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Dr. Asha Bedar is a clinical psychologist, group facilitator, trainer and researcher, and author of various community-based modules and manuals on issues related to children and women’s psychosocial and emotional health, violence, andgender. She is currently working with an NGO based in Pakistan as well as a community welfare organization in Australia. Originally from Islamabad, Pakistan, she now travels and works between Islamabad and Karachi, Pakistan, and Melbourne, Australia.
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Bedar, A., Bretherton, D., Ride, A. (2011). Pakistan. In: Ride, A., Bretherton, D. (eds) Community Resilience in Natural Disasters. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230339323_3
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