Hands Of Hope Initiative

29/03/2025

Bipolar disorder is not the same as the typical ups and downs kids go through. The mood swings are more extreme and accompanied by changes in sleep, energy level, and the ability to think clearly. Know the signs and symptoms.

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29/03/2025

Taking care of your mental health is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.

It’s the first step toward healing and growth...

15/02/2024

The scope of the impacts between Gender Based Violence and Mental Health is large, given the reality that gender-based violence is so prevalent.Forty-four percent of all women in Kenya have at least experienced at least one incident of physical or sexual violence since the age of 15.
The link between violence and mental health concerns is much higher for women.

Critical supports need to be strengthened for abuse survivors experiencing mental health concerns, both to prevent and address violence.This includes access to long-term counselling,childcare supports, better legal assistance, and employment opportunities.

As Hands Of Hope Initiative we have been Creating awareness and Sensitizing of the ways that both violence and mental health concerns affect the people close to us. Being there as a non-judgmental community supporter, listening, and offering to help find resources are all good ways to break the stigma and the isolation that survivors often feel,Also Capacity build individuals to learn how they can respond to any sign or signal of abuse by becoming a Signal for Help Responder today.

We Challenge ideas and jokes that justify abuse or shame people dealing with Mental Health Issues and efforts of our communities to be aware of gender-based violence and its ripple effect on mental health concerns, and to be supportive of those experiencing both.

28/01/2024

28/01/2024

It's time to create a world where all women feel safe, respected, and empowered.



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28/01/2024

Hands of Hope Initiative Joined Kilifi organizations,Human Rights Defenders, CSOs, and community members for a peaceful march against femicide.Our commitment,as Hands of Hope Initiative is to raise awareness against gender-based violence and other retrogressive cultural practices.

GBV impacts every aspect of an individual’s life, including their mental health.Women who experience violence are 3-5 times more likely to be diagnosed with PTSD, depression, experience suicidal ideation, and problems with substance use.

When women experience violent trauma, their mental health is in serious jeopardy.It not only affects their present and their future but also impacts the future of their families and loved ones.

If you have experienced Gender-Based Violence, know that you are not alone. And it is not your fault.

Hands Of Hope Initiative Offers information on different mental illnesses, treatment options, and ways to support yourself and others.

Thank you Kilifi Community, Kilifi Department of Youth Affairs and Sports Feminists in Kenya Usikimye Desire youth intiative Timiza Youth Initiative Nawiri Africa Kilifi County gender department CEC Dr. Ruth D. Masha Flora Mbetsa Chibule Youth DARE Initiative - Y D, I Kilifi Youth Advisory Council ActionAid Kenya Kenya Community Support Centre (KECOSCE) Kesho Kenya Kilifi Department of Gender, Culture and Social Services Kilifi Department of Health and Sanitation CFK Africa

Photo Credit: Lucas Lenjo

26/01/2024

In Kenya, a disturbing surge in femicide is evident, women are falling victim to brutal murders. Shockingly, some of their lifeless bodies are discovered discarded in trash cans, severed from their heads.The blatant disregard for the value of women's lives is truly heart-wrenching.

What has our world devolved into? This is a plea, a cry to humanity:
STOP KILLING WOMEN!!!
SAY NO TO FEMICIDE!

26/12/2023

People at risk for depression may benefit from more social support. New research used All of Us data to look at 3 types of social support, finding the more types of social support a participant had, the lower their risk of depression, with some providing more benefits than others..

26/12/2023

Do your New Year's resolutions include leading mental health advocacy in your community? Become a part of Hands of hope initiatives while helping other families navigate their mental experiences...

13/09/2023

Raising awareness about depression is vital for ending stigmas surrounding it and other mental health disorders. Depression awareness also helps people understand that they are not alone and that many support systems are available to help them tackle this disease...