Community Wellbeing & Mental Health

What it does

Health and medical outreaches, mental-health awareness and counselling, community road walks, and the MindCheck platform, a free, confidential way for someone to assess their wellbeing and reach support early, without stigma.

Who it is for

Whole communities, not only the households enrolled in our other programmes.

What success looks like

People reach support earlier, and wellbeing stays at the centre of education, livelihoods and shelter work alike.

Where it operates

Nasarawa State (Keffi), Federal Capital Territory and Ogun State, where outreaches have run since 2019.

How it is delivered

Delivered with SpeakOut Mental Health Outreach, CNU Medical Institute (USA), the Kelvin Oluchi Diabetes Foundation and student volunteers from the College of Health Science & Technology, Keffi. Led at the Foundation by our Public Relations Officer.

Why it is being formalised

This is among the longest-running work we do, and until now it has operated without its own budget line, indicators or named owner.

Work that is described as cross-cutting but left unmanaged is not integrated, it is simply unowned. We are giving it the structure it has earned.

Why it sits across everything

It is how we build trust in a community before a programme begins, and how we keep dignity and wellbeing at the centre of education, livelihoods and shelter alike.