{"id":2638,"date":"2026-01-13T11:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/?post_type=innovation&#038;p=2638"},"modified":"2026-01-13T11:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:48:12","slug":"mindfulecosystem","status":"publish","type":"innovation","link":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/fr\/innovations\/mindfulecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindful Ecosystem: Tools for Youth Wellbeing and Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1757508300442-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1757508300442-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1757508300442-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1757508300442-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1757508300442-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1757508300442-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1757508300442.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credit: <strong><strong>AFSEC<\/strong><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"ql-bg-container-block_9c5bf87a30814d3bbdb94321111b99e2\" class=\"acf-block ql-bg-container bg-white\"><div class=\"ql-bg-container-inner\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Organisation de mise en \u0153uvre :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/afsec.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AFSEC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Type de projet :<\/strong> Ecosystem Catalyst Grant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lieu : <\/strong>Colombie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1362\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo_AFSEC2.0_positivo-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2640\" style=\"width:212px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo_AFSEC2.0_positivo-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo_AFSEC2.0_positivo-500x266.png 500w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo_AFSEC2.0_positivo-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo_AFSEC2.0_positivo-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo_AFSEC2.0_positivo-1536x817.png 1536w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo_AFSEC2.0_positivo-2048x1090.png 2048w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo_AFSEC2.0_positivo-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nos <a href=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/fr\/ecosystem-building\/\">Ecosystem Catalyst (EC) Grants<\/a> help scale youth-led ideas, remove barriers to mental health prevention and promotion support, and test how youth-led innovation can work within and improve existing systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ecosystem-building-in-colombia\"><strong>Ecosystem Building in Colombia<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Colombia, national policies currently prioritize strong family connections and supportive school environments, positioning communities and educational systems as vital spaces to develop innovative solutions that strengthen family dynamics and support young people and their caregivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-ecosystem-catalyst-project\"><strong>The Ecosystem Catalyst Project<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through <a href=\"https:\/\/afsec.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AFSEC<\/a> (Alianza para el Fomento del Aprendizaje Socioemocional en Colombia)\u2014founded by <a href=\"https:\/\/coschool.co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coschool<\/a> in 2019 and now composed of 65 organizations\u2014Coschool will design and pilot a Mental Health Policy Implementation Toolkit. 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