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Random Survey on,
“Impact of Armed conflict on children in Kathmandul: Specially for Trauma”
Carried out in 2004
by Bikalpa HELP Recipients
In every armed conflict situation, the children are the worst victims. On going armed conflict in Nepal has affected the children directly and indirectly. There are many children who are caught up in the armed conflict and have lost their near and dear ones. They have witnessed violence and killing. They are severely traumatized but no attention has been given to these children. The children in the city areas too are traumatized though they might not have faced or witnessed violence and killings or might not have lost anyone. The heart breaking news cover by radio and television and newspapers are frightening for children. A random survey was therefore conducted on Impact of armed conflict on children in Kathmandu. This is done with the objectives:
- To expose the emotional damage the present armed conflict has done to children,
- To draw the attention of the peoples specially working in the field of education that children’s trauma need to be dealt and healed.
- To explore the need to have survey in this regards and to carry on plan actions for these children through various educational interventions.
5000 questionnaires were printed and were sent out to various institutions and schools. The survey was done both written and oral to be inclusive. We received responses from 27 schools, (Private and Government School) and five institutions. Altogether we received responses from 3268 children. Survey and tabulation have been carried out by the recipients of HELP program.
The finding of the survey has been that children are not normal. Children are direct or indirectly traumatized. There is urgent need to do something so that the children will have hope and scope for future. The educational institution like schools and orphanages must include trauma healing and conflict management in their program.
Thirteen questions asked were:
Q.no.1. How do you feel when you see demonstrations and processions on the road?
Q.no.2. How do you feel when you are walking on the road?
Q.no.3. How do you feel when you see crowd on the road?
Q.no.4. How do you feel when you see military vehicles?
Q.no.5. How do you feel when you police vehicles?
Q.no.6.How do you feel when you see people carrying weapons?
Q.no.7. What will you do if someone gives you something unusual?
Q.no.8. In TV when you see people killed in clashes ,what do you feel ?
Q.no.9. What do you feel when you read articles about the conflict?
Q.no.10. How do you feel when you hear something explode?
Q.no.11. What kind of dreams do you dream thesedays?
Q.no.12. Do you have discussions about the above questions that have been asked to you in your
family?
Q.no.13. Do you have discussion about the questions that have been mentioned above with your
family?
Tabulation:
Q.no.1. How do you feel when you see demonstrations and processions on the road?
Bad- 47.8%
Scared- 36.22%
Common- 3.7%
Good- 5.13%
Exciting- 7.14%
No comments- .085%
Q.no.2 How do you feel when you are walking on the road?
Sad and insecured-25.14%
Happy- 13.14%
Think of incident-6%
Scared- 38.42%
Normal- 5.08%
Excited- 12.2%
Q.no.3 How do you feel when you see crowd on the road?
Excited- 18.57%
Incident- 29.45%
Scared- 26.8%
Bad- 16.4%
Happ- 8.77%
Q.no.4 How do you feel when you see military vehicles?
Secure- 35.37%
Scared- 15.37%
Incident- 13.25%
Peace- 17.91%
Bad- 18.08%
Q.no.5 How do you feel when you police vehicles?
Excited- 13.06%
Scared- 46.28%
Good- 18.14%
Incident- 12.05%
Secure- 10.31%
No comments- .14%
Q.no.6 How do you feel when you see people carrying weapons?
Think of terrorist- 21.11%
Scared- 64.97%
Military- 4.48%
Excited- 5.34%
Good- 3.68%
No comments- .4%
Q.no.7 What will you do if someone gives you something unusual?
Won’t take it- 50.88%
Report it- 43.85%
Scared- 2%
Will take it- 2.71%
No comments-0.54%
Q.no.8. In TV when you see people killed in clashes ,what do you feel ?
Scared- 69.94%
Sad - 15%
Common- 3.4%
Excited- 10.57%
No comments-1.08%
Q.no.9 What do you feel when you read articles about the conflict?
Sad- 63.77%
Don’t read newspaper-2.34%
Common- 8.65%
Scared- 14.77%
Excited- 9.88%
No comments-0.57%
Q.no.10 How do you feel when you hear something explode?
Bad- 13.68%
Think of bombs explosion-42.8%
Scared-33.6%
Good-8.48%’
No comments-1.42%
Q.no.11 Nowadays what kind of dreams do you dream?
Good and pleasent-39.85%
Bad and scary- 56.22%
Don’t dream at all-3.91%
Q.no.12 Do you have discussions about the above questions that have been asked to you in your
family?
Yes -83.22%
No- 15.94%
No comments- 0.898%
Q.no.13 Do you have discussion about the questions that have been mentioned above with your
family?
Yes- 78.88%
No- 20%
No comments- 1.11%
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