Unique Centre for Peacebuilding and Trauma Healing
We train people to accompany others through the aftermath of violence, loss and displacement. Our work joins African experience, survivor voices, practical psychology and faith, and it is designed for the communities it serves rather than imported wholesale.
This platform carries the Trauma Compendium, our six-level curriculum in trauma literacy, healing, resilience and community recovery. It is open to survivors, families, caregivers, community and faith leaders, teachers, humanitarian workers and peacebuilders.
Leadership
Founded by
Bala Zakka Mugu
Founder, UCPTH
Founded Unique Centre for Peacebuilding and Trauma Healing to bring African-rooted, practitioner-led trauma healing and peacebuilding training to the communities that need it most.
How we work
Four commitments that shape everything here
These are not slogans. They decide what we will and will not put in a lesson.
Culture matters
Healing practices respect African cultures, languages, traditions and community structures, while refusing the practices that cause harm.
Safety comes first
No exercise asks a survivor to disclose what happened to them. Every assignment can be skipped, and every session can be left.
Choice and control
The survivor decides what to share, when, and with whom. Nothing on this platform overrides that decision.
Technology must protect
Trauma information is sensitive. What we collect rests on informed consent, and it is held securely and used responsibly.
The curriculum
Six levels, from the basics to leading others
- 1 Level 1: Understanding Trauma What happened to me, and why am I feeling this way?
- 2 Level 2: Self-Awareness Understanding myself after trauma.
- 3 Level 3: Regulation and Stabilization Settling the body and mind enough to live.
- 4 Level 4: Relationships and Reconnection Trust, boundaries and repair.
- 5 Level 5: Growth and Resilience Building forward without pretending it did not happen.
- 6 Level 6: Advanced Healing, Leadership and Peer Support Carrying this work for other people.
Trauma Healing Coalition
Who built this
Unique Centre for Peacebuilding and Trauma Healing
Nigeria
Community Development and Rights Advocacy Foundation
Nigeria
Stichting Geloofsinburgering
Netherlands
The curriculum may be used and distributed free of charge, provided the source is acknowledged as the Trauma Healing Coalition.
Working with communities affected by violence?
We train organisations, schools and faith communities, and we welcome partnership enquiries.