Prevention
Early awareness, stigma reduction, coping tools, and help-seeking support.
Mental Health • Social Wellbeing • Youth Empowerment • Mombasa
Healthy Minds. Empowered Youth. Resilient Communities.
Supporting prevention, promotion, rehabilitation, youth leadership, skills development, and community-driven solutions across Mombasa.
About Mizizi
Community-led care for mental health, dignity, and opportunity.
Mizizi Youth Organization is a Mombasa-based community organization founded in 2020 to respond to mental health stigma, limited support systems, and gaps in accessible services affecting young people and families.
MYO now works across mental health and social wellbeing, health and gender inclusivity, livelihoods, environmental action, and human rights and governance.
Read our story →Impact Snapshot
Built on measurable community reach
Our work connects awareness, safe spaces, psychosocial support, referrals, skills development, and long-term resilience.
8,000+
People reached through mental health literacy and awareness
1,000+
Families supported through Group PM+
1,600+
Individuals supported through IPT-G sessions
2,000+
People reached through SRHR interventions
1,500+
Youth supported through empowerment programs
500+
Men reached through the Ludo Mental Health Initiative
500+
Girls supported through YSLAs
70+
Young Billionaires Club members mentored
Our Model
Prevention, promotion, rehabilitation, and empowerment
Promotion
Community dialogues, youth-friendly safe spaces, and peer support networks.
Rehabilitation
Referral pathways, counseling linkages, psychosocial support, and reintegration.
Empowerment
Skills development, YSLAs, talent growth, livelihoods, and civic participation.
Programs
Integrated programs for resilient communities
Mental Health & Social Wellbeing
Mental health literacy, Ustawi Minds, Ludo, Group PM+, IPT-G, rehabilitation, and referrals.
Health & Gender Inclusivity
SRHR education, menstrual hygiene, digital referrals, HIV prevention, and GBV support linkages.
Livelihoods & Talent Development
Mentorship, career guidance, skills development, Young Billionaires Club, and YSLAs.
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Community activities
A glimpse into Mizizi’s support groups, Ludo sessions, youth leadership, talent development, and empowerment work.
Partners
Working together for greater impact
MYO collaborates with community, health, youth, education, and development partners to expand mental health, SRHR, livelihoods, environmental action, and governance programs.
Swahilipot Hub
TIKO / Triggerise Africa
Aga Khan University
Ministry of Health Kenya
Equity Bank
Mombasa Women Empowerment Network
Mombasa Young Mothers
Pwani Youth Network
SHOFCO
Youth Alive Kenya
Thrive Together CBO
Strong Minds AfricaSwahilipot HubTIKO / Triggerise AfricaAga Khan UniversityMinistry of Health KenyaEquity BankMombasa Women Empowerment NetworkMombasa Young MothersPwani Youth NetworkSHOFCOYouth Alive KenyaThrive Together CBOStrong Minds AfricaCall to Action
Invest in youth mental health. Support community-based solutions.
Partner with Mizizi to expand mental health literacy, psychosocial support, rehabilitation pathways, youth empowerment, and climate-conscious community action.