DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 11 -- AT only 24, Diana Shabani carries a story far bigger than her age. Her journey into mental health advocacy began not from ambition or academic interest, but from heartbreak a deeply personal struggle with anxiety and the painful loss of a close friend to suicide.

She remembers the moment clearly, the disbelief that followed and the silence that hung around her community like a shadow.

That moment, she says, “ignited something I could not ignore,” and from it grew a determination to make sure that fewer young people face their darkest moments alone.

Today, she stands at the forefront of one of Tanzanias most promising youth-led wellness initiatives, the Afyana Movement. While pursuing a Law Degree a...