This article describes the problems of former Ethiopian soldiers with their reintegration into civil life. During an anthropological fied study, 60 excombatants were interviewed. They reportedfeeling frustrated about the lack f interest in their living conditions on the part of the Ethiopian public and Ethiopian and Western Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs). They felt that they had no future perspective. Some of them admitted knowing former sodiers who had contacted HIV/AIDS, or who were guilty of criminal violence.

The tent of stories is a method of engaging refugee children in storytelling and social interaction. Through the tent and a ‘story-stone’ a safe and structured environment is created. Different ways of processing a story are explained. In dealing with stories, children learn to use their imagination as a valuable coping strategy. Like any good method the ‘tent of stories’ evolved through interaction with the children it was meantfor. This article tells the story of the ‘tent of stories’ itself

In this article we describe our experiences with the development of mental health raining modules for doctors, nurses, midwives and village health volunteers in the context of a general basic health care programme in Eastern Afghanistan. The article contains references to resources to be used by developing mental health care training modules for health workers.

Keywords: mental health, training. Introduction

Although there has been peace in most parts of Uganda since 1986, in Mbarara district in southwest Uganda nobody talks about their war experience; there is one big conspiracy fsilence. According to the people who live there, it is not good to talk, it can be dangerous and can make you ill. This article deals with the question why these people keep silent about their horrifying war experiences. It appears that the community and the social and cultural institutions have been destroyed. People have no public space to share their memories of the war.