowledge and expertise of the people in the organization, as they respond violence youth face, is not valued by funders and the South African government in defining and responding to violence. It also shows how Educo staff can and are working with counter-storytelling as a means of subverting development and strengthening their ability to serve youth.

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