Chairs
Chris Underhill
Joy Bittner
Lauren Magoun
Contact Person
Lana Koubaitary
Number of members
Georges de La Ville-Baugé, Adam French, Bedriye Hülya, Mariel Sander, Matrika Devkota, Christine Helm, Peter Badimak YARO, Daniel Lobo, Enoch Li, Kelly Davis, Monira Rahman, Rosemary Gathara, Alhassan Nuhu, Celina De Sola, Helen Mason, Lubna Dajani, Mike Oyola, Gary Belkin, Uma Sunder, Saju Mannarath, Aziza Musa, Kate Leventhel, Karen Wen, Dixon Chibanda, Rianna Patterson, NACE KOVAČ, Austin Miller, Archana Dutta, David Rosenthal, Elaine MILLER-KARAS, Hannah Morillo, Matilde Kim, Sachi Maniar, Samar Alzeer, Saundra Williams, Ahmad Qais Anvary, Vainqueur INEZA HABYARIMANA, Ingrid Otepka, Muhire Jean Claude, Kavita Anand, Victor Juarez, Adi Shachar, Ernest Gibson Kpordotsi, Mireya Vargas, Florencia De Los Santos, Debbi Brock, SAMUEL HABIMANA, Júlia Torrents Monegal, David L Wright, Jack Foreman, Christina Mallie, Terah Kalk, Joyal Mulheron, Abha Dandekar, Bill Burke, Zahiduzzaman Syeed, MS Subi, Marilena Kollia, Soraya Depowski, Daisy Bartlett, Dr. Jackie Kassouf Maalouf, Hadiza Idris, Michael Gilligan, Delfina Reuben, Sipho Mwanza, Matthew Green, Manoj Panjwani, Ashleigh Pastor, Aimable NKURUNZIZA, Jamils Richard Achunji Anguaseh, Lodie Venter, Aaron Pereira, Maria Ollé, Paco Briseño, Phillip Mwebaza, Byamukama Michael Ntanda, Jonas Morton Phiri, Sebastián González Mazo, Ephrata Gezahegn Worku, Prakash GM, Eleni Misganaw, Ana Flavia Godoi, Puspita Alwi, Abdulwhab mohammed Abdualwhab, Diana Soifer, Catherine Pitt, Juha-Matti Kingelin, Rohit Kumar, CHIKURU Henri-Dunant, Mohammad Sheraz Akbar, Lucy Naserian Shonko, Su Balasubramanian, Sadabieu Sulaiman Quraishi, Thomas Haselböck, LUIZ ROBERTO CARVALHO, Chetna Singhania, Juliana Gatti Rodrigues, Avani Parekh, Andreana Drencheva, Sudhakar Kaushik, Maddalena Conte, Vikram Ghandeeswaran Narayanan, Jimmy Westerheim, Anju Joy, Angwere Azah, Francesca Raoelison, Avelina Chinelo Onos Pérez, Anna Mikosz, Caroline Stiernstedt Sahlborn, Cavidan Soykan, Collince Dundo, Dr Bob Rufsvold — RESTORE HOPE, Heidi Westborg Steel, Iliana Grosse-Buening, Laura Haverkamp, Jaclyn Schess, Mathew MV MATHAI, Michael Sapp, M Nico, Nancy Zhang, Rubina Jahan, NIYOMUREMYI Samuel, Todd Pavel, Zaw Myo Htet, Modupe Adelanwa, isabella engede, Natalia Quinones, Zola NDONITA, Saphira Munthali-Mulemba, Smita Chakraborty, Jacob Deitz, Hermine Mbondo, Anne Wairimu Nguthuku, Gloria Bitutu, Margaret Meagher, Amina Abubakar, Ushma Issar, Mosa Skosana, Kamara Amogu, Ines Marques, Victoria Mupinde, Nicola Willis, Zuzana Figerova, Samuel NIYOMUREMYI, Lucas Pawlik, Gomolemo Lolo Madikgetla, Deborah Lee, Hsu Kyaw Soe, Marelisa Zuniga Noel, Jean Luc Ugirashebuja, Noella Lidvine Isingizwe, Arlette Ngo Badjeck, Ashish Gupta, Prashansa Pandey Upreti, Era Upadhyay, Silvia Muller, Silja Chouquet, Craig DeLarge, Nida Sheriff, Edward Ssempewo, Osama Zaman, Chris Underhill, Joy Bittner, Lauren Magoun, Lana Koubaitary
Engagement with Government
No
Engagement with Private sector
No
Chairs
Love the whole notion of Social Entrepreneurship
I am eager to join the community based on Chris Underhill's recommendation, enticed by the prospect of collaboration within a vibrant community dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The idea of actively contributing to shared knowledge, learning from other organizations, and fostering new partnerships resonates with our mission and vision. I look forward to engaging with like-minded individuals and collectively advancing our efforts towards sustainable development.
