Resilience Observation Report
This observation report brings about an introduction to the concept of resilience or grit. Resilience is psychological concept that is largely understood as a blueprint of optimistic acclimatization following significant stress, harsh conditions, natural disasters or security threats, and is often explored when looking to determine evidences as some individuals fall victim to misery while others seem to thrive. The colloquium series begins with Deogratias Niyizonkiza: Where there is Health, there is Hope. His talk highlighted on health promotion that is directed to building stronger and healthier individuals to provide hope and aspiration for the future by building a stronger health through linking the person to their best possible self,
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After reading the book, Strength in What Remains penned by Tracy Kidder and seeing him in person as he narrated his past from the horrific genocide in Burundi and Rwanda to his struggles in the Big Apple until the realization of his medical career and philanthropic work (Kidder, 2009). The Village Health Works Organization opened its doors in 2007. Hundreds of local members in the community have supported the project from ground up. The organization follows the philosophy where there is health, there is hope. It basically provides a holistic approach to healing to the impoverished in Burundi especially those who went through the genocide trauma as he did (Levy, …show more content…
He is aware that a significant suffered not only from posttraumatic stress disorder, but also from chronic traumatic grief. The clinic was created for the prevention and treatment of the community, but it does not only to look after the physical pain instead goes beyond that. Notwithstanding that health is their utmost priority, however it is still necessary to address chronic poverty, which Deo believed to be the root cause of the suffering and not entirely ethnic hatred. With that, vital to look beyond poverty and provide sustainable means to the people affect to allow sustainability and regain their dignity as a person (Levy, 2014). For this reason, the organization has diverse programs for them such as education, economic development, food security, peace holding and reconciliation undertakings (Jenkins-Scott,
After reading the book, Strength in What Remains penned by Tracy Kidder and seeing him in person as he narrated his past from the horrific genocide in Burundi and Rwanda to his struggles in the Big Apple until the realization of his medical career and philanthropic work (Kidder, 2009). The Village Health Works Organization opened its doors in 2007. Hundreds of local members in the community have supported the project from ground up. The organization follows the philosophy where there is health, there is hope. It basically provides a holistic approach to healing to the impoverished in Burundi especially those who went through the genocide trauma as he did (Levy, …show more content…
He is aware that a significant suffered not only from posttraumatic stress disorder, but also from chronic traumatic grief. The clinic was created for the prevention and treatment of the community, but it does not only to look after the physical pain instead goes beyond that. Notwithstanding that health is their utmost priority, however it is still necessary to address chronic poverty, which Deo believed to be the root cause of the suffering and not entirely ethnic hatred. With that, vital to look beyond poverty and provide sustainable means to the people affect to allow sustainability and regain their dignity as a person (Levy, 2014). For this reason, the organization has diverse programs for them such as education, economic development, food security, peace holding and reconciliation undertakings (Jenkins-Scott,