BREAKING THE CYCLE
Omena means “to give” in Malagasy. We provide children, families, and communities with the emotional skills to build healthier relationships before emotional pain becomes trauma – starting in Madagascar.
Grounded in neuroscience and trauma-informed research.
We equip local leaders and systems for lasting change.
Supporting children, caregivers, and entire communities.
Building skills and systems that create long-term resilience.
OUR PROGRAMS
Yet most systems focus on responding after violence has already happened.
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) helps children understand emotions, build healthy relationships, solve problems, and make responsible decisions.
At Omena, it's the foundation of our prevention model. When emotional skills aren't taught, verbal, emotional, and psychological abuse can become part of everyday life. Those patterns are often passed from one generation to the next.
We believe prevention starts earlier. That's why Omena helps children, families, and communities build emotional skills before violence escalates.
Together, we can help the next generation inherit emotional safety instead of emotional pain.
Building emotional literacy through school and youth programs.
Strengthening families and communities to practice positive relationships.
Influencing policies and systems that protect children.
OUR IMPACT
425+
Educators
Trained
25,000+
People Directly
Supported
2M+
People
Reached
40%
Of participants started their
own advocacy initiatives
12
Active Countries
(Ambassador Network)
Recognized for
Social Emotional
Learning Leadership
Stories of change
The world is in great need of young people who carry within them the promise of a better future, with the will to succeed fully in their commitments and with unwavering confidence in the future so that together we can break the cycle of violence and emotional abuse.
Clinical Psychologist,
Madagascar
Superintendent, Pawtucket School District, RI, USA
I am deeply convinced of the benefits of all this for me, my surroundings, and my descendants…
2022 Community Educator,
Madagascar
We’re not expanding alone, Omena is building recognition within national prevention and education networks. Our involvement in events and expert panels across the U.S. supports our efforts to scale.
Clinton Global Initiative (NYC)
President Bill Clinton recognizes Omena
USAID Expert Panels (Washington, D.C.)
Supporting the Mental Health and Well-being of Youth.'
TEDxBrownU (Providence, RI)
Breaking the Cycle of Emotional Abuse Positive Youth development
Mental Health at United Nations General Assembly
Witnessing Trauma and working through conflict
Ways to get involved
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