Sierra Leone's Pliability to Crisis and Disaster: A Shock Resistance Model

Abstract

The construct of resilience to the Sierra Leonean for adapting to crisis and disaster is anchored to and from a more direct and inherent panache with the traditional traits and strength-based problem focus approach to life. The scholarly gap in understanding collectivistic dynamics in resilience remains unexplored in the context of Sierra Leone's unique resilient attributes. Therefore, this review examined the community resilience with the disaster Shock Resistant Model (SRM) within the cultural background of Sierra Leone. The result may help disaster response managers review, design, and implement community reconstruction programs in post-disaster intervention programs.

Keywords: Sierra Leone, Trauma, Disaster, Crisis, War, Resilience, Coping