Gender-based violence perpetrated against migrant women during lockdowns : a pastoral care challenge

dc.contributor.authorMsipa, Nomathemba Nontokozo
dc.contributor.authorMasango, Maake J.S.
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-21T06:01:09Z
dc.date.available2025-05-21T06:01:09Z
dc.date.issued2024-04-24
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: The article unpacks the complexities of gender-based violence (GBV) against illegal migrant women during lockdowns and contributes to the broader discourse on gender equality, human rights, and social justice within the Pentecostal or Charismatic pastoral praxis. The geographical demography was a semi-formal area located between South Africa’s Gauteng and Northwest provinces. The period for the inquiry was South Africa’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) induced lockdowns began on 27 March 2020 and continued until 05 April 2022. OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to shed light on the unique challenges faced by this vulnerable population, exploring the intersectionality of their undocumented status, gender, and the socio-economic impacts of restrictive measures and the challenges to pastoral care for them. METHOD: The qualitative approach and case study were used to select two sets of participants, 13 illegal Zimbabwean Migrant Women (ZMW) and 3 Pentecostal or Charismatic clergy. RESULTS: There was a disturbing prevalence of GBV incidents, ranging from physical, sexual to psychological abuse. The illegal status of migrant women exacerbated their vulnerability and reluctance to seek help due to fear of deportation and societal stigmatisation. The lockdown-induced economic strain further compounded their susceptibility to GBV. CONCLUSION: There was nonexistent pastoral care policy or praxis within the Pentecostal or Charismatic church for illegal ZMW who were victims of GBV during the lockdowns. These themes emerged: (1) high incidents of GBV perpetrated against illegal ZMW during lockdowns; (2) barriers to seeking pastoral care were lack of trust, migration status, fear of deportation, fear of infection and (3) no physical virtual pastoral care. CONTRIBUTION: This article is embedded in the Pentecostal or Charismatic practice of care; postmodern, using the interpretive narrative framework to highlight the narratives of illegal Zimbabwean Migrant Women (ZMW) who were victims of gender-based violence (GBV) during South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdowns and the challenges of pastorally caring for them.
dc.description.departmentPractical Theology
dc.description.librarianrk2025
dc.description.sdgSDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.description.sdgSDG-05: Gender equality
dc.description.sdgSDG-10: Reduces inequalities
dc.description.sdgSDG-16: Peace,justice and strong institutions
dc.description.urihttps://ajops.org/index.php/ajops
dc.identifier.citationMsipa, N.N. & Masango, M.J. 2024, ‘Gender-based violence perpetrated against migrant women during lockdowns : a pastoral care challenge’, African Journal of Pentecostal Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, art. 4, doi: 10.4102/ajops.v1i1.4.
dc.identifier.issn3005-6136 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/ajops.v1i1.4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/102452
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAOSIS
dc.rights© 2024. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
dc.subjectGender based violence
dc.subjectZimbabwean migrant women
dc.subjectPastoral care
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemic
dc.subjectLockdowns
dc.subjectIntersectionality
dc.subjectMigration
dc.subjectPentecostal
dc.subjectCharismatic
dc.subjectAfrican psychology
dc.subjectCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
dc.titleGender-based violence perpetrated against migrant women during lockdowns : a pastoral care challenge
dc.typeArticle

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