We are creating something that Ghana truly needs.
EviHealth Nkabom is a charity focused on mental wellness for Ghanaians. It promotes wellness through community education and policy advocacy. It also works on reducing barriers to support.
Our Story
The Reality
A System at its Limit
Ghana’s mental health workforce is stretched thin, leaving many communities without the essential support they need to thrive.
The Question
Bridging the Gap
We asked: What if we addressed this through awareness? What if we used systemic advocacy? What if we utilized smart technology that reaches the people furthest from help?
The Launch
EviHealth Nkabom Founded
In early 2026, we formally established Nkabom as a charity organization dedicated to ethical, community-centered wellness.
The Goal
Sustained Impact
We are building deliberately and with integrity, ensuring mental wellness belongs to every heart and every home in the region.
We are not just another organization; we aim to make a real difference.
Our Mission
To empower Ghanaians of all ages to thrive mentally and emotionally by providing accessible, evidence-based resources and support systems. We will champion the integration of mental health into primary care, dismantle stigma surrounding mental illness, and promote substance use prevention through community-led initiatives. By leveraging technology and collaborative partnerships, we aim to bridge the gap in remote areas, ensuring that every Ghanaian has access to education, compassionate care, and a supportive network.
Vision
By 2035, every person in Ghana, regardless of where they live, what they earn, or what they have already endured—has unfettered, stigma‑free access to culturally‑sensitive, evidence‑based mental‑wellness services. Our goal is to build a resilient, mentally‑healthy nation where every citizen feels empowered to seek the help they deserve, without fear or hesitation.
How we work — three pillars, one mission
Wellness is holistic. It touches the body, the mind, the environment, and the relationships around us. Our three pillars reflect that, each one addressing a different layer of the same challenge.
Pillar 1: Awareness and Education
Start the conversation. Finish with care.
Every stigma broken opens a door but we make sure that door leads somewhere.
We run community programs and share real stories that make mental wellness and substance use part of everyday conversation. But awareness without action is incomplete. Every program we run connects people directly to trained lay counselors and peer recovery coaches in their community. No dead ends.
What this looks like:
Integration with CHPS zones and community health workers, not parallel programming
Community dialogues co-facilitated by mhGAP-trained lay counselors, not just speakers.
Content in Twi, Ga, Ewe, Dagbani that names the problem and names the next step
Harm reduction framing for substance use—meeting people where they are, not where we wish they were
Pillar 2: Advocacy
Prove it works. Then push for scale.
We do not ask policymakers to fund ideas. We ask them to fund results.
Our advocacy is built on evidence we generate ourselves. We pilot, measure, and document before we demand systemic change. Working with Ghana Health Service and the Mental Health Authority, we integrate mental health and substance use services into existing primary care structures, because new systems cost more than expanding what works.
What this looks like:
Coalition-building with WHO mhGAP implementers and existing professional associations
Piloting CHPS-integrated mental health and substance use screening in 2-3 districts
Cost-per-user and symptom improvement data to inform NHIS reimbursement arguments
Harm reduction policy advocacy alongside treatment funding
Pillar 3: Digital Access
Technology opens the door. People provide the care.
A voice call or SMS message connects you to a human being within 24 hours—supervised, trained, and accountable.
Our voice-first platform reaches rural communities in local languages, but it is designed for triage, not treatment. It screens, educates, and schedules. The care happens person-to-person, guided by professionals, delivered by trained community members.
What this looks like:
Multi-MNO infrastructure to prevent service disruption
Voice/SMS primary channels; WhatsApp secondary for equity
Every user screening positive receives callback from supervised lay counselor within 24-48 hours
Substance use-specific crisis protocols: intoxication screening, withdrawal risk assessment, mandatory reporting triggers
Who we are here for
Wellness challenges do not choose a single type of person. They show up in classrooms, on factory floors, in rural homes, and in city apartments. We exist for all of them, with particular focus on those who have historically been left out of the conversation.
Families and caregivers
People who love someone who is struggling and do not know what to do next. They need information, guidance, and the reassurance that they are not alone either.
Youth and students
Young Ghanaians navigating academic pressure, peer influence, and early exposure to substance use, with no trained counsellor in sight and no safe space to speak openly.
Working adults
Employees managing stress, burnout, and substance use in workplaces that do not yet know how to support them, and may not even recognise the signs.
Adults in rural communities
People carrying mental health burdens and substance use struggles in communities where the nearest clinic is hours away and the word “therapy” has never been spoken aloud.
What we stand for
Dignity
Every person’s experience, with their mental health, their substance use, or both, is met with full respect and zero judgment. Always.
Honesty
We are transparent about what we know, what we are building, and what we have yet to learn. We share our results, good and difficult openly.
Community first
Our communities shape our work. We listen before we design. We learn before we launch. The people we serve are not beneficiaries, they are partners.
Resilience
We believe in people’s capacity to heal, grow, and thrive, when they have the right support around them. Building that support is our entire purpose.
Interested in Contributing to Our Project?
We seek partners, researchers, donors, community leaders, and advocates who believe in fighting for mental wellness in Ghana — together.
