Luay - 14
- Iraq
We met Luay in
Basra Iraq after the Gulf-war. He lived in a half-ruined house and his
parents asked
us if we could talk to him because he has isolated himself
more and more. He hardly saw his good friends anymore and he had dropped out
of school. They said that this had gradually developed after the bombing of
their city.
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more..
Elizabeth,
Uganda
We met
Elizabeth in the main church in Kampala in the spring 1986, few weeks
after a n
ew government had replaced the terror-regime of Milton Obote.
She was part of a group of young girls who hade been kidnapped by the
government soldiers during the guerrilla war in Luwero north of Kampala.
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Miriam - 11 - Somalia
Miriam had escaped from the search of an opposing
clan going for weapons and armed enemies. When they couldn't find
anything they got desperate and started torturing Miriam's mother. She
was pregnant in the 9th month.
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more..
Sabwenge - 10 -
Rwanda
We meet Sabwenge
and his siblin
gs
some weeks after the massacre in Rwanda in 1994. Sabwenge means "clever".
Sabwenge escaped by foot with his parents from Nyamata to Goma, Zaire.
Both of his parents died of disease a couple of days later. He thought
they were supposed to be safe in Zaire.
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more..
New projects supported by the Foundation
Psychological distress among children and adolescents orphaned by the
war (Kosovo).
Dr. Nexhmedin Morina Goethe-University, Frankfurt and Dr. des. Ulrike
von Lersner Free University, Berlin.
Read more here
Kenya
Post-Election Violence: Traumatic Exposure, Trauma-related Symptoms and
Coping among Adolescents in Nairobi Public High Schools. Gladys K.
Mwiti, Ph.D. Oasis Africa
Training conducted by the Foundation
Trainings in the manuals developed by the foundation are being conducted
around the world. Some pictures from these activities can be found by
clicking here
Date: 09.09.08.
Training in the use of the manual
If you want to receive
training in the use of the "Teaching Recovery Manual", Professor Emeritus William Yule
and Patrick Smith PhD will conduct the next training in London on
November 24-26, 2008. More information can be found by
clicking here.
New report show the benefit of CAW's Teaching
recovery techniques manual
Iranian researchers used the
manual with adolescents after the 2004 Bam earthquake and demonstrated
the efficacy of the intervention in alleviating posttraumatic symptoms.
Read
the abstract here
Wonderful letter from
Her
Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan
The group of
young people who arranged the 'awareness day' and benefit concert in
Amman on behalf of the Children and War Foundation got a wonderful
letter in support of the concert from Her Majesty.
Read
the letter here
Benefit concert arranged in Amman on November 30. A group of young people banded together in Amman, Jordan to launch an ‘awareness day’ and benefit concert in aid of Children and War Foundation. Read more here
The Children and War Foundation invites researchers to submit grant proposals to the Foundation. Although our resources are limited we are now in position to stimulate smaller research projects. We have identified some areas where more research is needed. A list of such research areas can be found by clicking here
Teaching
recovery manual used in Finland
In Finland the Teaching Recovery Techniques manual showed good results
when used with a group of boys who were sexually abused by the same
perpetrator.
The presentation can be seen by clicking here.
News from around the world
Post-genocide orphans in Rwanda still depressed
Results from report on youth-led
households
described here
Iraqi children treated for PTSD
A news report on the consequences and
sparse help available
can be found here
Report on psychosocial recovery of communities
in post-war Sierra Leone
War Child Holland has made a new report
based on survey of 1200 persons that can be found
by clicking here
Report on child soldiers
Psychology Beyond Borders have issued a
report on children associated with fighting forces. The report can be
found
by clicking here
