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Introducing Ember's 2025 Cohort of Community Mental Health Partners
Introducing Ember's 2025 Cohort of Community Mental Health Partners

Introducing Ember's 2025 Cohort of Community Mental Health Partners

May 2025

Ember has selected 15 community-based mental health organisations to partner for Ember Cohort 2025-2026. These organisations have been selected from over 1800 applications we received during call-out.

Ember Call Out 2024

News

Video Highlights: Sparks Meet-Up 2023
Video Highlights: Sparks Meet-Up 2023

Video Highlights: Sparks Meet-Up 2023

Jan 2025

Experience the highlights from Sparks Meet-Up 2023 in Nairobi, a one-of-its-kind event where over 30 stakeholders came together to brainstorm some of the most pressing issues in global mental health.

MH & WB

MHSUA

Positive Konnections

Hope Restoration and Health Initiative

Church of Uganda Kisizi Hospital

Girls for Girls Africa Mental Health Foundation

Global Mental Health Peer Network

Ember Events

Alliance Magazine Highlights Community-Based Mental Healthcare led by Ember Innovators
Alliance Magazine Highlights Community-Based Mental Healthcare led by Ember Innovators

Alliance Magazine Highlights Community-Based Mental Healthcare led by Ember Innovators

Dec 2024

Groundbreaking grassroots approaches to mental health care, led by Ember Innovators, have been featured in Alliance Magazine, a renowned international philanthropy publication.

Huertomanías

CAFS

PHOLA

Project Phoenix

Positive Konnections

ACUFA

Church of Uganda Kisizi Hospital

Girls for Girls Africa Mental Health Foundation

KPSI

News

Celebrating Compassion, Resilience, and Innovation in Mental Health: Launch of Bloomsbury Photo Exhibition
Celebrating Compassion, Resilience, and Innovation in Mental Health: Launch of Bloomsbury Photo Exhibition

Celebrating Compassion, Resilience, and Innovation in Mental Health: Launch of Bloomsbury Photo Exhibition

Oct 2024

The Visual Tales of ‘Unexpected’ Mental Health Champions photo exhibition is now live at the Bloomsbury Festival in London, showcasing culturally rooted mental health initiatives from Ember Innovators worldwide. The launch event at Curzon, Bloomsbury on World Mental Health Day featured reflections from innovators, emphasising resilience and innovation in mental health care.

Huertomanías

CAFS

PHOLA

Project Phoenix

Positive Konnections

ACUFA

Church of Uganda Kisizi Hospital

Girls for Girls Africa Mental Health Foundation

KPSI

Ember Events

News

Ember Call-Out 2024: Updated Timeline
Ember Call-Out 2024: Updated Timeline

Ember Call-Out 2024: Updated Timeline

Sep 2024

Due to the overwhelming number of applications for Ember Call-Out 2024, we have revised our timeline to thoroughly review all submissions. Final selections will be announced by May 2025, with partnerships commencing in June 2025.

Ember Call Out 2024

The Ember Call-Out 2024 has now closed!
The Ember Call-Out 2024 has now closed!

The Ember Call-Out 2024 has now closed!

Aug 2024

Thank you to everyone who applied. We have received over 1800 applications from initiatives working in more than 80 countries.

Ember Call Out 2024

Ember Call-Out 2024: Inviting Applications from Community-Based Mental Health Initiatives
Ember Call-Out 2024: Inviting Applications from Community-Based Mental Health Initiatives

Ember Call-Out 2024: Inviting Applications from Community-Based Mental Health Initiatives

Jul 2024

Ember is calling for applications from community-based mental health initiatives working in low- and middle-income countries who would like to partner with us. Successful initiatives will be offered a 12-month partnership with Ember, customised to support and strengthen the sustainability and growth of the organisation based on their needs. Find out all the information here.

Ember Call Out 2024

Ember Call-Out 2024: Frequently Asked Questions [FAQs]
Ember Call-Out 2024: Frequently Asked Questions [FAQs]

Ember Call-Out 2024: Frequently Asked Questions [FAQs]

Jul 2024

Ember is calling for applications from community-based mental health initiatives working in low- and middle-income countries who would like to partner with us. Successful initiatives will be offered a 12-month partnership with Ember, customised to support and strengthen the sustainability and growth of the organisation based on their needs. If you have any questions about the application process, you can check out all the information here.

