Nivishe Foundation

Nivishe Foundation Nivishe clothing you - Mentally, Physically, Emotionally, Psychologically and spiritually.

Nivishe Foundation is a women and youth led organization that focuses on building community resilience using Community Based mental health interventions and approaches as well as Trauma informed resilience programs as tools for enhancing community cohesion for informal settlements and marginalized communities. Moreover in the areas that we work in women and Girls go through Gender Based violence and our goal is to bring about a paradigm shift in the manner in which mental well-being correlates to quality of life, but also, equip individuals with relevant technical know-how and resources to ameliorate their health and situation that would bring out reduction and mitigation of violence. Using community based approaches in its programs, Nivishe has been able to impact over 4000 women and over 10,000 youths from 2019 through its various programs by providing training, workshops, counselling services and creating safe spaces for the targeted audience which has led to reduction of Violence and Increase in individuals seeking Mental Health services at the grassroots level. Being an all-inclusive organization, Nivishe offers Psycho-social Disability Programs such as Mental Health services through sign languages which since its commencement has managed to serve 200 individuals with hearing impairments.

Applications for the Nivishe Mental Health Fellowship Cohort 7 are still open! We’re bringing together people who are cu...
14/09/2026

Applications for the Nivishe Mental Health Fellowship Cohort 7 are still open!

We’re bringing together people who are curious about mental health, passionate about their communities, and ready to move beyond conversations into meaningful action.
Bring your experiences, your questions, and your perspective. We’re creating a space where we can learn from each other, have honest conversations about mental health, and think together about what meaningful support can look like in our communities.

Applications close on 18 September 2026.
If this sounds like a space you’ve been looking for, we’d love to have you with us.

Join the community. Let’s learn and grow together.
Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dzJXyN4x

🎲 Learning through play, building for children’s wellbeing.Our Operations Director, Mraima Yusuf, and Finance Director, ...
14/09/2026

🎲 Learning through play, building for children’s wellbeing.

Our Operations Director, Mraima Yusuf, and Finance Director, Roks, recently joined the Play Learn Thrive Workshop in Nairobi, bringing together innovators using play to support children’s development and learning across Kenya, Uganda, Jordan and Lebanon.

The workshop brought together innovators working across very different realities, including contexts of displacement, crisis and conflict. It was a space to peer learn, share experiences, engage in case clinics, and learn from the diverse perspectives of fellow innovators and faculty.

At Nivishe, we are bringing these learnings into our own innovation, PHL: Play, Healing & Learning, which uses play as an entry point to support children’s psychosocial wellbeing, learning and resilience, particularly in communities experiencing polycrisis.

We are proud to be among the new portfolio transitioning to scale within the Play Learn Thrive portfolio, funded by Grand Challenges Canada and The LEGO Foundation, working towards creating better opportunities for children around the world.

For us, play is more than fun. It can be a pathway to healing, connection, learning and resilience. 💜🎲

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Our World Su***de Prevention Day walk was a beautiful reminder that none of us should have to carry life’s difficult mom...
12/09/2026

Our World Su***de Prevention Day walk was a beautiful reminder that none of us should have to carry life’s difficult moments alone. We walked alongside people who believe in creating communities where mental health can be spoken about openly, without shame, judgement, or fear.

At Nivishe, mental health is at the heart of everything we do. We believe that hope grows when we listen, when we check in, when we make space for honest conversations, and when we remind someone that they do not have to figure everything out on their own.

To everyone who walked with us, shared a moment, started a conversation, or continues to make space for mental health in their communities, thank you so much!
Let’s keep showing up for each other. Let’s keep talking. Let’s keep choosing hope.

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Today, we joined in for a walk to mark World Su***de Prevention Day, a day that reminds us why conversations around ment...
10/09/2026

Today, we joined in for a walk to mark World Su***de Prevention Day, a day that reminds us why conversations around mental health matter, and why we need to keep having them.
At Nivishe Foundation, we believe prevention starts with creating communities where people feel safe enough to speak about what they’re going through and where support is available before someone reaches a crisis point.

Today’s walk was a reminder to keep showing up, keep checking in and keep making space for honest conversations about mental health.
The walk may be over, but the conversation continues. 🧡

***depreventionday

Applications are now open for Cohort 7 of the Nivishe Mental Health Fellowship!This 12-week virtual fellowship brings to...
09/09/2026

Applications are now open for Cohort 7 of the Nivishe Mental Health Fellowship!

This 12-week virtual fellowship brings together emerging and established changemakers interested in mental health, community development, advocacy, education, healthcare, research and related fields.
Together, fellows will explore mental health from African and global perspectives, learn from practitioners and experts, exchange experiences and build the skills and networks needed to create meaningful change in their communities.

We’re looking for people with curiosity, commitment, leadership potential and a genuine interest in improving mental wellbeing in their communities.

