A participant in “Building Community Initiatives: Strengthening Sustaining Peace and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence in the Asia Pacific Region,” a GIJTR summit held in Bangkok in October 2023. The summit featured an exhibit of artworks made by survivors in GIJTR programs, including these two embroidered pieces made by Rohingya refugees.
“We do not come up with a clearly defined method of addressing trauma and traumatization for specific individuals, families, communities and societies. We don’t have a one-size-fits- all [approach] to addressing trauma and facilitating healing at multiple levels; we hit at individual, family, community and societal levels. But we build in the contextual realities, the contextual resources and networks of support that victims may have in their daily lives. Some victims, for instance, may believe in certain rituals that for them speak to or facilitate their healing, and that is okay. Some victims may use religious methodologies towards building their resilience and healing. And that is also okay. And some people will say, ‘Okay, I just want trauma counseling,’ and they go through that process, and it’s okay. But we really try as much as possible to look at different methods and methodologies of coping that are available for each individual, for communities, for families, and build upon those the different layers that are needed for sustainable healing and restoration of the normal functioning of those who have been traumatized. … So you may find that in country A, we are using different methodologies. In country B, we are using another methodology altogether because of the contextual realities and the need to build upon the resilience of that country and the resources available to specific victims.”
—Annah Moyo, Executive Director of GIJTR Consortium partner the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
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GIJTR’s Impact In Depth: Victims and Conflict-Affected Communities
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