Ember Call Out 2024

تقوم إمبر بدعوة المتقدمين لاختيار مجموعة جديدة من المبادرات المجتمعية للصحة النفسية
تقوم إمبر بدعوة المتقدمين لاختيار مجموعة جديدة من المبادرات المجتمعية للصحة النفسية

تقوم إمبر بدعوة المتقدمين لاختيار مجموعة جديدة من المبادرات المجتمعية للصحة النفسية

Jul 2024

تدعو "إمبر" المبادرات المجتمعية للصحة النفسية و العاملة في الدول منخفضة أو متوسطة الدخل والراغبة بالتعاون معنا بتقديم الطلبات. سيتم منح المبادرات الناجحة شراكة لمدة ١٢ شهر مخصصة لدعم وتعزيز نمو المنظمة و استدامتها بناءً على احتياجاتها. ستكون هناك أيضًا فرصة للمبادرات المختارة للنظر في استثمارها عن طريق إمبر بعد الشراكة التي تبلغ مدتها ١٢ شهرًا.

Ember Call Out 2024

تقديم طلب الشراكة مع "إمبر" ٢٠٢٤: الأسئلة الشائعة
تقديم طلب الشراكة مع "إمبر" ٢٠٢٤: الأسئلة الشائعة

تقديم طلب الشراكة مع "إمبر" ٢٠٢٤: الأسئلة الشائعة

Jul 2024

تدعو «إمبر» (Ember) المبادرات المجتمعية للصحة النفسية (community-based mental health initiatives) العاملة في الدول منخفضة أو متوسطة الدخل والراغبة بالتعاون معنا بتقديم الطلبات. سيتم منح المبادرات الناجحة شراكة لمدة ١٢ شهر مخصصة لدعم وتعزيز نمو المنظمة واستدامتها بناءً على احتياجاتها. إذا كان لديك أي أسئلة حول عملية التقديم، يمكنك التحقق من جميع المعلومات هنا.

Ember Call Out 2024

Convocatoria Ember 2024: Invitamos a Presentar Solicitudes a Iniciativas Comunitarias de Salud Mental
Convocatoria Ember 2024: Invitamos a Presentar Solicitudes a Iniciativas Comunitarias de Salud Mental

Convocatoria Ember 2024: Invitamos a Presentar Solicitudes a Iniciativas Comunitarias de Salud Mental

Jul 2024

Ember abre una convocatoria para recibir solicitudes de iniciativas comunitarias de salud mental trabajando en países de ingreso bajo y mediano que deseen asociarse con nosotros. A las iniciativas seleccionadas se les ofrecerá una asociación de 12 meses con Ember, la cual estará personalizada para apoyar y reforzar la sostenibilidad y el crecimiento de la organización en función de sus necesidades. Encuentra toda la información aquí.

Ember Call Out 2024

Convocatoria Ember 2024: Preguntas Frecuentes
Convocatoria Ember 2024: Preguntas Frecuentes

Convocatoria Ember 2024: Preguntas Frecuentes

Jul 2024

Ember abre una convocatoria para recibir solicitudes de iniciativas comunitarias de salud mental trabajando en países de ingreso bajo y mediano que deseen asociarse con nosotros. A las iniciativas seleccionadas se les ofrecerá una asociación de 12 meses con Ember, la cual estará personalizada para apoyar y reforzar la sostenibilidad y el crecimiento de la organización en función de sus necesidades. Si tienes alguna duda sobre el proceso de solicitud, puedes consultar toda la información aquí.

Ember Call Out 2024

Just Released: The Guardian features Ember Innovator Phola
Just Released: The Guardian features Ember Innovator Phola

Just Released: The Guardian features Ember Innovator Phola

May 2024

The work of Phola in community-based mental health has been featured by one of the world's leading media publications, The Guardian.

PHOLA

Innovator Updates

News

Ember Travel Diaries: KPSI, Indonesia
Ember Travel Diaries: KPSI, Indonesia

Ember Travel Diaries: KPSI, Indonesia

Mar 2024

Team members June and Anna share their experience of visiting KPSI, a thriving community of people living with mental health conditions and their carers in Jakarta, Indonesia.

KPSI

Travel Diaries

Ember investee GMHPN dedicates Annual Report to Ember
Ember investee GMHPN dedicates Annual Report to Ember

Ember investee GMHPN dedicates Annual Report to Ember

Oct 2023

The Annual Report showcases how GMHPN is championing lived experience leaders and shaping the global mental health field.

Global Mental Health Peer Network

Innovator Updates

Sparks Meet-Up 2023: Highlights
Sparks Meet-Up 2023: Highlights

Sparks Meet-Up 2023: Highlights

Sep 2023

In this blog, you'll find all the highlights, takeaways and photos from Sparks Meet-Up 2023: Fostering Connections in Global Mental Health, a one-of-its-kind event bringing together 30+ grassroots organisations to reflect on ways to shape the mental health sector in relaxing environs.

