Psychosocial support is integral to our work. It helps individuals and communities to heal the psychological wounds and rebuild their social structure after an emergency or a critical event. It can help change people into active survivors rather than passive victims. We feel that if support is provided early enough, distress and suffering can be prevented from developing into something more severe.

Additionally, once a child has experienced the support we give, we see real change and a rejuvenation of life. Children become children again. For instance, at our drop-in centres for street children in Bangladesh, we’ve noticed significant change in their behaviour. Our approach of providing early support and adapting to the needs of the individual child have helped the children build stronger mechanisms and greater resilience to cope with their situation.