ANNEX VII

REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP 3

 PROGRAMMES THAT HAVE LEVERAGE TO ACCELERATE

 PSYCHOSOCIAL RECOVERY PROCESS

 

OBJECTIVES : 

1.      To enable survivors to cope with crisis situation and recover as well as rebuild their self-esteem to continue with their lives

2.      To enhance their well-being through educational, social, economic, cultural, and religious activities  

A.     EDUCATION (FORMAL AND NON-FORMAL) 

·         Formal Education

o        Group Activities for Children (counseling, recreational activities, aesthetic activities, cultural activities etc.)

o        Group Activities for parents (to build parents capacity to support children)

o        Teacher Support Groups (to provide counseling services for teachers who have been affected)

o        Development of appropriate curriculum  (integrate psychosocial issues into the curriculum at all levels)

o        Training and on-going support for teachers on student support activity (early detection and establishment of referral mechanism)

o        Network/coordination with relevant ministries and organizations

o        Establishment of Student Guidance Centers in Schools (providing counseling and guidance to affected students) 

·         Non-Formal Education

o        Programmes and activities through community learning/youth centers

o        Reintegration of children who have dropped out of school into mainstream education

o        Life skills and vocational training (for children and adults)

o        Peer to peer support groups to send children back to school and to support children’s learning and general well being 

B.     SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELFARE 

o        Media campaign focusing on community messages on psychosocial issues/awareness on disasters and emergency preparedness

o        Community participation in planning, resettlement, development, and implementation in activities to rebuild their lives

o        Income generation programmes (including cross training) 

o        Providing culturally appropriate psychosocial support services for the community (counseling, community empowerment/resilience, coping skills) and referral of survivors if necessary

o        Commemorative activities for communities (setting up monuments in tribute to the loss, psychological feeling)

o        Finalization and Implementation of psychosocial policy and guidelines

o        Training of service providers on psychosocial skills/support for community

o        Replacement of lost documents (birth, death, marriage, property, educational certificates)

o        Provision of legal support (inheritance, injustice etc.) 

C.     CULTURAL  AND RELIGIOUS APPROACH  

o        Training religious leaders  and community leaders on psychosocial skills (including healing power of positive messages), understanding causes of disasters, and on emergency preparedness

o        Inter-cultural/inter-faith dialogue and cultural/religious awareness raising activities

o        Supporting traditional and religious healing activities

o        Reinforcing  supportive and protective family and community values

o        Safeguarding the tangible (monuments, historical sites, religious buildings etc.) and intangible (performing arts, customs, rituals, belief system, etc), cultural heritage   

o        Providing assistance for community cultural and traditional activities (to rebuild their self-esteem and community resilience)