Nivishe Mental Health Fellowship (Cohort 7)

Organization: Nivishe Foundation

Type: Fellowship

Location: Global

Deadline: September 18, 2026

Funding: No Funding

Nivishe Foundation, a Nairobi nonprofit working on community mental health, runs this 12-week virtual fellowship for emerging and established changemakers who want to understand mental health from African and global perspectives and then act on it. Fellows learn from mental health experts, practitioners and researchers in sessions that range from community mental health and lived experience to neuropsychology. It ends with a capstone project in which each fellow designs and runs a mental health initiative that reaches their own community directly. **What you get:** - Twelve weeks of live virtual sessions led by mental health experts, practitioners, researchers and leaders - A grounding in mental health from African and global perspectives, from community mental health and lived experience to neuropsychology and how the brain, mind, environment and society shape wellbeing - Leadership skills and practical approaches to the mental health challenges in your own community - Mentorship during the fellowship as your capstone idea takes shape - A place in the Nivishe Fellowship Network, which the foundation says has trained more than 300 advocates across 10 African countries **What you'll do:** - Join a live virtual session every Saturday from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM East Africa Time, for 12 weeks - Spend about six hours a month on assignments, group discussions and collaborative work - Learn alongside and network with the rest of your cohort, in English - Design and run a Community Impact Capstone Project on a mental health issue in your community; past fellows have led community dialogues, radio programmes, awareness campaigns and school interventions - Keep contributing to the Nivishe Fellowship Network after the fellowship ends **Key dates:** - Applications opened September 9, 2026 - Applications close September 18, 2026 (the organisation gives no closing time) - Sessions run every Saturday, 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM East Africa Time, for 12 weeks (the call gives no start date) **More information:** - Apply through the foundation's online application form: five short written answers of 100 to 300 words, an optional sixth on lived experience, and a brief commitment statement - Selection weighs leadership potential and community impact, commitment to mental health, availability, lived experience and motivation, the diversity of the cohort, and how strong and feasible your capstone idea is, including whether it could reach at least 200 people - For help with the application, including disability or language accommodations, email partnerships@nivishefoundation.org - Background on the fellowship and its past cohorts is on the foundation's website at nivishefoundation.org/fellowships

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Nivishe Mental Health Fellowship (Cohort 7)

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Opportunity type

Fellowship

Funding

No Funding

Location

Global

Deadline

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About this opportunity

What you get:

Twelve weeks of live virtual sessions led by mental health experts, practitioners, researchers and leaders
A grounding in mental health from African and global perspectives, from community mental health and lived experience to neuropsychology and how the brain, mind, environment and society shape wellbeing
Leadership skills and practical approaches to the mental health challenges in your own community
Mentorship during the fellowship as your capstone idea takes shape
A place in the Nivishe Fellowship Network, which the foundation says has trained more than 300 advocates across 10 African countries

What you'll do:

Join a live virtual session every Saturday from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM East Africa Time, for 12 weeks
Spend about six hours a month on assignments, group discussions and collaborative work
Learn alongside and network with the rest of your cohort, in English
Design and run a Community Impact Capstone Project on a mental health issue in your community; past fellows have led community dialogues, radio programmes, awareness campaigns and school interventions
Keep contributing to the Nivishe Fellowship Network after the fellowship ends

Key dates:

Applications opened September 9, 2026
Applications close September 18, 2026 (the organisation gives no closing time)
Sessions run every Saturday, 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM East Africa Time, for 12 weeks (the call gives no start date)

More information:

Apply through the foundation's online application form: five short written answers of 100 to 300 words, an optional sixth on lived experience, and a brief commitment statement
Selection weighs leadership potential and community impact, commitment to mental health, availability, lived experience and motivation, the diversity of the cohort, and how strong and feasible your capstone idea is, including whether it could reach at least 200 people
For help with the application, including disability or language accommodations, email partnerships@nivishefoundation.org
Background on the fellowship and its past cohorts is on the foundation's website at nivishefoundation.org/fellowships

Who can apply

Aged 18 or over. The fellowship is aimed mainly at young leaders aged 18 to 35, and applicants over 35 with a strong record of community leadership, advocacy or social impact are encouraged to apply
Committed to reducing mental health disparities and promoting wellbeing in your community
Working in, or interested in, mental health, community development, advocacy, education, healthcare, research, humanitarian work or a related field. Formal mental health experience is not required
Holding, or aspiring to, a leadership role, with the ability to influence change in your community or institution
Values diversity, inclusion and learning from people with different perspectives and lived experiences
Proficient in English, the language the fellowship is taught in
Access to a computer and a reliable internet connection, and able to take part in live virtual sessions
Able to commit to every session, the assignments and a capstone project across all 12 weeks
No nationality or residency rule is stated. The fellowship is built around mental health in Africa, and the foundation describes its fellows as coming from across Sub-Saharan Africa

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Good to know

+Twelve weeks of online training in community mental health leadership, ending in a project in your own community
+Free, and no mental health background is needed; lived experience is valued
+Every Saturday morning plus about six hours of work a month, so it fits around study or a job
+Run by a Nairobi nonprofit on its seventh cohort, with more than 300 fellows across ten African countries

Worth checking yourself

!Closes 18 September, with no closing time given, so apply during the day East Africa time
!Live sessions are at 10am East Africa Time, which is early morning in West Africa and the middle of the night in the Americas
!There is no stipend, and a certificate is not promised for this cohort
!The programme is built around Africa; if you are applying from elsewhere, check with Nivishe first

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