Meeting others working for change and improvement in the world!
Coordinators
I believe if we all come together, we can achieve wonders!
Collaborators
Adam French
Alhassan Nuhu
I have rsearched extensively about the Catalyst 2030 community, what stands out for me is the collaborative ecosystem. I would love collaborate with fellow changemakers to make impact at a global scale. I hope to contribute my knowledge, expertise and networks to support other changemakers. I look to receive mentorship and access to bigger opportunities to amplify my work and impact.
Andreana Drencheva
Contribute- my learnings from my work in mental health and education
Receive - opportunities to meet individuals with similar life goals
Aimable NKURUNZIZA
knowledge sharing, good practice spreading, inspirations, access to funding programs/organizations
As a professional deeply engaged in institutional communication, social impact, and financial inclusion, I would like to join Catalyst 2030, to contribute to and collaborate with a global movement dedicated to social innovation and systemic transformation. With extensive experience in strategic communication, women’s entrepreneurship, and development finance, I believe that aligning with Catalyst 2030 will enhance my ability to drive meaningful change.
At Saambavi Labs, we contribute by using AI to bridge healthcare gaps in underserved areas. We focus on root causes—access, diagnostics, and equity. From the community, we seek collaboration, shared learning, and partnerships to scale impact.
Austin Miller
I believe that only when we band together and leverage network and community effects can we really make any sustainable progress towards making our world better.
Aziza Musa
Leveraging Global Mental Health High Impact Ecosystems and Innovative Financing
To work with this group to spread an optimistic view of the future and work towards one.
To address the world most challenging issues through systems realignment.
I want to be energised by a community of people working towards the same world that I am trying to see. I want to connect with people, learn as well as improve my skills by helping other members of the community.
Caroline Stiernstedt Sahlborn
I hope to contribute by offering insights and innovative solutions to amplify the voices and initiatives of young leaders. By sharing knowledge, creating strategic partnerships, and fostering an inclusive environment, I aim to help drive impactful change. From the community, I seek inspiration, diverse perspectives, and collaborative opportunities to grow and learn, ensuring our collective efforts create meaningful, lasting impact
I want to join the Catalyst 2030 community to grow my leadership skills and exchange resources to strengthen the impact initiatives that my organization is undertaking as well as to share the knowledge gained while working on the field and experience of organisation development with others who are navigating the social sector.
Love the whole notion of Social Entrepreneurship
Mosa Skosana
I am interested in more integration of mental health into our overall health and international development programming
Access to, and offer of, research, education, networks, mentor and referrals.
To be part of a network, meet like-minded indivudals, take part in collaborations
Joining Catalyst 2030 during the incubation period was an enlightening experience, learning from social innovators around the globe and playing an active role on the governing council and the operations and finance team.
I aim to contribute to global mental health advocacy by raising awareness of accessible, trauma-informed resources, particularly for survivors. My focus is on equipping individuals with somatic tools to reconnect with their bodies, restore agency, and move forward with resilience. Through Catalyst Now, I hope to collaborate with mission-driven peers, exchange support, and co-create meaningful change in how mental health is understood and addressed worldwide.
Networking, new knowledge skills and connections for supporting me in improving the communities I work with
I would like to develop a collaborative focusing on linking public health and social innovation, starting in Canada. I believe that all educational institution with public health programs must incorporate mandatory social entrepreneurship courses.
Dixon Chibanda
Learn how to scale our Mental Health work in El Salvador. Participate in partnerships and collaborations.
