Michelle Oyoo Abiero

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Michelle Oyoo Abiero, 18

(she/her)

In 2017, Michelle Oyoo Abiero co-founded Project Fmile to raise awareness for mental health and suicide in Kenya. Through the organization, Michelle leads various campaigns and forums to educate students on psychological triggers like bullying, body image, sexual assault, and more. They also partner with psychologists and psychiatrists to provide mental health resources and referrals to their audience. So far, over 100 young Kenyans have used Project Fmile’s online therapy referral and support group, and Michelle’s ultimate goal is to offer ongoing mental health services to communities at low or no cost.

Fmile is non-profit project that aims to spread awareness on mental health and suicide in Kenya. According to WHO (World Health Organization) mental health is a state of well-being in which the individual realizes their own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to their community. Fmile aims to eradicate stigma towards mental health.
WHY WE DO IT?
Fmile was founded in October, 2017. This was after the alarming statistics on mental health, averagely 800,000 people commit suicide annually. According to WHO one in four people are affected by mental disorders. Mental health is seen as a taboo topic among many communities making it harder for people to seek help.

HOW DO WE DO IT?
PARTNERSHIPS
Fmile has partnered up with numerous psychiatrists and psychologists to ensure that information brought to you is accurate, some of our partnerships include Oasis Health Specialty Hospital, Nairobi. This also ensures we are able to refer people to their nearest psychologists and psychiatrists.

https://fmile.wordpress.com/about/