Monday, April 02, 2007
Computers help Croat ex-soldiers - BBC News
"We all became animals during the war. I saw things I really don't want to talk about now," Ante tells me, looking into the distance, his words slow and thoughtful.
"Like many others, I suffered psychological problems after the war ended.
"I couldn't find peace of mind or concentrate on anything. I wouldn't even speak to my family and locked myself in a room."
Ante Slavic, a former Croatian soldier from the mountain town of Knin, has largely recovered from the post-traumatic stress he suffered. But his recovery has not been down to medicines or psychological counselling.
It is a result of a pioneering project set up and run by war veterans themselves.
The bullet holes have still not been plastered over on the walls in the town. These days high unemployment and a poor economy are people's main concerns.
"We wanted to do something for ourselves," says Boris Kraljic, who was one of the initiators of the war veterans' project.
"We set up this centre and began offering computer courses to former soldiers. ...
"We all became animals during the war. I saw things I really don't want to talk about now," Ante tells me, looking into the distance, his words slow and thoughtful.
"Like many others, I suffered psychological problems after the war ended.
"I couldn't find peace of mind or concentrate on anything. I wouldn't even speak to my family and locked myself in a room."
Ante Slavic, a former Croatian soldier from the mountain town of Knin, has largely recovered from the post-traumatic stress he suffered. But his recovery has not been down to medicines or psychological counselling.
It is a result of a pioneering project set up and run by war veterans themselves.
The bullet holes have still not been plastered over on the walls in the town. These days high unemployment and a poor economy are people's main concerns.
"We wanted to do something for ourselves," says Boris Kraljic, who was one of the initiators of the war veterans' project.
"We set up this centre and began offering computer courses to former soldiers. ...
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