omena
our programs
Preventing emotional abuse requires more than one intervention. Children need opportunities to build new skills, caregivers and educators need tools to reinforce those skills, and communities need systems that support healthy development.
Omena's model combines education, community engagement, and systems change to help children thrive before harm occurs.
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We strengthen emotional literacy through targeted learning programs and curricula for children, educators, and community members. These programs equip participants with practical tools to recognize, prevent, and respond to emotional violence.
Omena is Madagascar’s pioneer in providing Social Emotional Learning to vulnerable students.
Omena is Madagascar’s pioneer in providing Social Emotional Learning to vulnerable students.
Key Activities
Train educators, youth leaders, and school staff to identify and respond to emotional or psychological violence.
Apply responses that combine SEL, psycho-social support, somatic healing, and trauma-informed care.
Interactive curriculum that builds social-emotional skills through stories, discussions, and activities led by trained educators.
Integrate Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and preventive strategies into daily classroom and school routines.
Equip participants with effective tools to recognize, prevent, and respond to emotional violence.
Serving educators, parents, caregivers, youth leaders, and community partners working together to build safer, healthier, and more resilient communities.
Children's social and emotional development doesn't stop when school ends. We work alongside parents, caregivers, and communities so children experience the same supportive relationships at home and in their daily lives.
Community of Practice (CoP) | Our first Online Cohort - Testimonials
Community of Practice (CoP) | Our first Online Cohort - Testimonials
Key Activities
A network of trained educators, youth leaders, and community practitioners who come together to:
Facilitated sessions for communities to:
Serving governments, NGOs, youth leaders, and communities to advance awareness, prevention, and lasting social change.
Emotional abuse and psychological violence are shaped by social norms, institutional practices, and policies. Prevention is most effective when emotional health is recognized publicly and embedded in systems.
Omena awareness sessions overview
Omena awareness sessions overview
Key Activities
Collaborating with media, schools, and local organizations to highlight the impacts of emotional abuse and raise understanding of safe emotional practices.
Engaging individuals to amplify evidence-based messages and reinforce emotional safety within their own communities and networks.
Creating opportunities for individuals to share their experiences, build empathy, and foster community reflection and dialogue.
Working with schools, NGOs, and institutions to strengthen programs and influence policies that protect emotional well-being.
Sustainable change happens when prevention becomes part of the systems that serve children. Omena partners with government and institutions to strengthen policies, build local capacity, and integrate social and emotional learning into existing systems.
PREVENTION
BE ADAPTED
SURVIVOR-LED
GLOBAL IMPACT
Omena was founded in Madagascar, where we continue to focus our largest efforts on building long-term systems that prevent emotional abuse at scale. As a U.S.-based nonprofit in Rhode Island, we also partner with local schools and organizations to strengthen prevention efforts, generate learning, and build a stronger organization.
Together, both efforts advance one shared mission: helping children, families, and communities build healthier relationships before harm occurs.
Where it all started
Our home, Our impact, Our Purpose.
In Madagascar, an estimated 77% of children experience emotional abuse while growing up. Yet most systems focus on responding after violence has already happened.
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 we've built three complementary programs that help prevent verbal, emotional, and psychological abuse before it escalates.
Together, they equip children, families, and communities with the emotional tools to build healthier relationships across generations.
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Regions Served
20,000+
People Reached
5,000+
Children & Youth Impacted
425+
Community Educators Trained
100+
Schools & Communities Partner
OMENA U.S. adapts and expands our proven model through educator training, youth programs, parent engagement, and national advocacy.
Together with schools and community partners, we promote emotional well-being and safer environments for all.
States Reached
5,000+
People Reached
100+
Workshops Delivered
National
Advocacy & Awareness Initiatives
Growing globally
Building skills. Inspiring change. Creating impact.
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