Index of Funded Innovations
Explore our index of funded innovations! From peer-based approaches to AI and digital apps, these projects are making an impact across diverse communities. Search the innovation index by country, project type, driver addressed, and thematic area(s) to see innovative solutions transforming youth mental health globally.
Project Name
Description
My Better World: Adapting a Youth-Led Mentorship Program to Prevent Bullying and Improve Youth Mental Wellbeing in Schools
The "My Better World" project will address bullying in Ghanaian schools by strengthening CAMFED's Learner Guide Program. This youth-led mentorship model supports students through near-peer guidance, life skills, and emotional…View
Sports Spaces for Mental Health
Plan International Vietnam’s Sport Spaces Model (SSM) utilizes team sports to engage parents in reducing violence and conflict, strengthening family functioning, and improving youth mental health among ethnic minority youth…View
Prioritizing Mental Health for Youth in Vietnam through STEM & SEL
Kidspire seeks to test the efficiency of using S.T.E.M. to foster crucial communication and conflict resolution skills among youth, improving and building strong ties with caregivers and peers. Kidspire will…View
Adopting interactive theatre to foster empathy and sharing among family members to improve mental health and well-being for their children in Phú Thọ Province
The innovation is family- and school-based, specifically targeting adolescents and their caregivers in Hoa Binh Province. It uses interactive theatre as a transformative approach to foster empathy, communication, and understanding…View
Thriving Family: Safe Haven for Adolescents
Thriving Family is a family-based mindfulness program for schools and community settings, for adolescents aged 11–16 and their parents in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This project will evaluate the…View
Obstacle Race Against Stigma and Shame (ORASS)
Community Consortium Uganda (CCU) launched their Obstacle Race Against Stigma and Shame (ORASS) program in 2020 with funding from Comic Relief UK and expanded the project in 2021 with funding…View
Tulia Kumekucha
The Tulia Kumekucha project is an arts-based intervention that leverages street murals, photography exhibitions, and social media campaigns to address mental health stigma and foster open dialogue. By harnessing the…View
Project Thabiti
"Project Thabiti", a Swahili term meaning resilience, is a school-based mental health initiative aimed at reducing stigma, enhancing positive mental health literacy, and strengthening resilience among adolescents aged 14-18 in…View
Building an Ecosystem to Support Mental Health Prevention and Promotion and Stigma Reduction for Youth and Communities in Sierra Leone
Our Ecosystem Catalyst (EC) Grants 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.View
