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Prize-Winning Poems, 26 June, CVT Ethiopia-Tigray

Friday, June 26, 2020
In honor of 26 June, 2020, the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, CVT Ethiopia-Tigray held a poetry contest, and these are the winning entries.
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Making a Difference

Thursday, June 18, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Refugees
Ansam Abusabha, physiotherapist, CVT Jordan writes about the changes and empowerment she sees in her clients as they go through the healing process.
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CVT Nairobi Continues to Support its Clients in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Thursday, June 18, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Edna Gicovi, psychotherapist/trainer with CVT Nairobi, writes about the challenges confronted by clients since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Physiotherapy Supports Healing – Even in the Pandemic

Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Global Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Joseph Wesonga, physiotherapist/trainer, CVT Kakuma, writes about how his work with clients continues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Creative Solutions for Clients during COVID-19: Social Work at CVT Jordan

Thursday, May 21, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Ahmad Al-Shouly, CVT Jordan social services manager, and Hadeel Al-Mkhaimer and Esraa Janajreh, social workers, discuss their efforts to help clients cope with the challenges they are facing during the pandemic.
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Reaching Out to Survivors in Amman – Before and After COVID-19

Monday, May 18, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
Salwa Al-Haj Saeed, outreach worker at CVT Jordan, works with a team of volunteers to connect with the refugee community and to keep that connection during the pandemic.
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Update from Uganda: The CVT Gulu Team Reaches out to Assist

Monday, May 11, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
The CVT Uganda-Gulu team is adapting care in the time of COVID-19 and caring for clients across the region.
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The Red Hat

Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Refugees
In this third story in her series, Farah Al-Dweik, senior physiotherapist, CVT Jordan, writes from the perspective of a representative client who escaped Syria after her son was kidnapped and then returned to her
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Refugees and Asylum Seekers Brace Themselves for COVID-19

Thursday, April 16, 2020
Posted in Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Refugees
As COVID-19 spreads around the world, people can take steps to help refugees and asylum seekers.
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Venezuelans Must be Granted TPS as the COVID-19 Pandemic Spreads

Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Posted in Washington, D.C., Torture Rehabilitation, Human Rights, Immigration, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Andrea Cárcamo, senior policy counsel, writes about the urgent need to designate Venezuela for temporary protected status.
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