Art Therapy

2010 floods in Pakistan

14 million people affected

1/5 of the country under water

ProblemMillions of children suffered disease,

deprivation and witnessed horrific destruction.

Trauma associated with natural disasters leads to psychiatric diseases.

No resources available for psychiatric rehabilitation.

Long term impact if left untreated.

Proposed Solution Coping and healing using art and journaling

techniques.

Art Therapy: Demonstrated effectiveness in trauma-related situations.

More challenging in resource-limited settings.

InnovationArt Therapy – Only used in context of foreign-

rehabilitation efforts.

Our approach : self-sustaining, light-weight and rapidly deployable.

Involve local community.

Showcase children’s work to gather support for future ventures.

Implementation planMilestones reached to date: - Research community and impact.

- Choose location. - Build relationships with local community partners and

volunteers.

Next steps: - Coordinate the initial training sessions with community

partners. - Acquire art supplies and begin sessions to meet pilot goals. - Evaluate feedback.

- Showcase children’s work online. - Expand the initiative to other locations.

Summary/ Impact

Help thousands of children cope with trauma.

Accelerate community rebuilding and rehabilitation.

Generic approach that can be rapidly deployed in any resource-limited situation.