We’re only 4 days away from our research webinar! 📅 The speakers we have lined up provide a combination of lived experience, research-based insights, and policy perspectives on the topic ⭐️. Register here 📍: https://t.co/4oGAVuM4Od #shamiri #webinar #youthmentalhealth

We’re hiring for Research, People & Clinical Operations 📌: - Senior Associate, Learning and Optimization: https://t.co/YN6xxlRHRM - Associate, People & Culture: https://t.co/DAvC5SbVRW - Clinical Lead: https://t.co/PgjmislijP #shamiri #youthmentalhealth #openroles #kenya

If you work directly with adolescents or want to understand how political stress, climate anxiety, and indirect exposure to violence are shaping youth mental health, join us for a webinar with our research team on Thu, 26th March @ 10am! 📌 Register here: https://t.co/4oGAVuM4Od

We’re launching our Clinical Supervisor Train-to-Hire Program for individuals who are interested in gaining experience supervising community-based youth mental health interventions! 🥳 Sign up via this link: https://t.co/IL4b71mKCo #youthmentalhealth #shamiri #kenya #hiring

We’re hiring for our Communications team! Here are the roles 📍: -> Events Manager: https://t.co/p5uePs0igm -> Associate, Writing & Thought Leadership: https://t.co/xFnaXGvpcI   -> Marketing & Analytics Lead: https://t.co/eW8ZMiXgSx #hiring #jobsinkenya #marketing #jobskenya

We're hiring for our research team! Check out the roles 📌: -> Associate, Data & Statistics: https://t.co/KX8tPIpAQ8 -> Associate, Research Knowledge Management: https://t.co/VCoz49uVcp -> Associate, Research Management: https://t.co/NkUkeAg0IM #jobskenya #mentalhealth #hiring

Calling all teachers, counselors, and youth workers. Join our free Mental Health Literacy Workshop on Dec 9 to build practical, strength-based tools for supporting young people. RSVP: https://t.co/ECBZxa3Cg8

The Shamiri Dual-Engine Framework solves this by protecting core elements while improving delivery in real time, enabling programs to grow without losing elements that make their programs effective. - Shamiri team #shamirisummit2025

When social programs expand to new communities, they often change so much that they stop working as effectively as they did initially. This happens because organizations focus either on proving their idea works or on quickly adapting it to new contexts. #shamirisummit2025

Using both Western and locally developed measures together therefore gives a fuller, more accurate picture of adolescent mental health, improves identification of who needs support, and enables better-targeted, culturally appropriate interventions and policies - Shamiri research

Locally developed tools identify far more cases and reveal symptom patterns that make sense in the African local context rather than fitting Western diagnostic labels.

Western screening tools often miss many Kenyan adolescents in distress because young people frequently describe their experience somatically or through metaphors.

“To truly close the mental health gap, we must move beyond superficial changes and focus on deep investment in the training and tools we give to our lay-provider workforce.” - Shamiri service delivery team. #shamirisummit2025 takeaway.

“Youth psychotherapy works exceptionally well in the Global South, but success depends on more than just access. Recent findings challenge the assumption that simple cultural adaptation or basic task-shifting are enough.”

“If we want young people to thrive, we must first understand what they are facing. Analysis of nearly 8000, students surveyed (2021-2023) reveals that worry sits at the center of depression and anxiety, among Kenyan youth.” - Shamiri research #shamirisummit2025 takeaway.

With advancements in technology, we have developed a culturally relevant AI platform designed to make mental health diagnosis and treatment more accurate, affordable, and accessible for young people in Kenya and Africa broadly. #shamirisummit2025

In Kenya we have fewer than 500 psychiatrists serving over 50 million people, with 1 in 2 young people struggling without access to mental health support. #shamirisummit2025 asked how we can utilize technology to create culturally relevant solutions.

The #shamirisummit2025 was a success! Thank you to every speaker, attendee, volunteer & partner who helped wire a future filled with belonging, connection, and hope.

Shamiri Institute unveils AI-powered mental health platform for youth across Africa

Who pays? In fragile contexts where government funding is limited, how can mental health organizations build a sustainable mental health ecosystem that leverages community and local partner funding while still demonstrating measurable outcomes that attract a larger investment?