WHO WE ARE
We are a dedicated and Passionate Muslim women team that is ready to walk with you in overcoming psycho-social challenges. We use faith based approaches to disentangle emotional and psychological disorders. Palm Professional Counselors (PPC) is a not for profit Uganda-based organization whose aim is to rebuild hope and harmony amongst people particularly those in challenging times.
CEO & FOUNDER MESSAGE
Nanyanzi Hadija Mariam
VISION
To be the leading organisation in rebuilding hope and harmony in East Africa.
MISSION
To provide an enabling environment that rebuilds hope and fosters harmony in society.
OBJECTIVES
To help our clients rebuild hope after a period of stress and loss of hope.
To sensitize the public about the value of counselling.
To ensure couple strengthening and family stability.
To build capacity of more counsellors particularly females.
To extend a helping hand to the needy.
CORE VALUES
Professionalism and integrity:
We follow the rules of counselling as we go about our duty. We care about our image as service providers so we do everything to maintain the trust of the client, family members, friends and the public.
Islamic guidance:
We derive our guidance from Islamic teachings.
Patience:
Everyone who seeks counselling services has a story to tell. We listen to you, as you pour it all out. Only then do we get informed adequately to walk through the dilemma with you, assessing well the context.
Empathy:
We make sure that we understand your situation and put ourselves in your shoes. When you break down in our counselling rooms, we will console you, reminding you that there is still hope and a life of dignity and harmony. However, we will NOT cry with you, for if our counsellor cries as you cry, nobody will be strong enough to support the other!
Respect:
Whether a client is young or old, woman or man, student or working executive, we respect each one who walks into our offices.
Responsibility:
We handle each case opened at PPC with a serious sense of responsibility, as we wish to support you to reach a successful conclusion to your challenge. Many people who have faced a crisis in life and gone on to take an extreme action like suicide, first spoke with somebody who didn't take them seriously.
Willingness to help:
At PPC, we listen to each person without any biases. We have dealt with young people who felt they did not know who they are-gender wise. We have dealt with people who feel addicted to sex or feel their case is beyond help. Yet, with our small but committed team of Counsellors, we worked with our valued client and enabled them re-build hope and dignity and harmony in their life!
Thematic Areas of Focus
Fighting domestic violence and gender-based violence
Economic empowerment
Career guidance and School services
Premarital counseling
Marriage counseling
Adolescent/Teenage services
Rehabilitation services
Grief and Bereavement Services
Meet The Team
LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THEIR ROLES
Nanyanzi Hadija Mariam
Chief Executive Officer
Kakyama Zaituni
Coordinator
Nakanwagi Mastullah
Head of Religious Affairs
Lenah Nadunga
Head of Legal, Compliance & Resource Mobilisation
Ms. Buyungo Zamzam
Executive Member & Counselor
Hawah Nakyanzi
Head of Research and Development
Kalungi Yahya
Head of Marketing
Menya A. Kirunda
Human Resource Manager
Lukooya M. Jakana
Head of Finance
OUR SERVICES
Provide one on one and group counselling to teenagers and youths and adults.
School, university mentorship and inspiration programs.
Self-awareness and self-esteem building.
Pre- marital, marital and post marital counselling.
Conduct capacity building workshops
Organize seminars, conferences
Couple Retreats like the Annual Muslim Couples' Retreat
Radio and TV shows and presentations.
Economic empowerment of women within their marriages.
Community outreach and charity activities.
Bereavement counselling
We guide the singles to find soul mates (Match-making)
We counsel those undergoing stress
TARGETED BENEFICIARIES CLIENTELE
Teenagers, Young adults
Girl child
Women
Married people
Widows
Schools and Needy
ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR REGISTERED
Some members of PPC specifically Menya Asadullah and Nanyanzi Hadija Mariam have been contracted by international organizations like CRS/USAID to conduct "The Islamic Family House Marriage Course." This faith-based approach has been used in countries like Kenya, Burundi, Ethiopia, Sudan, Niger to address social challenges like domestic violence, malnutrition, hunger, poverty, high levels of illiteracy.
PPC has restored peace and harmony in many Ugandan homes through its activity entitled "The Annual Muslims Couples' Retreat" that happens every December holiday.
We have been able to guide the teenagers through our activities like Teenagers seminar, Young adults' seminars, School visits, one on one counselling sessions.
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION/POSITION
Palm Professional Counselors is the only Muslim-based counselling organisation in Uganda and it has touched many lives of Ugandans including Muslims, Non-Muslims, teenagers and adults. As of now, no informed Ugandan citizen can talk about counselling particularly in the Muslim community without mentioning Palm Professional Counselors.