Our psychosocial empowerment workshops foster resilience in individuals and communities by offering space and strategies for working through trauma and processing grief. A holistic approach that brings together psychology and social networks, this framework promotes the restoration of social infrastructure as a key support system.

In the weeks following the September 8, 2023 earthquake, we adapted our IMAGINE empowerment program to address the immense need for trauma support. Collaboration with licenced disaster psychologists allowed us to rapidly rework our curriculum and train our team to assist grieving communites as a facet of our earthquake response.

The 4-day workshop provides meals, supplies, and childcare for all women in a village. By providing space and guidance for individuals to share their experiences, express their emotions, and learn coping strategies, we have seen an incredibly positive response as a result of the program.