Applying a Protection Lens in Bangui
This report explores how violence in the Central African Republic has penetrated the private sphere, providing insight into the lived experience of people exposed to this on-going violence, examining how those at greatest risk perceive threats and vulnerability. It also explores how theat-risk civilian population is adapting to the challenges they confront on a daily basis; as well as sketching various social attitudes & practices that under persisting stress, are contributing to disrupted social cohesion, and potentially weakening socially based coping mechanisms. It then reflects on how the protection context as a whole risks provoking further humanitarian consequences (especially economic & thus food insecurity).