Normalize Therapy Africa
- Mental Health Education & Awareness
- School Wellness Program (prevention and early intervention)
- Community Wellness Program (prevention and healing support)
- Healing for All (for trauma survivors)
About Us
More than 150 million Africans are living with mental health conditions and mental health remains the most neglected aspect of wellness across the continent.
The generations before us suppressed conversations about emotional pain, trauma, and mental health struggles – increasing stigma and shame. Today, this collective silence leaves countless individuals carrying unaddressed issues – these issues have fueled the current crisis in addictions, rising suicide rates, and millions suffering in isolation.
Normalize Therapy Africa advances mental health care and wellness across Kenya through:
- Regional mental health awareness campaigns aimed at reducing stigma and local misconceptions.
- The Healing for All program that offers free therapy services to girls, children, and young women, affected by GBV, trauma, and other forms of severe psychosocial distress in Kenya’s coastal provinces.
- The School Wellness Program that educates children on mental health and strengthens their wellbeing. It also supports teachers & parents in creating supportive environments for the child’s long term wellbeing.
- The Community Wellness Program that co-creates sustainable well being initiatives for the youth, women, men, and children living in underserved coastal communities.
Our goals are simple:
- to make mental health and holistic wellbeing better understood through relatable education programs and stigma reducing campaigns
- to bring the much needed mental health and wellness support to marginalized groups and communities along the coastal areas that have been historically forgotten.
We take a wholesome approach of integrating mental, emotional, and physical healing practices for lasting wellness – all rooted in local realities and culture. All that we do contributes to our vision of a world where mental health and wellness is understood and seamlessly integrated into our daily lives.
Our Vision
A society where mental health and wellness is well understood, seamlessly integrated into communities, and accessible to all.
Healed people = better lives = better societies = a better world.
Our Mission
To co-create local mental health support systems for prevention, early intervention, and access to support.
Mental health is the foundational pillar for human well being. Our frameworks combine clinical methods with holistic healing approaches to support lasting mental wellness.
We respect, honor, and consciously draw from the diversity in peoples' lived experiences, inherited experiences, cultures, knowledge, abilities, and practices. All our programs are culturally grounded and context-aware.
Transformation always begins with knowledge and understanding. One of our key focus areas is breaking stigma through relatable and culturally relevant education campaigns on mental health and wellness.
We recognize the impact of individual, societal, and generational trauma. All our programs are designed to deliver trauma informed care.
We focus on underserved and forgotten populations. This includes victims of violence, trauma, and a wide range of psychosocial issues. And communities along the Kenya coastline that have no access to knowledge and care.
For us, mental health is not just about healing from trauma. Our programs are designed to support self-awareness, sustainable wellness practices, and long lasting transformation at the individual and societal level.
Normalize Therapy Africa is a mental health NGO funded entirely by partner organizations,corporate sponsorships, and the generosity of donors and well wishers.
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Mental health NGO
We work with partner organizations to reach women, girls, and children who need critical mental health support the most
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African-led programs
We deliver our programs in African countries, with our current focus being on Kenya's coastal region (Kilifi, Kwale, Mombasa provinces) .
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For underseved populations and communities
We focus on neglected populations and communities so that no one is left behind when it comes to mental health and wellness.