Application Open: September 9, 2026
Applications Close: September 18, 2026
Fellowship: 12 weeks
Sessions: Saturdays, 10:00 AM–12:30 PM EAT
Format: Virtual
Eligibility: 18+

If you’re ready to learn, contribute and take action, we invite you to apply: https://lnkd.in/dM6xbzWN

The wait is almost over! 👀🧡Applications for the Nivishe Mental Health Fellowship – Cohort 7 officially open tomorrow!As ...
07/09/2026

The wait is almost over! 👀🧡

Applications for the Nivishe Mental Health Fellowship – Cohort 7 officially open tomorrow!

As we prepare to welcome a new cohort, we look forward to bringing together changemakers ready to deepen their mental health knowledge, strengthen their practice and create meaningful impact within their communities.

Applications open tomorrow. Stay tuned!

Counting down the days! 💜🚶🏾‍♀️🚶🏾‍♂️On 10 September 2026, Nivishe will join the Nairobi City County Government and partne...
04/09/2026

Counting down the days! 💜🚶🏾‍♀️🚶🏾‍♂️

On 10 September 2026, Nivishe will join the Nairobi City County Government and partners to commemorate World Su***de Prevention Day.

We will take to the streets to remember, raise awareness, challenge stigma, and continue changing the narrative around su***de.

And here is the route we’ll be taking! 👀📍

We hope to see you along the way as we walk together for greater awareness, compassion, and prevention.

Save the date. Bring a friend. Walk with us. 💜

See you on the streets of Nairobi! 🙌🏾

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Before Platforms and Apps, There Was Community RadioAs we've been digging through the archives of Nivishe's maternal men...
03/09/2026

Before Platforms and Apps, There Was Community Radio

As we've been digging through the archives of Nivishe's maternal mental health work, I've been reminded of something we often forget.

Before digital platforms, before our WhatsApp intervention, before maternal mental health became a growing area of focus, we had community radio.

Between 2020 and mid-2023, community radio was one of the main ways we reached people at the grassroots. Week after week, we held conversations on mental health, wellbeing, and community issues, reaching an estimated 100,000 listeners across different regions.

Going through old recordings recently, I came across some of our early discussions on post-partum depression. At a time when very few people were talking about maternal mental health in public spaces, local radio stations were helping us bring these conversations into people's homes, marketplaces, and communities.

What I love about community radio is that it doesn't require internet bundles, smartphones, or advanced digital literacy. It meets people where they are.

We may not have been calling it a maternal mental health strategy back then, but we were already doing the work: helping mothers understand that persistent sadness, anxiety, overwhelm, and emotional distress after childbirth were not personal failures and did not have to be faced alone.

Looking back, it's incredible to see how much of our current maternal mental health work was built on those early community conversations.

Sometimes impact starts with something as simple as a microphone, a radio station, and the willingness to talk about what everyone else is avoiding.

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As we're pulling together Nivishe's maternal mental health journey, we've been going through old reports, photos, and pr...
03/09/2026

As we're pulling together Nivishe's maternal mental health journey, we've been going through old reports, photos, and program notes. One thing that stopped me in my tracks was revisiting our 2021 Afternoons with Teen Mothers sessions.

At the time, we didn't have all the language, frameworks, or technical terms we use today. We simply knew that many young mothers in our programs were struggling emotionally after childbirth and had very few spaces where they could talk about it.

What struck me while reading the reports was how many participants described symptoms we now recognize as post-partum depression, yet most had been told what they were experiencing was "normal" and something they should just endure.

Sometimes all it takes is a room full of people with shared experiences.

In those half-day sessions, the teen mothers talked openly about motherhood, isolation, stress, identity, support systems, and their emotional wellbeing. Looking back at the feedback, the biggest changes were not clinical outcomes but something equally important: increased awareness, reduced feelings of being alone, greater confidence in seeking help, stronger peer support, and a better understanding of when emotional distress might need attention.

It's a reminder that our maternal mental health work didn't begin with a strategy document or a grant proposal. It started with listening to young mothers and creating spaces where their experiences could be acknowledged.

Five years later, we're still doing exactly that.

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The wait is over! 🇸🇩💜 Applications are officially OPEN!The Sudanese Resilience Fellowship, in partnership with the Emerg...
01/09/2026

The wait is over! 🇸🇩💜 Applications are officially OPEN!

The Sudanese Resilience Fellowship, in partnership with the Emergency Response Room (ERR), is now accepting applications.

We are looking for Sudanese changemakers, community leaders, volunteers, advocates, and responders who are supporting their communities through one of the most challenging periods in Sudan's history.

This fellowship will create a space for learning, connection, mental health and psychosocial support, resilience-building, and strengthening community-led responses.

If this sounds like you, or you know someone who should be part of this community, apply and share the opportunity. 🙌🏾

We can't wait to meet the next cohort of Sudanese resilience leaders.

Applications are open now. 🇸🇩

https://forms.gle/PoJx8KkW6AwiBaJp9

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