My Mind My Funk Academy, piloted as The Mental Health Academy, is a capacity building and innovation platform for emerging African mental health champions. the courses listed below are designed for peer supporters, emerging advocates, and anyone building mental health (or social-impact) initiatives. they can be offered as in-person or virtual workshops, either in groups or one-on-one. contact sitawa for more information.

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Campaigns & Advocacy

This course equips you with the tools to design, launch, and sustain mental health campaigns—from grassroots mobilization to influencing national policy.

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Mental Health First Aid

Be the first responder your community needs. This course teaches how to recognize signs of distress, provide immediate support, and connect someone to appropriate care.

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Happiness & Wellbeing

What does happiness and wellbeing mean to you, your work, and your community, and why does it matter? This course explores these ideas through an African lens and offering practical tools to support wellbeing in everyday life, leadership, and community action.

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Storytelling for Impact

Your story is your power. Learn how to use personal narratives, community experiences, and cultural wisdom to humanize mental health and challenge stigma.

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Design Thinking for Impact

A hands-on course to help you build and manage creative, user-centered mental health solutions for your community. Learn how to design for real-world impact using human-centered methods and essential project management tools that turn ideas into action.

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Opinion Piece Writing

Shape the narrative, one column at a time. From finding your angle to getting published, this course helps you write with clarity, urgency, and authority.