Phumelela - Eswatini's Mental Health Organisation

Advancing Mental Health, Fighting Gender Based Violence, Understanding Addiction

[Phumelela - Eswatini's Mental Health Organisation @phumelela_sd]

Talking about mental health, let's make it a good habit. After all, mental health is something we all have.
#mentalhealth #here2talk #tinitwitter #phumelaproject #health #inclusion #mentalhealthforall #equity #eswatini🇸🇿 #ukhighcommissionmmbabane @UKinEswatini

[Phumelela - Eswatini's Mental Health Organisation @phumelela_sd]

Drop a 🌱 if you're choosing kufundzisa this week. And tell us — what's the hardest part of disciplining without punishment?
We're #here2talk.
#TipTuesday #Phumelela #ConsciousParentingEswatini #PositiveDiscipline #BreakTheCycle #MentalHealthEswatini #EswatiniParents #Bantfwana

[Phumelela - Eswatini's Mental Health Organisation @phumelela_sd]

Ngesiswati, there's a word for it. 🌿

Kufundzisa. To teach. Not to hurt. Not to silence.
Somewhere between our grandparents and us, kufundzisa and kushaya got tangled together.
This week's #TipTuesday is about untangling them. 🧵

[Phumelela - Eswatini's Mental Health Organisation @phumelela_sd]

We see what unprocessed childhood fear becomes in adults.
The anger. The shame. The difficulty asking for help.
It starts early. And it can also be interrupted early — in your home, this week, with umtfwan'akho.
You don't have to be perfect. Just more aware than yesterday.🌱

[Phumelela - Eswatini's Mental Health Organisation @phumelela_sd]

If you work in education — or any role where you hold space for others — where are you today?
🟢 Coping 🟡 Struggling 🔴 Running on empty
#MentalHealthEswatini #TeacherWellness #VicariousTrauma #EswatiniImpact #MentalHealthAfrica

[Phumelela - Eswatini's Mental Health Organisation @phumelela_sd]

Teachers show up every day for children carrying trauma, abuse, fear, and pain.
But who shows up for the teachers?
We spent Friday at @KhanyisilePS96 — and this is what we found. 🧵

[Phumelela - Eswatini's Mental Health Organisation @phumelela_sd]

This is what Phumelela does.
We don't just work with the people most visibly struggling. We work with the systems around them — the schools, the workplaces, the communities — because mental health doesn't exist in isolation.
It lives in every room. Including the classroom.

[Phumelela - Eswatini's Mental Health Organisation @phumelela_sd]

This is Tip 1 of our 8-week Conscious Parenting series for emaSwati. 🌿🇸🇿
One tip. Every Tuesday.
👉 Follow @phumelela_sd so you don't miss what's coming next.
🔁 RT this to put it on a parent's timeline.
💬 Drop your thoughts below — we're listening.
#PhumelelaSeries #Here2Talk

[Phumelela - Eswatini's Mental Health Organisation @phumelela_sd]

Discipline starts long before a rule is broken. 🌿
The most powerful parenting tool you have isn't punishment or shouting.
It's the way you speak to your child. Every single day.
A thread on love, warmth & raising children who actually listen 👇
#TipTuesday #ConsciousParenting

[Phumelela - Eswatini's Mental Health Organisation @phumelela_sd]

The simplest thing you can do today 👇
Ask your child one question: what was the best part of your week?
Then — and this is the hard part — just listen.
No advice. No correction. No, "but did you finish your homework?"
Just listen. You might be surprised. 👂💛
#EswatiniParents

[Phumelela - Eswatini's Mental Health Organisation @phumelela_sd]

Every child in Eswatini deserves to know what mental health is.
To know GBV is never their fault.
To know someone will listen.
School by school. Week by week. We're not stopping. 💚
RT if you believe this conversation belongs in every classroom. 👇
#MentalHealthEswatini

[Phumelela - Eswatini's Mental Health Organisation @phumelela_sd]

First two weeks of May. Four schools. Four communities.
We showed up to talk about mental health, trauma, and GBV — with students AND their teachers.
Here's the recap. 🧵💚
#SafeSchools #MedeaEV

[Phumelela - Eswatini's Mental Health Organisation @phumelela_sd]

Here's what most people miss:

Prevention doesn't make headlines. But it changes lives — before crisis strikes, before a child decides there's no point asking for help.

This is what that work looks like on the ground.
#EswatiniYouth