Our News

Published on Jun 16, 2020

After spending five weeks as an intern at the SHM Foundation, Sadie Levi reflects on her experiencess and shares what she's learned during this time.

Published on Jun 01, 2020

At the end of 2019, the SHM Foundation's collaborative Ember project spoke with 130+ mental health initiatives in low-resource contexts to select the 12 partners we would work with in 2020. This is a snapshot of what we learned from those conversations.

Published on Jun 01, 2020

We're launching two funds to provide support to the mental health initiatives we work with as they face the pandemic and look to the future.

Published on Jun 01, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all our lives in many ways. We've reflected on how we want to respond to this crisis and defined the five values that underpin our approach.

Published on Jun 01, 2020

Digital technology has always been central to the SHM Foundation, particularly to the Ember Projects' way of working. Now, amidst the coronavirus crisis, the whole world is learning how to work online, so we thought we'd share what works for us.

Published on Jun 01, 2020

Featuring grassroots innovators from Ecuador to Ethiopia, we're excited to introduce the twelve projects partnering with Ember in 2020.

Published on Apr 17, 2020

Khuluma's adolescent mentors have worked with the foundation team to create a COVID-19 awareness campaign designed for young people in southern Africa.

Published on Sep 12, 2019

“It was a nice experience going to camp for the very first time. It gave me a chance to express myself and I was able to identify some of my strengths and weaknesses on the camp. The most memorable activity was the water canoeing race. Yes, I was afraid of drowning but I managed to get on the canoe and face my fear. I enjoyed helping others, and for them being able to see that other people can believe in me. There is always a shoulder to cry on when together. Being away from home was pretty nice. If another mentor was considering going on camp, I would tell them to go out and discover the true person in you and to have fun!”