Several schools from marginalized communities around La Paz have reached out to Fundación Astra to request intervention to prevent an increased tendency to suicidal behaviors. This proposed project, a series of art workshops using creative expression, with the goal to promote mental and emotional well-being, will address some of the endemic risk factors leading to …
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Dzaleka refugee camp, in Malawi, was designed for 10,000 people, but hosts over 60,000 refugees. Communities are torn by ethnic and religious conflicts. Children carry intergenerational traumas which impede their future. Traditional support is of great relief, but labor-intensive and expensive, reducing its availability. Yoga is a cost-efficient and sustainable practice for improving mental health, …
The Black Child Flourishing Project is a year-long curriculum that utilizes Black cultural practices such as hip-hop as a culturally relevant contemplative practice to support the social and emotional well-being of Black students ages 5-12 in a predominantly Black elementary school. By centering Black lives, we aim to promote key aspects of human flourishing through …
unPrison Project is seeking funds for the Contemplative Practice for Women in Prison pilot project to develop and offer for women incarcerated in 3 prisons, with states determined when funded. The curriculum will introduce contemplative practice and its benefits related to incarcerated persons, and offer introduction to 5-10 contemplative practices. The goal of this project …
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This project proposes a multifaceted collaboration with the Uvalde, TX health clinic, Community Health Development Inc (CHDI), in the wake of the tragic mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022. The goal is to lay the groundwork for a sustainable community-driven trauma healing and resilience-building coalition. The project will provide the staff …
Intimate Landscapes is a community project that aims to provide spaces for the development of weaving as an active meditation tool that promotes wellness, self-knowledge, and collective connection. This technique was chosen through consensus among the group of women involved. In their words, they chose weaving because of its therapeutic capacity, its ability to help …
