Trauma Response Center Matai Society
Manipur has been engulfed in conflict about 11 months since May 3rd, 2023, resulting in over 200 casualties and displacement of approximately 60,000 individuals from the Meitei and Kuki communities.
Manipur has been engulfed in conflict about 11 months since May 3rd, 2023, resulting in over 200 casualties and displacement of approximately 60,000 individuals from the Meitei and Kuki communities.
Here's an interview with Kumam Davidson, ethnographer, curator, writer, educator and founder of MATAI SOCIETY, a registered youth society based in Moirang-Bishnupur that has been actively conducting relief works in the district. The team carries out livelihood initiatives, emergency relief responses and most importantly "psycho-social support" at its Trauma Response Centres for Conflict Affected Children and Youth. Trauma informed therapeutic art based method is used at the center to help children and youth heal from the trauma recent conflict have brought on to them.