How and What I Hope to Contribute to Catalyst 2030
1. Expertise in Agritech and Sustainable Agriculture
Innovative Solutions, Knowledge Sharing
2. Community Empowerment
Village Digital Booth, Economic Growth
3. Environmental Sustainability
Biogas Systems, Climate Action
4. Collaboration and Partnerships
Networking, Joint Projects
What I Am Looking to Receive from the Catalyst 2030 Community
1. Support and Resources
Funding Opportunities, Technical Assistance
2. Knowledge and Best Practices
Enoch Li
I want to contribute to the development and advancement of global mental health and youth engagement in policymaking.
Omena is breaking the cycle of emotional abuse through preventive, evidence-based social-emotional education and community support. Our work in Madagascar improves mental health, building resilient communities and fostering economic empowerment. By training community educators, we empower young people to build healthier relationships and increase self-esteem, creating lasting, positive change. We aim to share our approach with the Catalyste 2030 community to address this global issue together.
Gary Belkin
I actively work on helping SDGs 3, 5, 10 and 11 with OpenBubble
To connect with people from all over the world in order to contribute my quota to achieving the Catalyst 2030 goals by assisting in program organization, budgeting and fundraising ideas, monitoring, evaluating, and supervising programs and projects in any aspect of the SDGs while learning new things to improve my potential.
As humanitarian funding shifts towards sustainable, long-term interventions to reduce aid dependency, RAI recognizes the need to evolve our approaches for lasting socio-economic change in the displaced populations we serve. By joining Catalyst 2030, we aim to improve our systems, adopt best practices, and contribute more effectively to the community and SDG achievement with valuable guidance from the network.
I hope to empower social entrepreneurs by sharing my experience of a meaningful collaborative effort.
As the founder and CEO of Fobeworld, I am motivated to attend the Catalyst 2030 community to connect with like-minded individuals and organizations who are committed to making positive social impact. I believe that being a part of this community will provide me with valuable insights, resources, and opportunities to collaborate with others who share our mission to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and advance their rights and equality for girls.
Adi Shachar
ICDP is based on a value base of sensitization, believing that change can only come from within. We have experienced that the world including the development society is pushing a controllbased agenda rather than an actual empowerment based agenda. We want to connect to others who see how our world needs to understand and work on root causes in a universal preventive strategy in order to accomplish real system change.
Personally, I have worked on this agenda my whole working life.
Join a global community of like-minded individuals. Collaborate with and learn from people and organizations that help advance social impact.
I would like to meet other members, share my experience and learn from others.
By joining the Catalyst 2030 community, I am hoping to join and meet a community of like-minded individuals who want to effect positive change in the world and who are setting a concrete roadmap in order to get there. To me Catalyst 2030 stands for sharing knowledge, supporting each other with our respective skills, experience and know-how so that together we can make a lasting, meaningful impact in this world, as individuals and organisations.
My background in working with various healthcare organizations and social change initiatives has equipped me with the skills and knowledge that are needed for contributing to sustainable development goals. Moreover, being the founder of the Utunyange Initiative in Rwanda aligns well with the goals and mission of this community through the promotion of gender equality. I want to engage with like-minded people and gain support and new partnerships. Engage in social networks and learn new skills.
Rianna Patterson
Monira Rahman
Combining efforts for a better world, working with different stakeholders in mental health, ensuring financial sustainability of our organization
I am motivated by the opportunity to meet like minded persons across the globe in sharing ideas, information and resources in achieving the goals of the SDGs' 2030 especially in line with ending poverty, accessing quality education and gender equality. Collaboration with other individuals will create a better space for us to empower the teenage girls and women through shared knowledge on various aspects affecting them.
i was really impressed with the power of its connections that can be used to create a big impact in communities through collaboration
I feel the core values and the principals that are the base of Catalyst reflect my own.
Join a community of likeminded leaders passionate about moving the needle on mental health. Hoping to work together to establish partnerships to better embed young people and people with lived experience in mental health research, programs and policy.
I joined Catalyst 2030 to connect with a global network of changemakers committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The network's focus on systems change, innovation, and collective action resonates deeply with my values and our work at Kilimo Collective. I'm eager to connect with other changemakers, share the Kilimo Model, knowledge, and resources, and co-create solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges.
