The Tree of Life Trust Zimbabwe is a non-governmental organisation whose vision is to create a healed and empowered society that puts its energy into processes of peace, recovery and reconciliation. We provide community-based mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) approaches that help people living with trauma to reconnect with self, nature, family and community. Tree of Life (ToL) works in 8 of the 10 provinces across Zimbabwe, largely through a network of seasoned Community-based Facilitators. ToL also collaborates with other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) by providing capacity building in Trauma Informed Care processes, as well as through the provision of Psychoeducation services.
Between 2003 and December 2020 we have:
- Facilitated over 1800 trauma healing and empowerment workshops for over 15,000 victims of trauma and distress
- Trained over 150 community-based survivors as community-based trauma healing and empowerment facilitators
- Reached 66,569 people with Covid-19 Psychosocial Support and Awareness
- Provided psychoeducation workshops for over 7900 people, including community leaders, youth, women, communities and NGO staff
- Worked with youth to create communities of peace in innovative ways
- Developed Training modules in: Psychosocial Awareness and Coping Skills (PACS); Psychosocial First Aid (PFA); Trauma Informed Care (TIC) Practices; Self-care (SC); Covid-19 and Bereavement and Loss psychosocial support
- Trained over 70 community-based survivors to conduct psychoeducation and psychosocial first aid workshops
- Collaborated with over 40 other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and received funding from over 20 Donors
- Conducted qualitative and quantitative research, working alongside the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT), based in Minnesota, USA, and the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU)
- Supported National Healing and Reconciliation processes
Download the Annual Report - 2020 (Click Report or see end of this page for a link)
Download the Annual Report - 2019 (Click Report or see end of this page for a link)
Download a healing workshop brochure ( Click Brochure or see end of this page for a link)
Snapshot of Achievements for 2020
Art Therapy Sessions for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Survivors: 2020