Who We Work With
Matkɛl partners with a wide range of people and institutions. Our roots are Pan-African and our work lives across the continent and the diaspora — and our door is open to any community, anywhere, doing the work of healing and liberation.
This work is not only for those who are struggling; it is also for people and organizations who are already thriving and want to keep excelling at what they do — there is no requirement to be broken to belong here. Whatever the size, sector, or geography, the design of our work changes — the commitment to healing does not.
Governments & public institutions
— supporting staff and systems carrying the weight of conflict, displacement, and structural strain.
Organizations & NGOs
— of every size, from grassroots collectives to large multi-country institutions.
Movements & frontline workers
— including humanitarian, human rights, and peacebuilding practitioners.
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Communities
— including refugee and displaced communities rebuilding after conflict.
Universities & academic institutions
— through teaching, research partnerships, and student and faculty support.
Faith & traditional leaders
— whose communities look to them for guidance through grief and crisis.
Healthcare & mental health practitioners
— seeking frameworks that complement clinical care with ancestral and somatic practice.
Artists & cultural workers
— whose creative labor often carries collective grief and memory.
Youth-led organizations
— building the next generation of healers, organizers, and leaders.
Donors & funding partners
— resourcing the infrastructure of healing work across the continent and beyond.
Individuals
— seeking healing that is embodied, ancestral, and sustainable.