Category: Lived Experience Advisors

Venant Mligo is co-founder and chairperson of the Mental Health Initiative and Youth Innovation Forum in Tanzania. This community-based civil organization promotes mental health and innovation among youth. He has...

Sankhulani Daka is the CEO and Co-Founder of Let’s Talk Mental Health (LTMH). His passion for mental health stems from his past struggles with mental health. From being bullied and...

Manasi Gupta is a social entrepreneur and an engineer by profession. She is the founder of Huesofthemind Foundation, a UN SDSN member nonprofit organization to provide mental health services and...

Issa Kamara is a youth activist and democracy ambassador. He is the chairman of Hagancatwright organization and has served in that capacity for more than eight years. Hagancatwright organization raises...

Dr. Yasmeen is the Founder and CEO of Shining Star Vocational Training Institute for vulnerable women of marginalized communities aiming to use skill training to prevent psychosocial disabilities. Previously, she...

Cecilia Fofo hasy with lived experience of bipolar affective disorder and a mental health advocate trained in early childhood development. She began her mental health advocacy career in 2018, a...