Pinar Akar and Jolien Cielen, Interns at an organization called UMWANA who just finished their Masters degrees in Public health and Clinical Psychology carried out an intensive training with FOL's volunteer counselors from Blantyre, Lilongwe and Mzuzu.

The training in Blantyre was carried out from 28th February to 2nd March 2017 at City Pentecostal Church, which was also participated by other stuff from St Andrews International for example, aside from FOL counselors. The Lilongwe training was carried out from 7th March to 9th March 2017 at Capital City Baptist Church where Mzuzu counselors attended.

The training was focused on trauma counseling which is what FOL primarily focuses on; providing trauma counseling to victims/survivors of sexual abuse. The training had a lot of practical sessions, sharing challenges and experiences and theory work.

UMWANA is an NGO concerned with the psychological well-being of children and families in developing countries. They funded the whole training. FOL is building a pool and network of trauma counselors for the One Stop Centers in Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mzuzu, Zomba and coming soon Nkhata-Bay, Mulanje and Mangochi.