Healing in Harmony: Music Therapy for Vulnerable Communities
Project overview
Make Music Matter & Panzi Foundation have scaled their innovative approach to reducing levels of anxiety and PTSD in GBV survivors through its unique approach to music therapy.
Countries
Democratic Republic of Congo
Organisations
Make Music Matter
Panzi
Partners
Panzi Foundation DRC
Area of funding
Humanitarian Innovation
Grant amount
First grant=£350,000
Second Grant=£83,300
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End date
Project length (in months)
First grant=24.3
Second Grant=14.2
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Topics
Protection
Status
Closed
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WHAT HUMANITARIAN NEED IS BEING ADDRESSED?
Few efforts have been made to address the problem of how best to assist survivors of sexual violence in their recovery, aid in their reintegration, promote healing in the affected communities, and bring an end to sexual violence. Provision of psycho-social support is often viewed as a separate endeavour from physical healing and from reintegration of survivors and the rebuilding of their lives and futures on more stable ground. Western-style “talk” therapies are insufficient to deal with the trauma of sexual violence, especially where survivors are unintentionally further isolated in a “safehouse” context. A holistic, culturally relevant approach is necessary.
WHAT’S THE INNOVATION?
Integrated into Panzi’s full holistic healing model for survivors of sexualized violence and traumatized populations, our program has demonstrated statistically significant results in reducing levels of anxiety and PTSD through its unique approach to music therapy. Working in tandem with a trained psychologist and music producer, participants heal together by writing, recording, and professionally producing songs about their experiences. Through rigorous documentation of our model, development of operations and training manuals, and the provision of technical support, we will scale our program through an affiliate model that will retain the local control and cultural relevance necessary for success.
After a HIF development and implementation grant to pilot this programme proved successful, continued funding enables the development of this innovation with the aim of scaling up this innovation in the humanitarian sector.
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