Simmering Point: How Youth in Kenya are reimagining Mental Health

In this film, Kenyan youth share hidden struggles- depression, pressure, and the small everyday acts that help them hold on: music, church bands, journals full of moments that matter.

Tom Osborn, who grew up in rural Kenya, co-founded Shamiri to learn from these real ways young people care for themselves, then help share what works more widely.

Each year, Shamiri reaches tens of thousands of students through near-peer mentors delivering simple, evidence-backed tools — like growth mindset and values reflection — in local schools. Alongside this, the team has built the research and delivery systems needed to expand what works at scale.