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Rachel Thibeault, Ph.D. O.T. (c) Occupational Therapy Programme University of Ottawa.

Innovative strategies for reconstructing civil society in post-conflicts settings Physicians for Global Survival Conference March 26 th , 2011. Rachel Thibeault, Ph.D. O.T. (c) Occupational Therapy Programme University of Ottawa. Conflict and Post-conflict areas. Nicaragua Lebanon

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Rachel Thibeault, Ph.D. O.T. (c) Occupational Therapy Programme University of Ottawa.

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  1. Innovative strategies for reconstructing civil society in post-conflicts settingsPhysicians for Global Survival ConferenceMarch 26th, 2011 Rachel Thibeault, Ph.D. O.T. (c) Occupational Therapy Programme University of Ottawa.

  2. Conflict and Post-conflict areas • Nicaragua • Lebanon • Sierra Leone • Iraq • South Africa

  3. Traditional means • What are they? • What do you know of Truth and Reconciliation Commissions?

  4. Restorative T & R Commissionsvs Nuremberg-Style Prosecution • The jury is still out • Impact far more limited than hoped • Most vulnerable groups deeming them less effective. (Martin, 2009)

  5. The example of Nicaragua: The starting point • Contra-Sandinista tension running high • Very poor social status for ex-combatants • High rates of disabilities, physical and psychological • Very high unemployment and social unrest • Violence against women

  6. The question of identity Amin Maalouf Are our identities multiple and murderous? Les Identités meurtrières, translated into English as In the Name of Identity : Violence and the Need to Belong (Maalouf, 1998.)

  7. What is the role of fair trade?

  8. The key steps in summary • Identifying and cultivating a common identity • Engaging in a common social project • Acheiving economic ermpowerment • Contributing to the local community • Creating new models to be emulated

  9. Initial grant: 10,000$ from the Leahey War Victims’ Fund

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