Asad’s father is a daily wage laborer without any skills. Every morning he goes to the city center after dropping his seven-year old son off at the machine shop where Asad works. The city center is the spot from where people hire unskilled and semi-skilled […]

Syed Wajid has a round face and a trim white beard and a smile that lights up his eyes and warms the hearts of his companions. Child labor is a huge problem in Pakistan, he tells us. Some provincial governments have passed laws forbidding the […]

I am excited to share with you  two online courses: Psychosocial Support and Community Wellness (PSSCW) starting September 15, and Psychological First Aid (PFA) starting October 6. Not to bore you with too many details but here are a few! Our PSSCW and PFA courses are designed […]

Yesterday was the first day of April. April’s Fool. And the launch of CoronaPlaza.Life. The Fool is a very ancient Archetype (“archetype” comes from ancient Greek “arché” that means “principle”, “basic entity” and “typos” that means “a model”, “a form/shape”) and from this Archetype comes […]

My fear kept me safe from Ebola. I worked in Liberia when Ebola was on the rise, then again when it was almost gone. As I sit here today thinking about these experiences and about the current warnings about a global pandemic from the coronavirus, […]

Focusing Initiatives brings to you internationally-acclaimed facilitators who will offer a series of workshops during our Spring 2020 Retreat in Quebec. Our experts cover the fields of positive psychology, social and racial justice, community wellness and more… For more information and registration, please visit here.