Embracing Mental Health in Organizations
The mental well-being of a population–including social well-being and psychological and emotional aspects–is essential to organizational development and a country’s sustainable development. The state of our mental health impacts the way we think, the way we act, the choices we make, and how we relate with others in society. A 2016 report from The Mental […]
“Between What is Common and What is Right.” by Kutha Banda, 2016–2017 Fellow
As a child, I was often called inquisitive. Adults told me I had a “creative mind.” I remember bringing my friends together to perform plays, poems, and all sorts of activities at school. I wanted to try everything. I was not a quiet child. I started using my voice early in the Anti-AIDS club and environmental […]
“Maybe It’s the World, and Not You, That Is Broken” by Alice Bayingana, 2015-2016 Fellows
After almost three decades of fighting a never-ending battle with my brain, I found out that I was autistic earlier this year. All it took was a global pandemic and moving to a city where I knew no one in a national lockdown for me to notice that the cycles of anxiety, followed by depression, […]
“Unequal Access to Mental Health Services” by Tilinao Lamba, 2013-2014 Fellow
This is my sincere belief that mental health is as vital as physical health and should be afforded the same level of priority by individuals and healthcare systems alike. Unfortunately, in a country like Malawi, several significant barriers prevent this from happening. In sharing some of them, I hope to also discuss possible solutions to those […]
“The Realities of Medical Apartheid, from Palestine to the U.S.” by Gigi Ady, 2017-2018 Fellow
You should know that I’m unapologetically Palestinian. One starting point for my family is when my father and his family were expelled from their home in Palestine in 1967 and became refugees living in Jordan due to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Several years later my parents married, had my brother, and eventually made their […]
“Dear White Women In International Development.” by Lazenya Weekes-Richemond, Global Health Specialist
You comprise 80% of the workforce and while you may be well-meaning and altruistic in your reasons for working in this sector, institutionalized white supremacy and your mere presence as white women make you complicit in the systemic oppression of the Black and Brown people you feel led to serve in the Global South. No […]