Healing Together

TO UNLOCK THE POWER OF EVERYDAY PEOPLE TO DISRUPT GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE AND BUILD RESILIENT COMMUNITIES FROM THE INSIDE OUT. WE ENVISION A WORLD IN WHICH ALL HUMANS HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES TO ACCESS THEIR INNATE POWER TO HEAL THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.

NEPAL HEALING HUB: IN 2022, OUR TEAM IN NEPAL TRAINED 329 EDUCATORS, ACTIVISTS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM 100 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO BECOME HEALING ACTIVISTS WHO SUPPORT OVER 9,000 YOUTH AND ADULT SURVIVORS OF TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE THROUGH PEER-BASED MENTAL HEALTH CARE. OUR PARTNERS INCLUDED ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS WORKING IN THE SEX AND ADULT ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR, AND ADVOCATING FOR THE RIGHTS OF LGBTQIA COMMUNITY MEMBERS. TRAINING PARTICIPANTS HAVE SINCE REPORTED USING THE SKILLS TO HEAL THEMSELVES AND SUPPORT SURVIVORS IN THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. OUR TEAM ALSO CONTINUED MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS THROUGH A NEPALI PODCAST ON SOCIAL MEDIA, GENERATING OVER 300,000 VIEWS TO DATE, AND BREAKING STIGMA AROUND ISSUES OF TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE. THEY ALSO ORGANIZED 3,000 LOCAL NEPALIS TO COMMIT TO END CHILDHOOD SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, AND ADVOCATED TO LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERS TO IMPLEMENT HEALING, PREVENTION, AND JUSTICE POLICIES TO END CHILDHOOD SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

GENERAL MOVEMENT BUILDING AND MISSION-RELATED SUPPORT

UGANDA HEALING HUB: IN 2022, OUR TEAM IN UGANDA TRAINED 731 EDUCATORS, ACTIVISTS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM 124 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO BECOME TRAUMA-INFORMED HEALING ADVOCATES, SUPPORTING OVER 30,000 SURVIVORS OF TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE. OUR PARTNERS INCLUDED LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO EMPOWER WOMEN AND GIRLS AND COMBAT SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE. TRAINING PARTICIPANTS HAVE SINCE REPORTED USING THE SKILLS TO HEAL THEMSELVES, SUPPORT CHILDREN SURVIVORS OF TRAUMA, HELP WOMEN AND GIRLS HEAL FROM GENDERED VIOLENCE, LEAVE ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND END CORPORAL PUNISHMENT PRACTICES IN SCHOOLS.

US HEALING HUB: IN 2022, HEALING TOGETHER TRAINED OVER 441 EDUCATORS, HEALTH WORKERS, CLIMATE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVISTS, AND FRONTLINE COMMUNITY LEADERS IN TRAUMA-INFORMED, HEALING-CENTERED MENTAL HEALTH CARE, TRANSFORMATIVE HEALING JUSTICE, AND BURNOUT PREVENTION, WHO SUPPORT OVER 12,000 SURVIVORS OF TRAUMA & VIOLENCE, MAINLY LOW INCOME BIPOC AND LGBTQIA COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH RECLAIMING OUR OWN TRANSCENDENCE (ROOT), WE ALSO PROVIDED TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE WORKSHOPS TO EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS WITH SKILLS TO ADDRESS RACIAL AND GENDER-BASED HARM THROUGH NON-PUNITIVE MODELS FOR COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY AND CARE; GRADUATED 2 COHORTS OF THE HEALING CYCLES OF HARM PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS AND ENABLERS OF INTERPERSONAL AND SYSTEMIC VIOLENCE; AND SUPPORTED OVER 300 SURVIVORS OF TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE AT THE 4TH ANNUAL PEOPLE'S HEALING CONFERENCE & CLINIC, PROVIDING SLIDING SCALE, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP HEALING SERVICES.