One-day workshop held
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, November 13 2014:
The Rural Education and Action for Change-Manipur (REACH-M) organised a one day workshop on capacity and resilience building for teachers, children and their parents under the theme 'Mental issues in children and adolescents after trauma' at SViS Kinder Garten School, Bethel in Chandel district today.
The programme was organized with the objective to provide school based psycho-socio awareness to progressively increase the resilience of children through counselling, sensitising teachers and parental support.
Resource persons of the programme, Rev S Vaiphei, Pastor of Molnoi Area KBC Centre Church and REACH-M team deliberated on different mental disorders activated by traumas.
Around 70 persons, mostly women and children affected by ethnic conflicts, attended the workshop.
While speaking at the sidelines of the programme, Tongpao Haokip, Director REACH-M said that the workshop was conducted under the sponsorship of European Commission and as a part of its project titled 'Humanitarian support to the people affected by conflict in Kashmir, Manipur and Andhra Pradesh States of India' .
The Director further said that similar workshops would also be conducted at different places in Chandel district.
Lalam Mate, president All Tribal Women Organization, Chandel was also present at the workshop.