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Kesho Mpya counselors with a group of adolescent girls in Iringa, Tanzania
Healing minds, shaping tomorrow

Every young person deserves someone who listens.

Kesho Mpya is Swahili for a new tomorrow. We bring counseling, mental health education and psychosocial support to children and adolescents in Iringa, Tanzania — alongside the families, schools and communities around them.

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Moments from our work Iringa, Tanzania · 2023 to today
Adolescent girls gathered at a Kesho Mpya session
Our vision

A future where every adolescent has the emotional support, mental health knowledge and safe environment needed to thrive.

Our mission

To improve adolescent mental health through counseling, education, prevention, advocacy and family and community partnership.

What we hold to Compassion Hope Confidentiality Integrity Inclusion Respect Evidence-based practice
Why it matters

Much of it is carried in silence.

Many young people move through anxiety, low mood, bullying, family conflict, substance use and academic pressure without anyone to tell. Not because they do not want help — because help has never been close by.

None of this is any young person’s fault. And it is changeable: one trained adult, one safe place to speak, and a parent who knows what to do next changes the whole outcome.

See what we do about it
1 in 7

adolescents worldwide lives with a mental health condition — most receive no support at all.

14

is the median age at which most conditions begin — years before anyone asks for help.

2

mental health workers per 100,000 people across much of Tanzania.

Sources: WHO, Ministry of Health. Replace with your own citations before publishing.

What we have done so far

Since 2023, with volunteer counselors, partner schools and the parents of Iringa.
1,240+ Adolescents reached
480 Counseling sessions
12 Partner schools
86% Return for a second session

Draft figures — replace with your own records.

Programs & services

Choose an area and explore what we do

All 20 programs

Individual & group counseling

Confidential sessions with trained counselors — for anxiety, low mood, grief, trauma, bullying and academic pressure. Free for adolescents.

—Individual and group counseling —Trauma, stress and depression support —Suicide prevention, handled safely —Referral into specialist care

School mental health programs

We bring mental health into school life: classroom education, teacher training, peer support groups and life skills — so school becomes a place where it is safe to speak.

—Classroom mental health education —Training for teachers and heads —Peer support groups and peer educators —Life skills training
Students in a Kesho Mpya school mental health session

Parent education & family support

Workshops in Swahili for parents and caregivers: noticing the signs, starting the conversation, and responding with compassion rather than alarm.

—Monthly parent workshops —Family psychosocial support —Free guides in Swahili and English

Community awareness & prevention

Awareness campaigns, substance use prevention, training for community leaders, and a clear referral path into specialist care.

—Community awareness campaigns —Substance use prevention —Capacity building for local partners

Research, advocacy & training

We gather evidence from our own work, publish it openly, and train other practitioners — so adolescent mental health becomes a national priority.

—Baseline studies and program evaluation —Professional training for counselors —Policy advocacy and collaboration
How Kesho Mpya helps

From first contact to steady ground

01

Reach out

By phone, WhatsApp, a school, or a family member. No complicated forms.

02

A first conversation

A confidential, unhurried session to understand what is happening.

03

Ongoing support

Counseling, peer groups, life skills — with family involved where it helps.

04

Moving forward

Referral where specialist care is needed, and a door that stays open.

Stories of change
“I used to shut myself in my room every day. Now I know I was not lazy — I was hurting. Someone listened, and that changed everything.”

Student, 16, Iringa · name withheld

Resource library

Things to take away and use today

Research & blog

What we learn, we publish

Volunteer

Four hours a month

Counselors, teachers, psychology students, translators and community organisers. Training is provided.

Apply to volunteer
Partner

Schools, NGOs, universities

We welcome all partners — government, funders, health professionals and researchers who share this vision.

Start a conversation
What comes next

Our own counseling centre

We are growing toward a counseling facility, a training centre, a research unit and a youth leadership network.

Help make it happen