MH & WB

MHSUA

Positive Konnections

Hope Restoration and Health Initiative

Church of Uganda Kisizi Hospital

Global Mental Health Peer Network

Ember Events

Announcing Sparks Meet-Up 2023: Fostering Connections in Mental Health
Announcing Sparks Meet-Up 2023: Fostering Connections in Mental Health

Announcing Sparks Meet-Up 2023: Fostering Connections in Mental Health

Sep 2023

SHM Foundation presents Sparks Meet-Up, a first-of-its-kind conference fostering connections in global mental health.

Ember Events

Ember expands funding in mental health innovation, announces grants for projects in 8 countries
Ember expands funding in mental health innovation, announces grants for projects in 8 countries

Ember expands funding in mental health innovation, announces grants for projects in 8 countries

May 2023

Ember Fund will be investing in and mentoring 6 community-based mental health innovators as part of Ember Investee Cohort 2023. In addition, we will be awarding a financial grant to 3 more initiatives for their long-standing dedication and pioneering work towards caring for their communities.

Burans

Positive Konnections

ACUFA

Hope Restoration and Health Initiative

Taala Foundation

Church of Uganda Kisizi Hospital

Girls for Girls Africa Mental Health Foundation

Global Mental Health Peer Network

KPSI

News

Ember Travel Diaries: ACUFA, Argentina
Ember Travel Diaries: ACUFA, Argentina

Ember Travel Diaries: ACUFA, Argentina

Jul 2022

Combining a cultural centre, textile social enterprise, peer support and hospital care, ACUFA is a truly integrated model of mental health support. Team member June shares her experiences of her recent visit

ACUFA

Travel Diaries

Ember Travel Diaries: The Ahumuza Centre at Kisiizi Hospital
Ember Travel Diaries: The Ahumuza Centre at Kisiizi Hospital

Ember Travel Diaries: The Ahumuza Centre at Kisiizi Hospital

Jun 2022

Team member Charlotte shares her experience of visiting Kisiizi Hospital, Uganda, and witnessing their compassionate delivery of mental health care to the Kisiizi community

Church of Uganda Kisizi Hospital

Travel Diaries

How can funders do more and do better for community-based mental health? Join the discussion in Ember's live webinar!
How can funders do more and do better for community-based mental health? Join the discussion in Ember's live webinar!

How can funders do more and do better for community-based mental health? Join the discussion in Ember's live webinar!

Jun 2022

Join us on 15th June for a webinar in which Ember's partners will share insights on what support and resources are necessary to enable their organisations to grow and thrive long-term

Ember Events

Ember Impact Evaluation: Key Learnings
Ember Impact Evaluation: Key Learnings

Ember Impact Evaluation: Key Learnings

Feb 2022

We conducted an evaluation of Ember's partnerships in 2020-2021, to understand how we met our partners' expectations and what difference we made. This report shares the findings of that evaluation.

Announcing 5 Ember Spark Awards and 1 Creative Fellowship
Announcing 5 Ember Spark Awards and 1 Creative Fellowship

Announcing 5 Ember Spark Awards and 1 Creative Fellowship

Jan 2022

Awards season isn't just for Hollywood stars. We're recognising the hard work of 6 incredible early-stage mental health intitiatives with the first ever Ember Spark Awards

News

Ember announces new cohort for 2022, along with funding for 5 existing partners
Ember announces new cohort for 2022, along with funding for 5 existing partners

Ember announces new cohort for 2022, along with funding for 5 existing partners

Dec 2021

Nine initiatives have been selected to join our new cohort. Additionally, five initiatives from our previous cohort will receive funding as part of the second phase of their Ember partnership.

News

The Ember Call-Out 2021 has now closed!
The Ember Call-Out 2021 has now closed!

The Ember Call-Out 2021 has now closed!

Aug 2021

Thank you to everyone who applied. We have received 166 applications from initiatives working in more than 50 countries.

Previous Call Outs

Ember launches 2021 call-out to select next cohort of partners
Ember launches 2021 call-out to select next cohort of partners

Ember launches 2021 call-out to select next cohort of partners

Jul 2021

Ember is calling for applications from community-based mental health initiatives working in low- and middle-income countries. Successful applicants will be enrolled in a 12-month partnership with Ember designed to support, strengthen or grow the project. Find all the information here.

Previous Call Outs

Convocatoria Ember 2021
Convocatoria Ember 2021

Convocatoria Ember 2021

Jul 2021

Ember abre una convocatoria para recibir solicitudes de iniciativas comunitarias de salud mental que trabajen en países de ingreso bajo y mediano. Las iniciativas seleccionadas formarán parte de una asociación de 12 meses con Ember diseñada para apoyar, fortalecer o hacer crecer su proyecto, según sea necesario.

