Sheilla Akwara, center with students at Serare Primary school in Kenya at a mentoring session.
Jenga Africa is a non-profit organization that raises awareness and finds solutions for young people going through depression and suicide ideation. After battling with depression and suicidal ideation for over 20 years, I founded Jenga Africa, in order to help other young people globally, beginning with Africa. We work with different corners of society, from communities, governments, private society, CSO’s, and many international organizations.
Jenga is a Swahili that means ‘to build’.
We aim to build the power, strength, and resilience that is within us, to enable one to combat life’s difficult situations. We also seek to provide young people with a meaningful role in society as they are an investment to the future
For more information, please visit jengaafrica.com or email us at info@jengaafrica.com
Sheilla Akwara, founder of Jenga Africa
Jenga Africa to host international conference on mental health in 2020
Due to the unforeseen events happening globally pertaining to COVID-19, Jenga Africa will communicate accordingly on the upcoming conference to take place this year, 2020. At this time, our prayers and thoughts are with those who’ve been affected by the virus.