Our prisoners are over 50% Maori-can we step up and help them move forward !

This sixteen -week prisoner workshop changes the way prisoners understand themselves, and their lives going forward. “It made me realise the way I acted throughout the years – It’s had a big impact on the way I behaved. It’s made me realise and accept my trauma and how to deal with my trauma.” Prisoner quote

Have a functional core team with trained facilitators delivering programmes at 7 of the 19 Prisons in NZ

He waka eke noa.

We are all in this together

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CPP Aotearoa brings a trauma-informed rehabilitation approach to New Zealand's prison system, inspired by the international work of the Compassion Prison Project started by Fritzi Horstman in California, USA in 2019.

Support -Our Mission | Ko te koromakinga

We work to transform the prison system by addressing the root cause of violence and criminality unresolved trauma.

Connect -What We Do | He Aha Tā Mātou Mahi

• Deliver the 16-part “Trauma Talks” program to NZ prisons and communities

• Facilitate one-day "Trauma to Transformation" workshops

• Provide reintegration support and community-based trauma circles

• Train prison staff and support trauma-informed environments

Participate -Our Impact | Tā Mātou Whakaaweawe

95% of participants say they benefit greatly

Graduates report reduced aggression and increased self-awareness

Staff report improved prison environments and safer interactions

A great aspect is when prisoners have complete our workshops, they can be trained to then deliver them as facilitators inside or outside prison