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Psychosocial Support

Confidential counselling and welfare support that helps students and families cope through hardship.

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Overview

Wellbeing as the foundation for learning

A student carrying grief, trauma or a household crisis is rarely able to focus on lessons — no matter how good the school is. Our Psychosocial Support programme provides confidential counselling and welfare interventions for students and families coping with loss, illness or economic hardship, so emotional wellbeing doesn't quietly become the reason a student falls behind or drops out.

We also train teachers to recognise early signs of trauma or distress, so support reaches a student long before a crisis becomes visible in their grades or attendance.

Why it matters

85+

welfare interventions carried out in the past year, from emergency relief to home check-ins during household crises.

Our process

How a student receives support

1

Safe Referral

Teachers, family members or the student themselves can raise a concern confidentially.

2

Confidential Assessment

A trained facilitator meets with the student to understand their situation with care and privacy.

3

Tailored Support Plan

Counselling, welfare relief or a home visit is arranged based on what the family actually needs.

4

Ongoing Check-ins

We stay in contact through the term, adjusting support as the situation changes.

In detail

Key components

Confidential Counselling

Safe, private spaces for students experiencing emotional distress or family strain.

Welfare Interventions

Emergency relief and home check-ins during acute household crises.

Teacher Guidance Training

Equipping school staff to recognise early signs of trauma or distress in students.

Impact so far

What the numbers say

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“After my father passed away I couldn't concentrate on anything. Talking to someone every week is the reason I stayed in school that year.”
— Amina, Form Four student, Pwani Region

Common questions

Psychosocial support, answered

Yes. What a student shares with our facilitators stays private, except in situations where we're legally or ethically required to act to keep a child safe.

Teachers, family members or students themselves can reach out through our Contact page or directly to a partner school's welfare officer.

Yes — our facilitators are trained in trauma-informed support, and we refer to licensed professionals for cases needing specialist clinical care.

Support Student Welfare

Help fund counselling supplies, emergency welfare packages or teacher training so no student's wellbeing goes unnoticed.