About Us
We are a non-profit dedicated to supporting young Zimbabweans facing the challenges of adulthood after experiencing adverse childhood events. Our evidence-based counseling helps youth build emotional and mental resilience, unlocking their potential to become healthy, productive adults.
Our Mission:
- Offer culturally sensitive interventions tailored to Zimbabwean youth in the country and across the diaspora.
- Provide support for stigmatized populations seeking to move forward after difficult experiences.
Our Vision: We envision a future where young people in Zimbabwe and throughout Sub-Saharan Africa overcome adversity and thrive.
Why the name LOTUS
Our name was inspired by the Lotus plant, which has been a long-standing symbol of spiritual awakening, enlightenment, rebirth, re-invention and hope. The main concept is that the Lotus plant is germinated and grows in muddy and swampy waters, rising and blossoming into something beautiful and awe-inspiring regardless of its environment of origin.
We believe that personal hardships, difficulties and tragedy can have the potential to help us grow and understand ourselves better, and that we can use that knowledge to grow, attain our goals and become the best versions of ourselves. This can be achieved by accessing the appropriate guidance, help and support to nurture growth and healing.
We can rise up from underneath the muddy waters of our life circumstances, make good life choices and choose a mindset that will enable us to blossom as individuals, be optimistic, achieve our goals and fulfill our life purpose. This allows us to make the best of the hand we have been dealt in life. Our difficulties, tragedies, experiences and the stumbling blocks that we have faced and overcome will enable us to be role models, advocates and pillars of support to others.
