Who We Serve
Rooted in community
Safe spaces to heal, grow and build resilience together.
OUR CORE PROGRAMMES
Eyeyabantu
Girls | To belong
Through the power of peer group support, girls build self-esteem and self-worth. Eyeyabantu cultivates sisterhood and belonging, helping girls release the shame carried from gender-based violence and adverse childhood experiences.
Philisa
Boys | To heal
Philisa gives boys a safe, nurturing space to identify and express their emotions. Boxing, soccer, horse riding and hiking help them channel difficult experiences, build barriers to trauma and self-regulate.
Isizwe
Parents | Nation
Sustainable change happens when parents are closely involved. Isizwe brings together the parents and guardians of Inala’s young participants for monthly workshops on discipline, communication, safety and inner child healing.
Funda
Education | To learn
Every week, Funda helps young people build real confidence in literacy and arithmetic. Inala also supports them through exam preparation, easing the anxiety and stress that school tests can bring.
Safer Spaces
Counselling
Safer Spaces provides individual and family counselling for parents, guardians, youth and teachers. In a safe space, Inala’s therapeutic team offers dedicated psychosocial support and tools to manage life’s stressors.
Nature Therapy
Mindfulness
Nature therapy is woven into all of Inala’s community work. Regular time in nature is proven to reduce anxiety, and sights, sounds and breath away from city life build mindfulness.
Alumni
Primary to tertiary
Selected Philisa and Eyeyabantu graduates join the Alumni community and keep access to Nourishment, Isizwe, Funda and Safer Spaces. Inala walks alongside them from primary school through to tertiary education.
Nourishment
Food support
75% of participants don’t receive three square meals a day. Nutrition is vital to psychosocial and physical development, so Inala delivers monthly food and grocery packs to those in need.
Private Counselling
Inala offers professional psychosocial counselling, in person or online, for children, adults and families facing crisis, trauma, stress, burnout and more. Working together, clients build resilience and find healthy ways to move through life’s challenges.
Leadership Programmes
Inala partners with organisations of all sizes to support the mental wellbeing of leaders and teams. From tailored programmes and workshops on leadership, stress and burnout to private counselling for employees, every offering is designed around your people.
Events & Workshops
Inala hosts public events and workshops on mental wellbeing, and tailors talks for groups and organisations. Join the mailing list to hear first about upcoming events, workshops and ways to get involved.
Social Work
Healing together
Inala works alongside children, families and teachers in the communities it serves. Every programme meets basic needs first, then nurtures emotional wellbeing, because real change takes the whole ecosystem around a child. Watch the video to see it in action.