EMPOWER

Engaging the world’s problems through healing-centred peacebuilding

Our Approach

At the core of our approach to community healing, we embrace a strength-based perspective, acknowledging that communities possess the resources and resilience needed to surmount the obstacles posed by violence, injustice, and dignity.

Through healing, communities can begin to spearhead their own recovery by identifying and leveraging their strengths to rebuild and restore their social fabric.

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    Healing-Centered Peacebuilding

    We take a strength-based approach to community healing, acknowledging that communities possess the resources and resilience to overcome the difficulties of violence, injustice an indgnity.

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    Cultivating Resilience through Culture and Art

    We believe in the power of culturally grounded approaches, and use art and culture and stools to engage i community mental ad health prevention.

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    Community-Initiated Care


    Through peer support, sharing experiences, and accessing resources and information, our circles provide the tools and resources needed to build resilience and achieve full potential.

“Plant stories in the ears of your children.”

-Ben Okri

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Owning your own healing agenda

We embrace a strength-based approach to community healing, recognizing that communities have the resources and resilience to overcome the challenges of violence, injustice, and indignity. With healing communities begin to drive their own recovery by identifying and utilizing their strengths to recover and rebuild.

Our Programs

“There comes a time when we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they are falling in.”

— Desmond Tutu

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