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Lessons for Future Psychosocial Programming and Interventions Following Disasters

Author : Wickramage, K.

Page Numbers: 6

Acc. No: 876-S

Category: Soft Documents

Languages: English

This paper explores examples of unsolicited, culturally inappropriate and conflict insensitive interventions initiated by both local and international teams to Tsunami-affected populations in Sri Lanka. It also explores the apparently prevalent belief that psychosocial interventions can be delivered as