Authors:
Sophie Namy, Sylvia Namakula, Agnes Grace Nabachwa, Madeleine Ollerhead, Laura Cordisco Tsai, Jean Kemitare, Kelly Bolton, Violet Nkwanzi, Catherine Carlson
Published:
2022

The long-term harms to survivors’ physical, psychological and social wellbeing are profound and well documented, and yet there are few studies exploring how to best promote resilience and holistic healing. This is especially true within shelter programs (where the majority of anti-trafficking services are provided) and during the transition out of residential shelter care, which is often a sensitive and challenging process. The current study begins to address this gap by centering the lived experiences of six women residing in a trafficking-specific shelter in Uganda as they unexpectedly transitioned back to their home communities due to the COVID-19 lockdown.