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PCC OFFERS INNER PEACE TO IDPS THROUGH PSYCHO-SOCIAL SUPPORT


The Presbyterian Church in Cameroon, through its Peace Office component of radio for IDPs project, has offered psycho-social support, counselling, food stuff, mattresses and financial assistance to over 75 Internally Displaced Persons. It was also an opportunity for these IDPs to tell their stories, as a way of relief. 




These gifts fall within the framework of the, PCC peace radio and IDPs project that seeks to provide wholistic healing, to IDPs after going through trauma as a result of the ongoing armed conflict rocking the two English speaking regions of Cameroon.

One after the other, they took turns in front of Spiritual leaders, Rev. Pastors, to air out the ordeal they went through. Cognizant of the fact that  a problem shared is a problem half solved, Pastors reassured these IDPs that every dark cloud has a silver lining. As long as they are alive, there is hope. The more you talk, the more you are healed. The exercise helped them to come out of their trauma and depression.



The psycho-social and counselling sessions gave way to radio productions, so as to reach out to other IDPs. The project "IDPs for Radio" will enable some of these IDPS, share their stories and plights on radio with the aim of instilling hope to other victims of the socio-political conflict in the two English speaking Regions of Cameroon.
 
Rev. Nta Williams Nche PCC National Peace Coordinator.

While handing over these items, the PCC National Peace Coordinator, Rev Nta William Nche convened the Message of hope and encouragement to the IDPs. IDPs appreciated the  Wholistic approach whose importance cannot be over emphasised since it builds the person and gives an assurance.


Mrs. Nformi Beltha, a psychologist, drilled IDPs on how to Manage stress and have a mastery of their thoughts by always thinking positively, in order for them to be able to manage their problems and to know the type of problems they are going through and also to give them the social part of it which they will be able to adopt into the new community where there found themselves.


The project Manager of the PCC IDPS for radio, Mrs Rosaline A. Obah, explained that the project is not only limited to psycho-social support, but also has some financial fallouts. 

At the end of the counselling exercise, some of the IDPs expressed to OJ SLIM MEDIA, how happy they are to have benefited from this gesture and how this training has help them socially, spiritually, materially, financially and has finally taken away their burden. 




The project hopes to reach out to many IDPs so as to relieve them from their trauma, and enable them move on.

By Stephen Ojang in Bamenda.

Vote of thanks: OJ SLIM MEDIA is thankful to GPmEDIA and Muma Jude for their photos used in this article.

Comments

Educational and Media for Development said…
We thank God for using his ordained servants to reach out the vulnerable and desperate ones in the society.May God's abundant blessings,love , strength englobes them in their endless humanitarian actions in saving humanity
23 April 2020 at 10:25
OJ SLIM MEDIA said…
Amen. Thanks for reading through. God bless you.
23 April 2020 at 21:30
OJ SLIM MEDIA said…
💪👌
23 April 2020 at 21:31
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