Whereas high levels of family cohesion foster resilience in children and adolescents, low levels have been linked to loneliness [33], posttraumatic distress [34], and headache [4].
Younger generations are increasingly showing preference for urban lifestyles, while traditional systems that played a crucial role in the transhumant pastoralists' society in providing social cohesion and resilience to shocks are slowly giving way to more individualistic values (Farooquee 1998).
The next PBEA bulletin will provide details about the recommendations for mitigating these risks and using education to strengthen social cohesion and resilience.
Moreover, conflict sensitive approaches to education service delivery can minimize the likelihood of conflict occurring by strengthening social cohesion and resilience.
The partnership, which is funded by USAID and entitled "Communicating for Peace in South Sudan: A Social and Behaviour Change Communication Initiative" aims to reinforce attitudes, behaviours and social norms that will encourage social cohesion and resilience against conflict.
The concept has been put to use at the BBSA where these children have come together from areas in and around Quetta, as part of UNICEF-supported Social Cohesion and Resilience Programme.
Bringing Social Cohesion and Resilience to Classrooms BARI IMAM, Islamabad, 13 November 2013 Neelum, 12, with her school fellows, listens carefully to the story of 'Kassim and Adam' narrated by her teacher.
Other key presentations during the conference in Juba were on mainstreaming life skills and peace education into the national curriculum, and a KAP survey: 'Social Cohesion and Resilience-Building in the context of South Sudan' - another PBEA initiative.
A 2009 report for the New Local Government think-tank highlighted the need for greater community cohesion to increase resilience against the likelihood of extremism and the need to integrate this into the government prevent strategy.
