Ifokanbale Project

Unmask Initiative for Mental Wellbeing is a Nigerian non-profit working to advance mental wellbeing, emotional literacy, and personal resilience across communities. Through storytelling, reading programs, and community engagement, we help people better understand their emotions and access supportive environments that encourage growth and healing.

Community mental wellness for older adults

The Ifọkanbàlẹ Project focuses on supporting emotional wellbeing among older adults within communities.

The Yoruba word Ifọkanbàlẹ means peace of mind, calmness, and emotional balance—values that many people seek as they grow older but often struggle to maintain due to life’s challenges.

Many older adults experience emotional stress, loneliness, unresolved trauma, grief, and health-related anxieties but rarely have access to safe spaces where these issues can be discussed openly.

The Ifọkanbàlẹ Project brings mental health conversations directly into communities through outreach sessions, discussions, and support programs.

These community visits aim to:

Increase awareness about emotional wellbeing
Encourage open conversations about mental health
Reduce stigma surrounding mental health discussions
Provide practical tools for managing emotional stress
Connect individuals with available support resources

By meeting people within their own communities, the project ensures that emotional wellness education becomes accessible, relatable, and culturally sensitive.