Who We Are | Ko wai mātau
Compassion Prison Project Aotearoa (CPP Aotearoa) is a registered charitable trust (CC62833) based in Papaioea, Aotearoa; Palmerston North, New Zealand. Founded in 2024 by Dr. Kyle Van de Bittner, CPP Aotearoa brings a trauma-informed rehabilitation approach to New Zealand's prison system, inspired by the international work of the Compassion Prison Project started by Fritzi Horstman in California, USA in 2019.
Haere mai | Welcome
Tūwhitia te hopo. Mairangatia te angitū!
Our Mission | Ko te koromakinga
We work to transform the prison system by addressing the root cause of violence and criminality — unresolved trauma. We believe that healing individuals heals communities.
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