Help Phola by donating money for trauma counselling services to low income communities

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Help Phola by donating money for trauma counselling services to low income communities
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To provide culturally appropriate trauma counselling and psychosocial services to women, children, men, youth and their families and communities to enable those affected to become leaders in bringing about social change on matters that affect them. Phola's objectives are: 1. To promote healthy emotional, cognitive, social, spiritual and moral development in children, women and their families and communities 2. To design and develop culturally appropriate mental health and psychosocial methodologies and tools in partnership with those affected by hardships and trauma 3. To provide mobile mental health and trauma counselling services especially to those affected especially children, women and girls through schools and other community structures 4. To train and build the capacity of mental health and psychosocial practitioners in providing effective therapy, counselling and support to survivors of trauma and abuse drawing from indigenous knowledges and skills 5. To establish a respite home/safe house for women and children experiencing significant abuse and a violation of their rights
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