Project
Campaigning for Mental Health
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Amount Funded
24,152 EUROProject Duration
01 Sep 2018 - 31 Aug 2019 -
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Lead organisation
Tinada Youth Organisation
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The Tinada Youth organisation originally started as a youth-based organisation and registered as a Community-based organisation in 2004. The organisation focuses on four programmes ; Youth empowerment, Mental Health awareness, Human Rights and Early Childhood Development.
In this project, Tinada is aiming to end stigma and discrimination against people with mental disabilities while increasing their access to quality mental health care services and justice within Vihiga, Kakamega and Bungoma counties in Kenya.
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Organisation
The Tinada Youth organisation originally started as a youth-based organisation and registered as a Community-based organisation in 2004. The organisation focuses on four programmes ; Youth empowerment, Mental Health awareness, Human Rights and Early Childhood Development.
In this project, Tinada is aiming to end stigma and discrimination against people with mental disabilities while increasing their access to quality mental health care services and justice within Vihiga, Kakamega and Bungoma counties in Kenya.
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Project
The project Campaigning for Mental Health targets three counties in western Kenya namely Kakamega, Vihiga and Bungoma. It promotes full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with mental disabilities. The project focuses especially on the right to access justice and quality healthcare services, by reducing stigma and discrimination and promotion of people’s well-being and respect for their inherent dignity.The campaign enhances public awareness on mental health and increases collaboration and partnerships among all stakeholders on mental health and to protect against all forms of discrimination and stigma for persons with mental illness. Overall it aims to promote the design, development and implementation of the Mental Health policy and strategy in the three counties.
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The project Campaigning for Mental Health targets three counties in western Kenya namely Kakamega, Vihiga and Bungoma. It promotes full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with mental disabilities. The project focuses especially on the right to access justice and quality healthcare services, by reducing stigma and discrimination and promotion of people’s well-being and respect for their inherent dignity.The campaign enhances public awareness on mental health and increases collaboration and partnerships among all stakeholders on mental health and to protect against all forms of discrimination and stigma for persons with mental illness. Overall it aims to promote the design, development and implementation of the Mental Health policy and strategy in the three counties.
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” I have the burden of living as a mentally ill person in a world that’s still grappling to understand what mental illness really looks like. I’m grateful to Tinada Youth Organisation for supporting mental health education and empowerment through their program with Voice. They educated me and do frequent follow-ups on how I’m doing. They also referred me to mental health screening and treatment”, Monica Guya
As a result of the project, Tinada has seen improved knowledge on Mental Health by the public, caregivers, patients and families thus reducing stigma and discrimination among persons living with Mental Health illnesses. County Health Department, CSOs and county assembly representatives of Kakamega, Vihiga, Kisumu and Bungoma have formed county mental health committees. They have also installed county mental health coordinator to improve mental health service delivery, established Rehabilitation Centers and support community mental health program.
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