N4A works with communities in the aftermath of conflict and genocide. We help the survivors of African conflicts who have been left behind after the fighting stops and the humanitarian aid moves on. We provide training for these survivors in specialised trauma counselling so they can tackle the long-term psychological consequences that often block their communities' recovery. We equip community leaders with the skills to identify those in need and challenge the stigma attached to trauma, depression and mental illness. We listen to what these communities tell us they need, so we can offer appropriate and sustainable support. We currently have projects in northern Uganda, Rwanda and Sier... read more N4A works with communities in the aftermath of conflict and genocide. We help the survivors of African conflicts who have been left behind after the fighting stops and the humanitarian aid moves on. We provide training for these survivors in specialised trauma counselling so they can tackle the long-term psychological consequences that often block their communities' recovery. We equip community leaders with the skills to identify those in need and challenge the stigma attached to trauma, depression and mental illness. We listen to what these communities tell us they need, so we can offer appropriate and sustainable support. We currently have projects in northern Uganda, Rwanda and Sierra Leone. Mental ill-health and poverty are bound together in a negative cycle - mental illness disrupts people's ability to learn and work, and poverty in turn increases the risk of developing mental disorders. Mental illness is estimated to constitute 14% of the global burden of disease, with approximately 80% of people with mental illness living in low- and middle-income countries, such as those where we have programmes.
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