About the Learning and Support Network

As a world leader in research and knowledge translation, Orygen has joined Being to spearhead our Learning and Support Network. Orygen will support funded projects by providing technical support, facilitating knowledge exchange, promoting best practices, and supporting the distribution of Being’s collective impact with global innovators. 

Orygen’s international arm, Orygen Global has partnered with seven leading organizations to establish Regional Hubs in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Eastern Europe, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Latin America. The Learning and Support Platform will work with the funded projects through one-one-one expert coaching and capacity building, group-based workshops (both in person and virtual), and peer to peer learning.  

The Regional Hubs will be led by the:

  • Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy (South Asia),
  • Catalina Popoviciu (Eastern Europe),
  • Fundación Kindred (Latin America),
  • Ganizo (Sub-Saharan Africa),
  • Nivishe (Sub-Saharan Africa),
  • Saad Uakkas (Middle East and North Africa) and;
  • Université Gadjah Mada (ASEAN).

The hub approach ensures that innovators receive support that is informed by a deep understanding of the social, cultural, economic, and environmental factors that shape communities.

Additionally, Orygen Global’s expertise and existing sector and stakeholder relationships will support collaboration opportunities and the ongoing sustainability of projects. This will in turn enable initiatives to create lasting impact that extends beyond the grant period.

About Orygen

Orygen is Australia’s Centre of Excellence for Youth Mental Health and regarded as the global pioneer in the field. Research shows 75% of all mental ill-health emerges by the age of 25, so Orygen was established to address the urgent needs of young people aged 12-25 by bringing together expertise in clinical care, research, training, policy development and advocacy for the sake of the mental health of young people today, and across the lifespan.