Barriers and challenges can be your best friends – the story of Tawhida Shiropa
By Marte Hellema, Youth Co:Lab When Tawhida Shiropa came to Dhaka from a small town in Northern Bangladesh, she had nothing with her but...
Mental health encompasses well-defined clinical conditions but also anything that affects a person’s ability to cope with the stresses of life, work productively, positively contribute to their community and realize their full potential and ability. Mental health issues are present in every age group, gender, socio-economic status and ethnicity, they impose great costs to individuals, economies and societies as a whole.
Through social entrepreneurship young people in Asia-Pacific are innovating solutions to eliminate contributing factors, provide purpose and give support to those who need it.