Womanity Sédhiou — Kafoo
A project developed with women's collectives, connecting economic autonomy, local knowledge, wellbeing and community resilience. WASSOR is seeking partners for its next phase.
Explore a partnership →Our work
From ideas to research to action.
We work with the knowledge, community structures and collective experience already present in Senegal. Communities help shape the questions we ask and the work we undertake together.
Current project
Supported by BeingDakar · Saint-Louis · Kolda
Empower Minds Initiative (EMI)
Empower Minds is WASSOR's current youth mental-health and wellbeing programme in Senegal, bringing together digital innovation, research, capacity building and evaluation.
EMI output
Maguette
Maguette is a digital mental-health platform in development for Senegal's cultural and linguistic context. It draws on EMI's learning to offer information, support and guidance towards human care. It is not yet publicly available.
Research
Research & Evaluation
Through EMI, we study how mental-health tools and measures reflect young people’s cultural realities and how they are used in Senegal. Young people take part in this research. Detailed findings are shared separately when ready for publication.
Research governance
Relevant research is conducted within WASSOR's applicable ethics and safeguarding processes.
Funding
The Empower Minds Initiative is supported by Being — an international mental health initiative hosted by Grand Challenges Canada and funded in part by the Government of Canada, Fondation Botnar, and The UK’s Department of Health and Social Care using UK aid through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
In development
Projects & partnership opportunities
These projects grow out of our work and research with communities. We welcome conversations with partners about their next stages. Detailed methods and protocols are shared as partnerships develop.
Womanity Touba — Wa Keur Soxna Momi
A community initiative for widows and single parents with caring responsibilities, bringing together psychosocial support, economic security and community life.
Explore a partnership →Youth Wellbeing & Health Literacy
An initiative rooted in young people’s cultural context, focused on wellbeing, health, safety and seeking support. We welcome partners for research, joint development and implementation.
Explore a partnership →We Choose What You See
A participatory project in which rural women choose how to tell their stories. It brings creative expression, community knowledge, research and economic autonomy together. We welcome cultural and research partners.
Explore a partnership →Victory Starts Within
A youth initiative bringing sport, psychology and wellbeing together in the context of Dakar 2026. WASSOR is seeking academic, sport and delivery partners.
Explore a partnership →My Mind, My Community
A wellbeing programme developed together around mental health, digital safety, community belonging and creative expression. We welcome funding and implementation partners.
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