Community integration for psychosocial well-being: building sustainable peace and strengthening identity through story- telling in the South Sudan

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dc.contributor.authorKamwaria, Alex N.
dc.contributor.authorKatola, Michael T.
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-11T09:01:40Z
dc.date.available2016-04-11T09:01:40Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionResearch paperen_US
dc.description.abstractIn a war-ravaged country, a great need exists for community integration in order to heal the psychosocial wounds and to enable the process of development and reconstruction for peace. Even after settling in their villages and home, many communities South Sudan have stories that elicit their traumatized self-images and identities. When these people pass trauma stories to their children, this has long term effects on the community identity. Trauma stories can be catalysts for selective memories of trauma that create potential atmosphere for future conflicts. This paper shows how community integration can be used to bring together individuals, families, and villages in south Sudan that have been divided by war by strengthening the common threads that bind all members. By providing forums in which individuals, families, and villages can come together, trauma stories can be narrated for constructive dialogue and integration. The stories of family members, friends, colleagues, villagers, and members of other ethnic groups can help to build trust, common identity and overcome anxieties and misconceptions about othersen_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Educational Policy and Entrepreneurial Research (JEPER) ISSN: 2408-770X (Print), ISSN: 2408-6231 (Online) Vol.2, N0.3, March 2015. Pp 81-90en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/14539
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectPsychosocialen_US
dc.subjectTraumaen_US
dc.subjectStory-tellingen_US
dc.subjectPeaceen_US
dc.subjectConflicten_US
dc.subjectSouth Sudanen_US
dc.titleCommunity integration for psychosocial well-being: building sustainable peace and strengthening identity through story- telling in the South Sudanen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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