TRAUMA & RESILIENCE TRAINING SERIES

Healing Across Generations. Building Resilience Across the Diaspora

The African Institute for Trauma & Resilience exists to bring trauma education, healing practices, and resilience training to Africans across the diaspora because healing is our birthright.

OUR WHY

Trauma carries history. Healing can carry us forward.

Trauma impacts every community, but for Africans and those across the diaspora, it often carries unique layers of history, migration, colonization, and cultural silence. For too long, that trauma has gone unnamed, unseen, and unhealed. From generational wounds to present-day stressors, the weight is heavy — but it does not define us.

The African Institute for Trauma & Resilience was born out of a deep passion: to bring knowledge, tools, and healing practices home to Africans across the diaspora.

Founded by Lisa Ibekwe, LCSW A first-generation Nigerian American therapist bridging the gap between trauma science and the lived experiences of African people worldwide.

OUR WORK

Education that is authentically African, globally relevant, and deeply human.

Whether through online courses, community partnerships, or our trainings and workshops, our work centers on healing that meets people where they are.

Educate

Trainings & Courses

We offer trainings, courses, and workshops that blend trauma science with cultural wisdom.

Connect

Diaspora Spaces

We create spaces across the diaspora for conversation, learning, and collective healing.

Empower

Tools That Travel

We equip professionals, leaders, communities, and individuals with tools to recognize and respond to trauma while building resilience.

START HERE

Healing begins with awareness. Growth begins with learning.

Explore our free and paid resources, wherever you're starting from.

Watch & Reflect

Free Video Lessons

Short talks and educational videos on our YouTube channel — start learning at no cost.

Learn & Grow

Self-Paced Courses

Trauma trainings, workshops, and courses you can move through on your own schedule via Teachable.

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Bring It to Your Community

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We're just beginning this journey.

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