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Published: juin 12, 2025Articles de blogTanzanie

Momentum-Building for Youth Mental Health in Tanzania

Last month, two inspiring events in Tanzania brought together youth leaders, government representatives, funders, and mental health advocates to learn from one another, build connections, and strengthen the movement for…

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In Tanzania, stakeholders consulted in our landscape analysis emphasized that mental health stigma remains a significant challenge due to cultural beliefs, limited community awareness and restricted access to mental health services. They agreed that this stigma plays a major role in mental health issues among young people, including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and suicidality.

Tanzania is set to launch its first strategic mental health plan. Given the government’s current prioritization of mental health, a coordinated approach involving local mental health experts and youth representation will be critical to ensure Tanzania’s mental health priorities include drivers for youth mental health and wellbeing.

Discover more insights from Tanzania’s landscape analysis—download our report!

What we’re funding in Tanzania

Proof-of-concept funding:

Proof-of-concept (POC) funding up to $250,000 CAD will be awarded to early-stage projects that can implement, test and refine solutions to country-specific personal, social, and/or environmental factors impacting young people’s mental health and wellbeing in one of the 12 countries.

In Tanzania, we’re funding POC ideas to reduce stigma related to mental health. These innovative solutions will focus on addressing the lack of appropriate mental health education in schools and communities, with the goal of reducing harmful cultural norms and discrimination.

Transition-to-scale funding:

Transition-to-scale (TTS) funding between $300,000 CAD and $1,500,000 CAD will be awarded to support tested mental health promotion and prevention approaches that align with country-specific priorities along their scaling journey to help catalyze their sustainability and impact.

In Tanzania, we’re funding TTS approaches to reduce stigma related to mental health. These innovative solutions will focus on addressing the lack of appropriate mental health education in schools and communities, with the goal of reducing harmful cultural norms and discrimination.

Ecosystem catalyst funding:

Ecosystem catalyst (EC) funding between $200,000 CAD and $300,000 CAD will be awarded to organizations that can address priority barriers to scale, such as legislation, evidence, coordination, and mobilize demand to help mental health initiatives succeed and grow in one of 12 priority countries.

In Tanzania, we’re funding EC proposals to improve national-level coordination and advocacy efforts among key stakeholders around the development, sustainable financing, and implementation of the strategic mental health plan.