Mental health care shouldn’t cost someone their chance at it.
Over 1 billion people worldwide are living with a mental health condition. Most will never receive care, not because care does not exist, but because it is out of reach. In coastal Kenya, in Kilifi, this is not a distant statistic. It is a person sitting with their pain, alone, because they cannot afford to go anywhere. The Nawiri Akili Initiative was built to close that gap. Community sponsorships and professional revenue are the engine. Every contribution is allocated directly to free care, school programs, and community outreach.
Every contribution has a name behind it
M-Pesa · Bank transfer · Card payments (via Paystack) · International transfers · All currencies welcome
Building with people who believe care should reach everyone
Partnership with Nawiri is a shared commitment to access. We work with organisations ready to move beyond statements about mental health into action that actually reaches people.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sponsor free care through your CSR program. We provide transparent reporting on sessions supported, communities reached, and people helped, so your organisation can demonstrate real, measurable impact. Partnerships can be structured as annual commitments, campaign-based sponsorships, or matched staff contributions.
What partners receive: Impact reports · Acknowledgement · Co-branded visibility · Community event invitations
School & Community Partnerships
For schools and community organisations who want to embed mental health programs. We co-design with you, support your team, and build something the community owns, rather than just something we deliver.
What co-design includes: Needs assessment · Program design · Facilitator support · Ongoing guidance · Evaluation
Institutional & Foundation Support
We welcome grant allocations, programme partnerships, and multi-year institutional commitments. A full investment proposal, theory of change documentation, and outcome frameworks are available on request.
What we provide: Project brief · Theory of change · Outcome frameworks · Progress reports · Learning documentation
To start a partnership conversation: info@nawiriakili.org
We are early. We need people who believe in this.
Mental Health Education & Awareness
Help develop and deliver mental health education for schools, communities, and online platforms. Facilitate awareness sessions, create content, or support workshop design.
Skills helpful: Psychology, counselling, community education, facilitation, content writing
Communications & Storytelling
Help tell the story of Nawiri through social media, writing, photography, or design. We are building a brand that needs to feel human, warm, and credible.
Skills helpful: Writing, design, social media, photography, videography
Community Outreach & Mobilisation
Help us reach communities in Kilifi and beyond, connecting us to schools, faith leaders, and local organisations, or supporting community events.
Skills helpful: Community work, local networks, event coordination, Swahili fluency a plus
Campaign Operations & Investor Relations
Help identify sponsors, write grant applications, or manage relationships with community investors.
Skills helpful: Grant writing, outreach strategy, investor relations, nonprofit management
Technology & Digital
Help build and maintain our digital presence, including our website, booking tools, or virtual access systems.
Skills helpful: Web development, UX, digital tools, systems thinking
Have a skill we have not listed?
Tell us anyway. We are a new organisation and do not yet know everything we need. If you believe in this mission, reach out.
Skills helpful: Anything that serves the mission
Transparent. Accountable. Impact-first.
Every contribution has one purpose: getting care to people who cannot afford it.
We publish an annual impact report. Sponsors of KSh 5,000 (approx. $38) or more receive a personal update on how their contribution was used.
These are the moments this work is built for.
A glimpse of the Nawiri Akili Initiative in action within schools, communities, and the spaces where mental health support is needed most.
“When one mind flourishes, the whole community grows with it. You do not need to solve the crisis. You just need to show up for one person. Walk with us.”