The PEACE organization is based in Freedomland, Namibia, a poor community with a large number of migrant workers and few public services. Freedomland has only one community center for 750 people. Namibia has a long history of apartheid and colonialism which has resulted in widespread learned helplessness and feelings of powerlessness among the community. PEACE decided to launch a community outreach program to build connections among community members and find ways to address trauma and domestic violence in a population that has no history of asking for or expecting psychological help. The community outreach program is centered around the popular sport of soccer and built on the interest of a PEACE volunteer to launch the initiative. Rather than establishing a clinic and expecting people to come to the door, PEACE decided to use soccer as the entry point for community engagement. PEACE engaged in twice weekly soccer coaching for under 12s and sent its vehicle with the PEACE logo to each training as well as a resource person. Soon the community started to look for the van and to ask questions about the community support work that PEACE conducts. One issue that has emerged is that of daily violence in the family. It is common for parents to discipline their children by beating them and there is widespread violence against women. Some women have now started to take a stand by saying “Stop beating me or I will tell PEACE”. In another example, a mother came up after one game and asked for advice as to how she could address the problem of her and her son always quarreling. As a result of the interest generated by the youth team, PEACE has now helped start another soccer team for adolescents and young men in the community. PEACE is planning on establishing a permanent presence in Freedomland so that people can walk to their premises rather than have to take a taxi. This might be a peace shack where an Alternative to Violence Program (AVP) and awareness activities can be conducted on a regular basis. The trust that has been generated and the relationships that PEACE has built within the community through the soccer team can now be used to launch these additional activities. PEACE has already included one woman from Freedomland in their AVP training and has been able to use her energy to help the community rather than have her frustration lead to trouble. PEACE has a number of other new initiatives planned, including a care givers group for orphans and vulnerable children who have lost parents to AIDS (20% infection rate in Freedomland). This year PEACE launched a 6 month after school care program for 12 traumatized children to engage them in activities and improve their social, emotional and cognitive skills and is looking for ways to expand and continue to support this program. PEACE has also conducted a number of outings for young people, some of whom at the age of 19 have never been outside the Freedomland. These trips have expanded their horizons and included a visit to parliament, to a farm and to a municipal swimming pool. By using soccer as an entry point, PEACE has been able to gain the trust of the community and is now in a position to help deal with trauma within the vulnerable population of Freedomland.