Mbabane – Eswatini’s mental health organisation Phumelela joined hands with the Manzini Rotaract Club on 15 May to deliver a structured counselling training session targeting youth substance abuse across the Kingdom.
The training was built around three pillars. The first covered core counsellor competencies, focusing on the skills and personal qualities that determine whether help is effective or harmful. The second addressed professional ethics and client confidentiality, which the organisers described as “the foundation of every effective counselling relationship.” The third introduced participants to the logical process of counselling, a structured framework that guides a counsellor from the first contact with a client through to outcome and recovery.
Phumelela described the session as “community-level mental health infrastructure,” and was clear that it was not a once-off event but “a deliberate investment in the people closest to those who need help most.” 
The organisation said the approach was designed to put professional mental health skills directly into community hands, extending the reach of mental health support far beyond what any single organisation could manage on its own.
“That’s the kind of ripple Phumelela and the Manzini Rotaract Club are creating together,” the organisation said.
