ANBA PYE MAPOU A
Breaking Silence. Healing Hearts. Renewing Minds.
Anba Pye Mapou A, meaning “Under the Mapou Tree,” is a whole-child wellness program serving children in Hayti through four integrated components focused on physical health, child protection, mental wellness, and community education.
Inspired by the Mapou tree, a powerful cultural symbol associated with gathering, community, and the stories people carry, Anba Pye Mapou A creates space to address some of the most difficult challenges affecting children, including child sexual abuse, trauma, mental health struggles, and other forms of suffering that are too often left hidden or unspoken.
Through education, support services, and community engagement, the program helps children and families access the resources they need while confronting the silence that allows harm to continue.
Because healing begins when difficult truths are spoken and someone finally listens.
How It Works:
Rasin Sante (Roots of Health):
Age-appropriate health and hygiene education for girls and boys, covering body awareness, puberty, reproductive health basics, access to hygiene essentials, and no-cost wellness checks at local clinics we vet.
Vwa Ou Konte (Your Voice Matters):
A safe, confidential space for children to learn about abuse prevention and understand safe reporting pathways. We are building partnerships with licensed therapists to provide trauma-informed survivor support. The shame belongs to the abuser. Never the child.
Kraze Chen Lespri (Break the Chains of the Mind):
Mental health support designed specifically for the Haytian cultural context, dismantling the stigma around seeking help through age-appropriate mental wellness education and peer support groups. Individual counseling will follow alongside our therapist partnerships.
Sonen Tronpèt (Sound the Trumpet):
Community education workshops for parents, grandparents, teachers, and community members, equipping them to recognize signs of abuse and mental health struggle, and break cycles of silence that have protected abusers for too long.
Know someone or a community in Hayti who may benefit from this program?
Please note: Submitting a referral inquiry does not guarantee enrollment. All referrals are reviewed and may require on-the-ground verification in Hayti. We do not provide cash assistance or services outside our established programs. Information submitted is used only for eligibility review.