Previous Call Outs

Ember Call Out 2021- Preguntas frecuentes
Ember Call Out 2021- Preguntas frecuentes

Ember Call Out 2021- Preguntas frecuentes

Jul 2021

Ember abre una convocatoria para recibir solicitudes de iniciativas comunitarias de salud mental que trabajen en países de ingreso bajo y mediano. Las iniciativas seleccionadas formarán parte de una asociación de 12 meses con Ember diseñada para apoyar, fortalecer o hacer crecer su proyecto. Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre el proceso de solicitud, puede consultar toda la información aquí.

Previous Call Outs

Ember call-out 2021 - FAQs
Ember call-out 2021 - FAQs

Ember call-out 2021 - FAQs

Jul 2021

Ember is calling for applications from community-based mental health initiatives working in low- and middle-income countries. Successful applicants will be enrolled in a 12-month partnership with Ember designed to support, strengthen or grow the project. If you have any questions about the application process, you can check out all the information here.

Previous Call Outs

Innovators' Huddle 2 featuring a virtual garden tour
Innovators' Huddle 2 featuring a virtual garden tour

Innovators' Huddle 2 featuring a virtual garden tour

Dec 2020

30 participants, 13 countries- The Innovators' Huddle 2 was a rich interaction among innovators and also featured a virtual garden tour. Here are the details!

Huertomanías

Ember Events

Ember Launches Wellbeing & Transformation Funds
Ember Launches Wellbeing & Transformation Funds

Ember Launches Wellbeing & Transformation Funds

Apr 2020

At Ember, we believe it is critical that we respond swiftly to the challenges faced by the mental health initiatives we work with. With the ongoing pandemic, it’s the need of the hour for our partners to adapt & innovate in different ways. We understand that this is a challenging task and to assist innovators, we have decided to support them through the Ember Wellbeing and Transformation Funds.

News

Our values in a time of crisis
Our values in a time of crisis

Our values in a time of crisis

Mar 2020

Within Ember, we've been reflecting on how we can respond to COVID-19 crisis, both in the work we're doing and the way we do it. These values represent how we want to work within our team, and extend out into how we work as an organisation.

News

Surprise Announcement: Five more Ember partners for 2020
Surprise Announcement: Five more Ember partners for 2020

Surprise Announcement: Five more Ember partners for 2020

Jan 2020

We are so happy to announce that, with support from the Vitol Foundation, we are now able to partner with an additional 5 projects.

News

From Ecuador to Ethiopia: Introducing Ember's 2020 partners
From Ecuador to Ethiopia: Introducing Ember's 2020 partners

From Ecuador to Ethiopia: Introducing Ember's 2020 partners

Jan 2020

Following a rigorous selection process after receiving 159 submissions from 48 countries, here are Ember's 2020 partner innovators.

News

Mental Health in Africa Conference
Mental Health in Africa Conference

Mental Health in Africa Conference

Nov 2019

The Ember Call-Out 2019 has now closed
The Ember Call-Out 2019 has now closed

The Ember Call-Out 2019 has now closed

Sep 2019

We are now engaged in the next phase of our selection process. The successful applicants will be announced in the coming months.

Previous Call Outs

Ember Call Out: En Français
Ember Call Out: En Français

Ember Call Out: En Français

Aug 2019

Ember est en quête de candidatures de projets communautaires sur la santé mentale, venant de pays à revenus bas et moyens. Les candidats retenus seront intégrés à un programme de 12 mois conçu pour soutenir, renforcer ou développer le projet, le cas échéant.

Previous Call Outs

Ember Call Out: En Español
Ember Call Out: En Español

Ember Call Out: En Español

Aug 2019

Ember está convocando solicitudes de proyectos de salud mental basados en la comunidad que trabajen en países de bajos y medianos ingresos. Los solicitantes seleccionados se inscribirán en un proceso de 12 meses diseñado para apoyar, fortalecer o hacer crecer el proyecto, según corresponda.

Previous Call Outs

Ember Call Out: Applications now open!
Ember Call Out: Applications now open!

Ember Call Out: Applications now open!

Aug 2019

Ember is calling for applications from community-based mental health projects working in low- and middle-income countries. Successful applicants will be enrolled in a 12-month process designed to support, strengthen or grow the project, as appropriate. Here's all the information you'll need to work out whether this process is for you.

Previous Call Outs

Introducing Ember
Introducing Ember

Introducing Ember

Dec 2017

The Ember Project’s mission is to find, connect and support innovators with the tools, resources and skills needed to sustain and scale up their innovations.