Valor Mental Health Foundation

24/11/2025

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤💚

As we step into this new week, remember:
Mental health is not about being perfect or strong all the time. It’s about learning to listen to yourself, rest when needed and grow at your own pace.

Some days you’ll feel on top of the world.
Other days you’ll just manage to get out of bed and that is still progress.
Healing is not linear.

✨ You are allowed to take it one step at a time. ✨

This week:
🧘🏾‍♀️ Breathe before you react
📖 Speak kindly to yourself
🤝 Reach out when you feel overwhelmed
💧 Drink enough water
😌 Celebrate the small victories

Your mental well-being matters.💚





National AIDS & Health Promotion Agency
Makgabaneng

19/11/2025

Happy International Men’s Day! 🎉

Today we celebrate the boys who are learning to feel, to talk, and to ask for help. By raising them with open hearts🫀 and healthy minds🧠, we’re shaping a future where strength means kindness, not silence.✨ Let’s encourage every boy to share his story, listen without judgment, and know that caring for his mental wellbeing is a true sign of courage.💙💚





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National AIDS & Health Promotion Agency
Makgabaneng

19/11/2025

📢 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓🥳

Theme: 𝐏𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧: 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐔𝐩🧠
Date: Saturday 29th November 2025
Time: From 10:00 AM–14:00 PM
Venue: Burgers Tarven
Ticket: 𝐏𝟑𝟎𝟎 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡
For Registration Contact: Ms Montshiwa at +267 72 704 281

𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞:
Join us for a healthy “Pens Down” alternative: an exciting and meaningful event designed to help teens celebrate the end of exams while prioritizing their mental well-being.

✨ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭:
• Engaging Talk: Exploring mental health, managing school stress and dealing with failure.
• Interactive Games:
• Trust Walk
• Balloon Pop Relay (pop balloons with hidden mental health questions!)
• Tower of Strength: Jenga with a meaningful twist
• Music & Entertainment
• Anonymous Q&A Box – ask your questions freely
• Delicious Food & Refreshments
• Gift Packs for all participants

Let’s end the exam season on a high note 🎉Register and let’s come have fun‼️

Empowering minds,breaking stigma and promoting mental well-being.We are dedicated to raising awareness,providing therapy and advocating for mental health support in our communities. Together, we can create a healthier, stigma free society.

www.vmhf.co.bw

13/11/2025

𝐌𝐄𝐍'𝐒 𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 💙𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑💙

For too long, men have been taught to be strong, silent and unshaken; to suppress pain and avoid vulnerability. But silence has become the weight too many men carry alone.

Avoiding your emotions doesn’t make them disappear, it only buries the pain deeper, where it quietly affects your health, your relationships and your sense of self. Healing doesn’t take away your strength rather it refines it.

It’s okay to:
💙 Cry.
💙 Ask for help.
💙 Say “I’m not okay.”
💙 Seek therapy or support.

Courage isn’t pretending you’re fine. Courage is facing what hurts and choosing to heal.

This Movember we stand with every man fighting silent battles. We encourage open conversations, therapy and safe spaces where men can express, release and heal.

This month and every month, let’s remind our fathers, brothers, husbands and sons that they are allowed to feel, to heal and to be human. And in the process 𝐇𝐔𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌💙💙




National AIDS & Health Promotion Agency
Makgabaneng

05/11/2025

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05/11/2025

💙The Weight They Carry 🧠

Men carry more than we often see — expectations, responsibilities, and silent battles that go unspoken.

Behind every calm face may be stress, self-doubt, or the pressure to always “hold it together.” But strength doesn’t mean carrying it all alone. It means having the courage to ask for support and take care of your mental wellbeing.

This Men’s Mental Health Month, let’s remind our brothers and fathers that it’s okay to put the weight down — to breathe, to rest, and to heal. 🤝

03/11/2025

💙𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡💙

This month, we shine a light on men’s mental health because too many men are still suffering in silence.

We believe that strength is not the absence of struggle, but the courage to speak up and seek help.

🧠 Mental health challenges affect men of all ages, from stress, depression and anxiety to substance use and burnout. Yet, stigma often stops them from reaching out.

Let’s change that.
This November, let’s:
💬 Start the conversation
🤝 Support our brothers, fathers and sons
💙 Remind every man that it’s okay to not be okay and it’s brave to ask for help.




National AIDS & Health Promotion Agency
Makgabaneng

31/10/2025

It’s happening today! 💚
Join us at Shanganani JSS for World Mental Health commemoration day 2025 as we come together to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and promote holistic wellbeing in our communities.

🧠 Mental Health Screening & Awareness
💉 Diabetes & NCDs Screening
💜 GBV Care & Support Services
🌸 Breast Cancer Awareness
🧑🏾‍🤝‍🧑🏽 Men’s Sector Engagement
❤️ PMTCT, STIs & HIV Screening

Let’s stand together for health, healing, and hope. 💚



National AIDS & Health Promotion Agency
Makgabaneng

30/10/2025

🗞️✨ Featured in The Midweek Sun!

Honoured to be featured in this week’s Midweek Sun Newspaper discussing my passion for championing children’s mental health and breaking the cycle of trauma. 💛

It’s such a privilege to use my voice to raise awareness, promote healing and advocate for the wellbeing of children and families across Botswana. 🌍💫

Grab your copy of The Midweek Sun (29 Oct 2025 edition) and check out the full article!

30/10/2025

🎙️Tomorrow, We Rise for Mental Health💚

Tomorrow, we stand together — not just as individuals, but as a community united for hope, healing, and understanding. 🌿

🗓 World Mental Health Day 2025
📍 Shanganani Junior Secondary School
🕗 8:00 a.m – 16:30

Let this be more than a day on the calendar.
Let it be a reminder that mental health is a shared journey — one of courage, compassion, and connection. 🌍💭

Every conversation, every act of kindness, every person who shows up makes a difference.
Let’s raise awareness, end stigma, and create spaces where no one has to struggle in silence. 🤝

So tomorrow, let’s show up — for ourselves, for each other, and for a future where mental wellbeing is a right, not a privilege. 💚



National AIDS & Health Promotion Agency
Makgabaneng

28/10/2025

Happy New Week💚🥳

🌍 World Mental Health Day 2025 Commemoration Coming Up💚

This Friday, 31st October 2025, join us at Shanganani Junior Secondary School as we come together to promote mental wellbeing and community health.

✅ Free mental health screenings
✅ Informative talks on mental health
✅ Health stalls for BP, HIV, and Diabetes checks etc

Let’s continue raising awareness, reducing stigma and building healthier communities — together. 💪🏽

📍 Shanganani JSS
🕗 8:00 a.m – 16:30 p.m



National AIDS & Health Promotion Agency
Makgabaneng

25/10/2025

𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲,𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲💚