Mood Café in Nepal: a voluntary space to promote mental health and wellbeing
We mark World Mental Health Day 2021 under the theme: Mental health care for all: let's make it a reality. UN Volunteer Elvis Lundberg (Sweden) shares his story from Nepal, where he volunteers to ensure the mental wellbeing of others. Elvis is a Programme Officer for Disability-inclusive Development with the UN Development Programme (UNDP), working specifically on the UN Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD).
I began my UN Volunteer assignment in December 2020, when we were facing the challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic in numerous ways. Many were experiencing physical and mental challenges, yet there was not much space to discuss these.