Youth Chairperson, ISSUP Kenya Chapter
Janemy Obiny is a psychologist and youth leader advancing preventive mental health and substance use prevention among young people. Her work focuses on translating evidence-based prevention science into practical, scalable interventions that equip young people with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive.
She currently serves as Youth Chairperson of the ISSUP Kenya Chapter, where she leads youth engagement strategies, convenes trainings and dialogues, and contributes to strengthening regional and global collaboration in prevention. Through her work, she supports a multi-level approach that integrates policy advocacy, education, and research, with a particular focus on adolescents and school-going communities.
Janemy has facilitated evidence-based prevention trainings reaching more than 1,000 peer counsellors and has contributed to large-scale prevention and advocacy initiatives, including stakeholder engagement, knowledge product development, and high-impact events promoting youth participation. Her experience spans collaboration with partners across Africa, Europe, and Asia.
Her expertise includes youth engagement, programme design, network development, stakeholder collaboration, coordination, and knowledge translation. She is trained in the Universal Prevention Curriculum and specialised youth engagement approaches and is committed to positioning young people as active leaders in shaping preventive mental health systems and responses within their communities.