How can you help the Delhi violence victims - Part 3 - Listen and be empathetic

There are thousands of families that have been displaced by the violence. Even as of today, new families are being discovered, hiding in fear. Does that surprise you? Imagine how terrorised these people must be to hide for over ten days. They have lost trust and faith in everyone. Their own neighbours have led the assaulters to their door. Their landlords have had their household goods burnt. Their children have been murdered by their own friends. They need comforting. We need to listen to their stories, provide them hope and comfort, assure them that it will all be okay.

It is painful work, but it comes naturally to the more empathetic ones among us. Perhaps you are practicing to be a counselor. Perhaps you studied psychology but never used that skill. Come, listen and write about their horrors.

If you wish to participate, you can meet any of the groups I have mentioned in my previous two posts. Or you can visit the relief camps, such as the one at Eid Gah Mustafabad. There is a lot of pain in the region - you won't have to try hard to find it.