Abstract
This paper reports on oral history interviews undertaken with Ethiopian forced migrants in London and focuses on the significance that the traditional coffee (Buna) ceremony has on mental well-being among participants. It was evident from participants that the Buna ceremony provides opportunities to preserve cultural heritage as a strategy for overcoming forms of social isolation and disadvantage. The ceremony enables participants to meet, talk, support; and especially where mental distress is associated with loss of social support, the Buna ceremony can be viewed as a mutual self help group, where individuals are involved in the maintenance of well-being.
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