Enfants victimes de violence : résilience ou culture du silence ?

Résumé

Despite several texts on the rights and protection of the child ratified and adopted by Madagascar, Malagasy children are still victims of various kinds of violence. The causes are numerous, but those in the South-West region are intensified by the liveliness of the customs that are present there and permissive to several acts of violence. Since these have harmful consequences, child victims adopt several behaviours to deal with their situations. Some prefer to remain silent; others develop trauma, others seem resilient. Resilience is the ability for a person to adapt positively despite this violence, to succeed in a situation where others will fail. Violence, especially when it is of family origin, is difficult to understand since the family is supposed to be the place of the child's development.