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Arts as a vehicle for community building and post-disaster development
Ephrat Huss1, Roni Kaufman1, Amos Avgar2
1Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Disasters
|August 19, 2015
Summary
Arts-based interventions offer culturally sensitive support after disasters. This study highlights their role in processing trauma and empowering communities, emphasizing context-specific application for sustainable aid.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Psychology
- International Aid
Background:
- Arts interventions are frequently used in international aid but lack systematic evaluation.
- The arts offer potential for culturally contextualized and sustainable support in post-war or post-disaster settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the theoretical and practical applications of arts in international aid.
- To evaluate a long-term arts project in Sri Lanka following civil war and tsunami.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative research methodology.
- Long-term project evaluation in Sri Lanka.
Main Results:
- Arts facilitate the retrieval and reprocessing of traumatic memories, especially those encoded visually.
- Arts aid in reconstructing group narratives and empowering affected populations.
- Cultural context is crucial for effective arts-based interventions.
Conclusions:
- Arts interventions can be powerful tools for psychological and social recovery.
- Understanding cultural context is essential for maximizing the impact of arts in disaster relief.
- Arts-based approaches can strengthen victim voices and problem-solving capacities.
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