ILIGAN City — The Ecosystems Work for Essential Benefits (Ecoweb) has engaged some evacuees, affected by the May 23 Marawi siege, hosted in Iligan city in sports, arts, music, conversations and listening to help ease their tensions and feelings.
Ecoweb sees the significance of introducing sports, even in limited circumstance, to bring balance in the psyche and mental health of evacuees.
It said volleyball and other indigenous games are approaches to decrease post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among survivors of violent conflict.
Its a creative coping mechanism to combat trauma and reduce the immeasurable level of anxiety among survivors.
These are little ways to bring them back to smile and the feeling of camaraderie with the rest of co-evacuees.
Those who are exposed to severe psychological and emotional risks including those rescued trapped civilians; those whose elders are circumstantially abandoned at the height of evacuation; those who were held hostaged; those who escaped from conflict zones; those women and children exposed to vulnerability; those whose houses are burned; and, those whose family members who died out of this conflict are likely to suffer post traumatic stress disorder.
Authorities in Marawi city directly dealing with evacuees reported that there are women who are already exhibiting PTSD in the evacuation center.
Ecoweb believes that these are the hardest matter to deal because these are the invisible effects of violence. (ecoweb)
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