BEING Initiative: Up to $200K Funding for Youth Mental Health in 5 African Countries
Deadline: June 24, 2025 | To apply, you must first register by June 17, 2025.
Eligible Countries:
Africa – Ghana, Tanzania, Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leone
South America – Colombia, Ecuador
Asia – India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Vietnam
Europe – Romania
Funding Available: Up to $200,000 USD
Apply here
What it is:
The BEING Initiative is offering up to $200,000 in funding to support bold ideas that improve mental health and well-being for young people (ages 10–24). This is part of a global call for proposals to transform how mental health systems serve youth—especially in the Global South.
Proposals can focus on systems change, advocacy, care models, education, or community-led interventions. Projects must be youth-led or meaningfully include youth voices in their design and delivery.
Why it matters:
This call is more than just a grant—it’s a bet on young people as designers of their own mental health futures. Whether you’re a grassroots org, a startup, or a collective of youth leaders, this is the kind of flexible, visionary funding that rarely comes with this level of scale and global backing.
Especially important for regions where mental health funding is rare, stigmatized, or disconnected from young people’s real lives.
What you can propose:
Youth-led community mental health initiatives
Advocacy or storytelling projects with systems impact
School-based or digital interventions
Mental health + climate, gender, or tech innovations
Public policy or service reform driven by youth voices
Who should apply:
Youth-led organizations, coalitions, and networks
NGOs, academic institutions, startups, or public agencies
Applicants based in one of the 12 focus countries
Projects must center youth ages 10–24 and be youth-designed or meaningfully co-led
