REHABILITATING GAZA’S WELLBEING THROUGH STORYTELLING (DURING & AFTER WAR 2023)
Keywords:
Wellbeing, Storytelling, Gaza, Palestine, WarAbstract
This work tackles the issue of wellbeing in times of war. However, in the case of Gaza, wellbeing can be part of the Palestinian resilience and resistance journey. Therefore, this paper investigates what type of wellbeing programs would be suitable for the Gazans, during, and after the war of 2023. Besides, reviewing different possible approaches for improving the collective wellbeing in Gaza. The authors focus on storytelling as an approach that is most suitable to start with during the time of displacement and in case the war on Gaza continues. The implication of this paper is that it brings comprehensive solutions for rehabilitating Gazans' wellbeing in the short- and long-term. It opens a new line of wellbeing related research needed during the peak of conflicts and after it directly.
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