We exist to ensure young people affected by trauma or adversity have the social skills and emotional support they need to thrive.
Our Story
Khulisa (meaning ‘to nurture’ in Zulu) is an award winning national charity with South African roots. Since 2007 Khulisa has developed a reputation as experts in supporting young people with therapeutic based, safe exploration of their behaviour and experiences, which can be symptomatic of the impact of trauma, abuse and neglect. We have worked in prisons since 2007 and in schools and pupil referral units (PRUs) since 2011 delivering social and emotional learning (SEL) programmes.
It is now widely accepted that children’s social skills are more accurate predictors of their health, wealth and criminal history in later life than IQ or social background Khulisa’s team of therapists and programme managers work with young people to provide a range of interventions, designed to build their social and emotional skills and improve their life outcomes.
Over time we have also realised the importance of young people having positive relationships and being in an environment which responds effectively to their emotional needs. As a result, we now take a whole school approach delivering our interventions in tandem with professionals, such as training for teachers, senior leadership and families, parents and carers.