Mr. Aitisaam is an active energetic youth having huge interest in Mental Health.
He likes to work voluntarily for Mental Health awareness. He believes that this issue
should be raised and aware of youth about it.Through M4M platform he believes he can bring changes in youth’s Mental Health.
Ms. Asika is 20 years old enthusiastic Nepali student currently studying bachelor’s in public health second year(BPH) in Maharajgunj Medical Campus (CDPH) having a very much interest in different aspects of mental health .She believes when youths of today come up together as a single unit ,they can raise awareness even for the very deeply rooted social taboos.This M4M is a platform to change those mis concepts and brings out the positive changes.
Miss Laraib Latif is really enthusiastic towards spreading awareness about mental health issues and their solution or coping mechanisms among youth. She has a keen knowledge of mental health and how to deal with someone who is going through such issues. She really likes to work with M4M in order to spread a word about the importance of mental health in today’s world.
Ms: Laxmi Chaudhary is a student of public health from Nepal. She is one of the volunteers of M4M team “The Sane Squad”. It’s her first experience volunteering on mental health programs. She has been actively working on many health awareness programs and dignified menstruation on her communities. Laxmi believes that no one can be healthy without attaining mental health. She has been looking forward to working with the M4M team to create a non-judgmental environment in her society where one could freely talk about their mental health problems and seek professional care.
She is Manaswi Poudel, a civil engineer from Nepal. She is a volunteer of M4M team “The Sane Squad”. According to her mental health is an important issue that should be addressed and she believes we have the capacity of bringing people out from darkness to light- from sadness to happiness. She loves writing poems and articles on social issues. She has been volunteering since her school days and through M4M, She wants to be a vehicle in bringing a change in the mindset of people about mental health.
Ms.Manjari Shrestha is from Bhaktapur, Nepal. She is an undergraduate public
health student and likes involving in community works and social services. She
believes in bringing a positive change in our society through learning, empowerment of youth and strong leadership. Although the general perception of mental illness has improved over the past decades, there are still existence of powerful stigmas against mental illness due to media stereotypes and lack of education. So, to work on this she is involved as a volunteer in M4M where she can collaborate and work together with the people of similar interests on mental health and wellbeing.
Ms. Pema Yangzom from Bhutan is currently pursuing bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science at Asian University for Women in Bangladesh. Her interest in contributing to society elevated when she started her undergraduate program. Now, she spends most of her effort in volunteering, learning and becoming a better version of herself. Her experience in mental health is very limited and she is expecting to gain more insights from this volunteer activity. In the coming years, Pema envisions to see a society where people no longer have to form volunteer groups to normalize and promote mental wellbeing. She believes that everyone should be active about their mental wellbeing just like they are on social media.
Ms.Sabina Nepal is an aspiring youth from Bhutan who is a volunteer of M4M team, The Sane Squad Sabina has been an active YPeer member since 2017. She attended many advocacy programs of YPEER through which she came to know about the
importance of mental health and its impact. Since then she has been trying to find out ways and means to provide a helping hand to those in need. She is looking forward to M4M as a platform whereby she can acquire knowledge regarding mental health and help others understand about it.
Sarda Chuwan is an enthusiastic youth pursuing Bachelor degree in Power Engineering in Bhutan. She has a diverse interest in youth related issues such as substance abuse, mental health, peer pressure etc. She believes that mental health is a very important subject to be discussed not only among the youths but also among adults and children. This is because there are people from all age groups going through some sort of mental health problems. However, the majority of people having such issues are the youths, she says. She also believes that constant awareness and campaigns on mental health can help eradicate social stigmas regarding people with mental health issues. Thus, creating a lively environment for them to live and grow in.
Mr.Siraj Allana is a final year nursing student at Aga Khan University Karachi, Pakistan.
Despite being a nursing student, he has also been involved in national and international
social activities. He is an active member of the world youth forum, also works as youth activist in gender equality and women empowerment. He recently completed his international fellowship on Leadership in Gender Health and Education under the name of Wo Kahani supported by Rise Up international. He has a keen interest in mental health of adolescents in Pakistan for that he has also been an active member of student mental health society in University where he has been providing volunteer services as a student counselor specially working for substance abuse and suicide prevention in adolescents. He wishes to collaborate with me for myself and work for gender identification to promote adolescents’ mental wellbeing.
Ms Sujata Acharya is an enthusiastic and energetic youth who has a deep interest in mental health. She believes each citizen should be responsible and empowered to raise out the voice to cover every nook and corners regarding mental health issues. Through the M4M platform, she believes she can mobilize, empower and bring positive changes among adolescents and youth regarding mental health.
Mr.Waleed is an enthusiastic person pursuing a Bachelor degree in dentistry. He has a diverse interest in different health related issues such as dental related problems and mental health .He believes that mental health is very important subject to be discussed among the youth .This is because there are people from all age groups going through some sort of mental health problems especially in lockdown when everyone is at home and have no previous experience. He also believes that constant awareness and campaigns on mental health can help eradicate social stigmas regarding people with mental health issues. Thus, creating a lively environment for them to live and grow in.
Ms. Yeshey Pemo is a youth from Bhutan, who believes the need of awareness on mental health is essential. She is currently in second year pursuing her major in Public Health and minor in Psychology in Asian University for Women in Bangladesh. It was through her education that made her realize about the importance of mental health and decided to do a minor in psychology. Mental Health is highly stigmatized in most of the countries including Bhutan and she hopes that mental health awareness would help society/people to normalize talking about it. Through M4M, she expects to learn more about mental health and hopes to be able to help people with mental health issues.
