The Novi Community

Our Mission: Restoring childhoods disrupted by war. Our goal: children are healthy, learning and engaging in friendships within their communities. More than 450 million children are living in war zones and conflict affected places today. They are our mission. We work with parents and caregivers, teachers, social workers and health professionals to strengthen their competencies to meet the needs of children and youth affected by war. By building local capacity, we work for children's wellbeing, provisions, sense of belonging, and access to education. Our interventions are skill oriented, developmentally aware, and trauma informed. War doesn’t have to be the end of their story. We work so that they can thrive. Here’s how we help them: Equipping: We provide specialized training and tools to Volunteers, social workers, teachers, therapists, and others who work with children in war torn communities and high-stress environments. Education: Where schools are destroyed or damaged, we repair or build them. Nutrition: Where children go hungry in conflict affected areas, we help provide nutritious food to them and their families. Belonging: We organize events, sports, theater, and meetings to promote community and family cohesiveness and use trauma-sensitive approaches to promote understanding, care, and interdependence.