"Taking Mental Health to the Streets"
Rebecca Blamo's initiative brings hope to many on the street in Monrovia, Liberia. On April 14th, we visited Duport Road Junction and ELWA Market. On April 16th, we took to the streets of Redlight Market, highlighting mental issues, normalising talks around mental health issues, and challenging stigmas. We aim to continue on the 21st of April at Waterside Market and Kakata on the 22nd of April, enhancing conversations around trauma and mental health issues through engaging conversations and distributing understanding and informative leaflets. We are determined to confront the stigma surrounding mental health in Liberia by bringing awareness to the everyday people within the communities, streets, and marketplaces. The key objectives of this campaign are to normalise mental health discussions, provide accessible information and engage communities directly.
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Mental Health Street Campaign
Mental Health Street Campaign
Leaflets
Fundraiser Dance Night
Let's groove for a cause. All funds raised will support our April project: 'Taking mental health to the streets of Liberia.'
The Night was successful! We raised £1650.00
April's Project:
End-of-Year Mental Health Awareness Football Tournament
Football Team
Winning team
Football Tournament
Mental Health Awareness Football Tournamentt
Mental Health Awareness Football Tournament
On December 14th, we hosted a mental health awareness football tournament in Monrovia, Liberia. The winner took home a trophy and prize money.
Mrs Shereena Coleman, a qualified and trained psychology practitioner, spoke on trauma and related mental health issues.
Recorded jingles of mental health messages were played throughout the games with the distribution of leaflets.
It's A Wrap for Now!
Our mental health awareness three-day workshop was held in Todee, Artington and Dupont Road. We spoke to 90 different individuals on each day about mental health, trauma, war related trauma, mental health issues relating to war trauma and briefly the relationship between mental health issues and physical health.
Todee Township
Artington Township
Duport Road
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Todee Township, Monsterrado, Liberia,West Africa
Great news! The training for the three-day mental health awareness workshop was successful. Our team will be visiting the townships of Todee in Margibi county and Artington in Montserrado county to discuss trauma and its associated mental health illnesses. We will also provide a brief explanation of the effects of mental health illnesses on physical health.
Training Day for May Three-day Workshop
Our first three-day workshop in May 2024 in Liberia, West Africa, was super successful. Planning for 2025 is in progress!
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Raised £445
Thank you!
We're thrilled to share that our recent crowdfunding efforts brought in an amazing £55.00, and our GoFundMe campaign raised an incredible £325.00! This generous support is going directly towards our peer support group in Todee. A huge thank you to everyone who contributed – we could not have done it without you!
News: Volunteers and Staff Training
We recently conducted our team's first training session. In the weeks that followed, we distributed over 5,000 leaflets and flyers to raise awareness about mental health issues and engage with people in local communities to understand their knowledge and attitudes towards mental health.
Your donation is crucial in supporting the hardworking individuals who have been contributing tirelessly. In Liberia, the minimum wage for a day's work is USD 5.00, approximately £4.50. Your support will not only enable us to continue raising mental health awareness and providing access to adequate information but also directly impact the lives of these individuals.
Please consider clicking the donation link below to show your support. We appreciate your consideration.
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Progress update
We would like to provide you with a video update on what we have achieved so far and what is next on the agenda.
News Update: Our shop is now open!
Please consider supporting our projects and initiatives in Liberia, West Africa, by purchasing items from our shop. We invite you to visit our shop page today, where every penny from the sale goes towards funding mental health awareness in Liberia. Our aim is to normalize mental health issues and remove stigmas associated with it. Thank you for your contribution!
