>[!INFO] >This is one of the [[Ethical values]] of craft. >Editor: [[Kevin Murray]] Disasters take many forms. The 2023 earthquake in southern Türkiye took 20,000 lives, as well as ruined homes and businesses. Climate change is increasing the number and severity of floods, fires and droughts. War can also take lives and destroy infrastructure. Apart from personal safety, a significant challenge is the restoration of hope after one's world has been destroyed. In this situation, with the loss of infrastructure and even power, craft provides a constructive means of recovery using one's own hands. In the first instance, it is a therapeutic means of making something positive out of destruction. With product development, it can also become an important means of livelihood when other forms of work while other industries are being re-built. ### Key Claims %% DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: start ```dataview list summary from #claim AND [[Disaster recovery value of craft]] ``` %% - [[Weft/Claims/Claim - Craft helps recovery from trauma.md|Claim - Craft helps recovery from trauma]]: Engaging in craft processes has a positive effect recovery from a traumatic event, such as illness, disaster or war. - [[Weft/Claims/Claim - Craft provides a livelihood with dignity through market access.md|Claim - Craft provides a livelihood with dignity through market access]]: Displaced artisans constitute a unique workforce who bring specific cultural and craft skills, equipped to earn a livelihood when given market access. Enterprises in the host countries partnering with them can benefit from the craft knowledge and skills they offer. %% DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: end %%