How user-led and policy level approaches complement each other.

Ghana Somubi Dwumadie launches disability and mental health webinar series

Our mental health and disability programme Ghana Somubi Dwumadie (Ghana Participation Programme) is running a series of webinars, which are running from 27 August and 10 September. Click here…

Creating a more inclusive Ghana

In Ghana, people with disabilities, including people with mental health conditions, continue to face stigma and discrimination. Our UK aid-funded programme, Ghana Somubi Dwumadie (Ghana Participation…

4 lessons on how to promote gender equality and social inclusion in health programming

World leaders have committed to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030. Time is ticking and if we are truly going to make affordable healthcare accessible to in the next seven years,…

New partnership with the Chopra Foundation supports the mental health and well-being of FGM/C survivors and activists in Africa

The Girl Generation: Support to the Africa-led movement to End Female Genital Mutilation (TGG) has partnered with the Chopra Foundation through its Never Alone Mental Health Initiative. This exciting…

Tackling mental health stigma and discrimination in Ghana

In Ghana, between 85-98% of people experiencing mental health conditions in the country cannot access the treatment they need due to a lack of service provision and trained mental health professionals,…

Enabling survivor activists to lead the change in the fight against female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C)

Options’ The Girl Generation: Support to the Africa Led Movement to End FGM/C Programme (TGG-ALM) has developed a flagship initiative, Survivor Leadership Training (SLT), to provide sustainable emotional support…

Vivian Fiscian

Vivian F. Sarpomaa Fiscian is a development sociologist with experience in delivering education, and gender and social inclusion projects. Her specialism lies in multi-disciplinary governance, policy,…