Comas finds solutions to achieve human rights and social justice.

The way we want to be

We work on a human rights focus with a practical application working on the experience of human rights in daily life, not just the principle.

The change we want to see

We help communities to recover and develop, to meet the needs of all their people. We help people to become resilient and to tackle the challenges faced in participating in their communities. 

The concepts we work with

Recovery refers to both internal factors and external conditions experienced by people. Internally: hope, healing, empowerment, and connection; and externally: implementation of the principle of human rights, a positive culture of inclusion and trust, and services which believe in recovery as a realistic journey for people who are experiencing setbacks or who are faced with making major changes in their lives.

Resilience means an ability to cope with problems and setbacks. Resilient people are able to utilize their skills and strengths to cope and recover from problems and challenges. Characteristics of resilience involve emotional awareness, problem solving skills, identifying as a survivor rather than victim, and having social connections. Work with children to promote resilience focuses on six resilience domains: a secure base, education, friendships, talents and interests, positive values and social competencies. Comas believes these six domains have relevance for adults too, as many vulnerable people have not had the chance to build these areas of their lives, or have experienced specific damage to some areas of their lives.