This chapter focused on the exploration of the life transition of internally displaced participants of the Waziristan tribal community residing in the outskirts of Bannu, Pakistan, along with the impact brought by displacement on a Pashtun tribal community. Evolution in their future perception and coping strategies is employed to deal with the issues encountered due to displacement. The tribal community strictly adheres to its role of inhibiting outsiders from accessing their personal and household data, making it difficult for the researcher to collect the data easily. This led to gatekeepers facilitating the data collection among these tribal communities. Around 30 families through snowball sampling were approached for data collection; however, only 16 participated voluntarily in the study. Data was collected from married male and female members with the age range of 22–35 years. Five female participants were uneducated, and the rest of the participants had an education maximum at an intermediate level. Existing literature highlights the negative impact brought by the displacement process on various aspects while making IDPs prone to psychological and physical illnesses. However, the current study highlights the positive impacts of displacement at various levels on the individual’s life. The study also emphasized the role played by government agencies and NGOs in eradicating the impact of displacement and enabling the transition and the efforts of the tribal community and residents in facilitating the process. It also predicts the future consequences of the displacement process on the tribal community.

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Mitigating Life Transition of Internally Displaced Tribal Community

  • Rabia Farooqi

摘要

This chapter focused on the exploration of the life transition of internally displaced participants of the Waziristan tribal community residing in the outskirts of Bannu, Pakistan, along with the impact brought by displacement on a Pashtun tribal community. Evolution in their future perception and coping strategies is employed to deal with the issues encountered due to displacement. The tribal community strictly adheres to its role of inhibiting outsiders from accessing their personal and household data, making it difficult for the researcher to collect the data easily. This led to gatekeepers facilitating the data collection among these tribal communities. Around 30 families through snowball sampling were approached for data collection; however, only 16 participated voluntarily in the study. Data was collected from married male and female members with the age range of 22–35 years. Five female participants were uneducated, and the rest of the participants had an education maximum at an intermediate level. Existing literature highlights the negative impact brought by the displacement process on various aspects while making IDPs prone to psychological and physical illnesses. However, the current study highlights the positive impacts of displacement at various levels on the individual’s life. The study also emphasized the role played by government agencies and NGOs in eradicating the impact of displacement and enabling the transition and the efforts of the tribal community and residents in facilitating the process. It also predicts the future consequences of the displacement process on the tribal community.