Why Partner With MHYI?
Across Africa, the need for youth mental health support is growing faster than the systems available to respond. Awareness is increasing, yet many young people still lack sustained mental health education, trusted first-line support, and clear pathways to appropriate care.
MHYI works at that intersection.
We combine direct engagement with young people, capacity building within schools and communities, accessible mental health resources, support and referral pathways, research, and policy advocacy. This enables partners to support interventions that respond to immediate needs while contributing to longer-term systems change.
Partnering with MHYI means investing in more than a mental health activity. It means helping build the knowledge, support structures, evidence and partnerships young people need to thrive at scale.
Let’s explore what we can build together.
Reach that is already established
MHYI has directly engaged more than 300,000 young people and reached over 4 million people through digital mental health campaigns. Partners build on an existing platform rather than starting from zero.
A model designed to last beyond an activity
Our programmes move beyond one-off sensitisation. We build knowledge, equip the people and institutions around young people, strengthen support pathways, and embed structures that can continue beyond individual interventions.
Evidence is part of the intervention
Monitoring, data collection and learning are integrated into programme delivery, enabling partners to understand outcomes, identify emerging needs and contribute to research and evidence-informed decision-making.
Community experience can influence wider systems
MHYI connects programme implementation with research and advocacy, creating a pathway through which lessons from schools and communities can inform policy conversations, institutional practice and future investment in youth mental health.
Partnerships can be built around your priorities
Whether your focus is education, health, youth development, research, ESG/CSR, inclusion, or systems strengthening, MHYI can structure partnerships around clearly defined interventions, populations, and outcomes.