PHOLA

PHOLA

PHOLA provides targeted culturally sensitive therapies to address the effects of trauma, violence and abuse in the lives of those affected.

Mission statement

Interventions seek to facilitate healing and recovery assisting those affected to live preferred lives and to be enabled to claim their rights and become agents of social change in their own lives and families and communities.

Objectives

  • To promote healthy emotional, cognitive, social, spiritual and moral development in children, women and their families and communities
  • To design and develop culturally appropriate mental health and psychosocial methodologies and tools in partnership with those affected by hardships and trauma
  • To provide mobile mental health and trauma counselling services especially to those affected especially children, women and girls through schools and other community structures
  • 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
  • To establish a respite home/safe house for women and children experiencing significant abuse and a violation of their rights

Summary of relevant work

  • Phola Mdeni: PHOLA Mdeni is a programme that supports families to become stronger, cope with crisis and provides support with parenting
  • Tree of Life Mental Health For All Campaign: PHOLA is striving to reach 100 000 women, children, families and communities experiencing hardships, trauma and psychosocial challenges in disadvantaged communities in South Africa using the Tree of Life Narrative Methodology from 2019 to 2023. Together, we can do this. Donate to the Phola Tree of Life Mental Health for All Campaign and save lives

Key partners

Funders

Seeking collaboration with

Experts by experience/service users
Other organizations
Policy makers
Researchers

Details

Approach(es)
Training, education and capacity building
Disorder(s)
All mental health conditions
Region(s)
Africa
Europe
Population(s)
Adults
Children and adolescents
Communicable diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, TB)
Disability
Families and carers
Humanitarian and conflict health
Minority populations
Non-communicable diseases (e.g. cancer, diabetes, stroke)
Older adults
Setting(s)
Community
Primary care
School
Specialist care
Workplace
Country(s)
South Africa