Mental health non-profit · Nigeria · since 2017
Be Empowered Network is a registered Nigerian charity making it normal to talk about mental health, and easier to get help: peer support circles, school and workplace programmes, and a community that shows up.
Talk to a trained volunteer, join a free peer circle, or find professional care near you.
Find helpSmall, confidential groups, online and in person. No diagnosis, no fee, no judgement.
See upcoming circlesA monthly gift keeps a circle running. A few hours a month makes you part of the network.
Get involvedWhy it matters
Millions of Nigerians live with anxiety, depression and other conditions, yet the vast majority never receive care: too few professionals, too much stigma, too little money. Peer support and community education are how we close the distance.
The first response to a struggling mind in Nigeria is usually silence. We exist to change that response.
Be Empowered Network
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Founded 2017 · Nigeria
About us
Be Empowered Network was founded by Nnenna Kalu, a tech and health professional, out of her own experience of depression and the realisation that the women around her were carrying pressure and insecurity with nowhere safe to put it down. She built what she could not find: a safe space for honest interaction and wholeness, with professional help alongside it.
What we do
Facilitated groups of six to ten people who meet regularly, online and in person.
Learn more →Age-appropriate sessions for students, and separate training for teachers and counsellors.
Learn more →Manager training and team workshops on burnout and supportive conversations.
Learn more →Helping pastors, imams and elders recognise distress and refer with compassion.
Learn more →World Mental Health Day and year-round campaigns that put real stories in front of people.
Learn more →Finding affordable therapists and clinics, and staying alongside people through the first steps.
Learn more →Upcoming
Stories
Oct 2025Volunteers, an employer and a clinician on one panel, talking honestly about burnout and what a manager can actually do. The strongest moment came from the floor.
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Jun 2025Several of our newest circle facilitators first came to the network as participants.
Become a facilitator →
Mar 2025Assemblies and teacher sessions so a young person's first disclosure is met with understanding.
About the programme →
Oct 2024Our annual World Mental Health Day walk, followed by stories from people with lived experience.
This year's events →