Psychosocial support

Psychosocial support program in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s violent history has deeply scarred its social, cultural, political and economic domains. As victims of conflict, people have internalized violence to the level that it reflects in their daily life. is is commonly observed when small disagreements among people flare up, leading to communal violence. Such experiences of violence in children’s immediate social circle affect them adversely, and narrow down their perspectives, so that they are unable to seek peaceful solutions to conflicts.

JRS aims at promoting psycho-social well-being by creating a friendly, supportive and enabling environment that provides appropriate child care, opportunities for development and protection from exposure to situations of physical, emotional and social harm. Psycho-social support programs were conducted by International Psycho-social Organization (IPSO) and professional Counsellors for JRS staff and teachers to build their competencies to address war-related trauma in children/youth. e training enabled the teachers to gain a better understanding of their students. rough the training of teachers in Herat and Kabul, JRS piloted its psycho-social support interventions in Afghanistan.