Passion 4 Community Support Case Study

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Passion 4 Community’s support, through both psychosocial counselling and facilitating enrolment in income generating activities, has proved successful in addressing the particular needs of the youths suffering from extreme poverty as a result of the conflict. A recent example of this can be illustrated by the assistance provided to a young girl aged 14 who was struggling to take care of her 5 siblings as a result of the loss of her parents, who both died of alcoholism following the conflict. When the psychosocial team initially intervened in this case, the girl was found to be extremely traumatized by her overwhelming responsibilities and she was suffering from a feeling of complete isolation. Weekly visits by the dedicated counsellors helped