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My CEU Details Dr Samantha van Schalkwyk Senior Researcher Dr. Samantha van Schalkwyk is a feminist scholar and activist working in the field of gender-based violence and transforming patriarchal trauma. She is a Senior Researcher at the Community Engagement Unit (CEU) at the University of the Western Cape, where she is leading processes related to the institutionalisation of the scholarship of engagement for societal impact (SoE-SI) and driving community-engaged research. She integrates critical feminist research with impactful community-based interventions and training. Holding a PhD in Psychology, Dr. van Schalkwyk’s academic and activist work spans over thirteen years and focuses on gender-based violence at the intersections of historical trauma and the disruption of racialised and patriarchal systems through participatory and collective research methodologies. savanschalkwyk@uwc.ac.za +27 (21) 959 3124 View CEU staff Portfolios View our CE work Portfolios

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My CEU Details Community Liaison Damaris Kiewiets She facilitate Health and Human Rights training for Community Leaders with the Dullah Omar Institute. She became a Chaplain in 2018 and served on the District Health Council for 2 terms in the Cape Metro. Her role at the university is to assist students and communities to understand the role of the university in the surrounding communities. She facilitates partnerships and networking opportunities. She is an ex-nurse and a strong health activist for Health, Human Rights and Social Development. She graduated as a Meridian in 2013. Damaris served on the Provincial Health Research Council “between” 2009-2014 and she currently serves on the Tygerberg hospital board. She was part of the advisory team of the School of Nursing developing the BA for nursing and very instrumental in the Community Health Component. She is second author on a paper looking at Community Participation in Health and third author on the paper on Health Committees as a Vehicle for Community Participation. ceu@uwc.ac.za +27 (21) 959 3124 View CEU staff Portfolios View our CE work Portfolios

The annual Colloquium hosted by the CEU at the University of the Western Cape: 18 - 19 May (from 2pm - 4.30pm)

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) , 21 March, is a global awareness day that has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. Come and celebrate World Down Syndrome Day with us. Read More >

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