I am a setting leader, jurist and social entrepreneurs dedicated to the socio-economic empowerment of vulnerable persons
I joined because I see cross cultural and generational collaboration between stakeholders in the mental health sector as the crucial component to make true systems change and turn the trend.
I am eager to join the community based on Chris Underhill's recommendation, enticed by the prospect of collaboration within a vibrant community dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The idea of actively contributing to shared knowledge, learning from other organizations, and fostering new partnerships resonates with our mission and vision. I look forward to engaging with like-minded individuals and collectively advancing our efforts towards sustainable development.
I am interested in meeting and engaging with other social entrepreneurs.
Be part of a leading group that promotes social innovation; networking, funnding opportunities, learning, collaborating
My ambition is to find innovative solutions to help fund mental health services for those in need. This is a problem even in the most developed and resource rich countries like Denmark. How can way find a way to help people pay for psycho-social treatments when they are suffering from conditions that prohibit them from earning a high income? I hope to be inspired by this community and find future partners to work with on solving this problem.
Provides me with a network that makes it possible to keep abreast of developments in the field and in my SDG.
Kelly Davis
NACE KOVAČ
I believe if we all come together, we can achieve wonders!
Laura Haverkamp
Meeting others working for change and improvement in the world!
The SDG's are "empty words" in our organisation. I want to learn more about to implement the SDG in a city.
I have been for years now in support of achieving a sustainable future
Gomolemo Lolo Madikgetla
I like to work in cooperations and to share what we can offer with interested organizations and people worldwide.
I am committed to making a meaningful contribution to initiatives that address SDGs. I am particularly passionate about initiatives linked to mental health, youth, and those that operate at the intersection of finance and social impact.
To reinforce a solid network and share tools and practices related to well being and self care
Mariel Sander
Matrika Devkota
5th Place offers emotion regulation expertise. We welcome collaborative growth opportunities.
I am deeply inspired by Catalyst’s mission to empower social innovators and create meaningful impact. I want to contribute to an organization that drives positive change and supports initiatives that make a tangible difference in communities worldwide.
Creating a network of highly motivated individuals who share values of a better world for everyone
I would like to learn more and develop PUI's approach towards the SGDs as they relate to MHPSS.
Margaret Meagher
I appreciate the mission of Catalyst 2030 to utilize "collaboration across sectors to unleash collective potential for global systems change." Our organization has worked hard to offer our services across many sectors and have being a part of the Catalyst 2030 community will allow me to continue to work across sectors in order to guard against the potential of becoming siloed in our efforts to effect change.
My motivation for joining Catalyst 2030 stems from a deep commitment to creating sustainable and impactful solutions for mental health and suicide prevention. Having witnessed and experienced the devastating effects of mental health challenges firsthand, I founded The Project Suicide to address stigma, promote help-seeking behavior, and provide accessible psychological services. Catalyst 2030’s mission of fostering collaboration and systemic change aligns perfectly with my vision of making mental health care a priority in underserved communities. By joining this global network of changemakers, I aim to contribute to innovative solutions, learn from diverse perspectives, and amplify my efforts to create a mentally healthier and more inclusive world.
At Glasswing, we believe in the power of collaboration and community, and I'm dedicated to working with like-minded individuals to amplify our collective impact. Additionally, we plan to engage in continuous learning and advocacy to ensure our efforts remain informed and effective.
am motivated to be part of catalyst because am interested to promote mental health in Rwanda as well as globally to achieve to the SDG's goals. collaboration is what am looking for in catalyst as I am a social entrepreneur who is currently running an initiative of online based mental health promotion through my Platform M250 TV (You Tube & Instagram). am a founder of Rwanda Mental Health Awareness And Supportive Organization Which is aimed to raise mental health awareness among Rwandan and support those ones who need mental health support. all my goals are based on sustaining wellbeing as am an active member on Rwanda Health And development and member of build2heal in which all of them are keeping the wellbeing of the Rwandan community.
Victoria Mupinde
Zvandiri strives for improved health and well-being for all children, adolescents and young people living with HIV. We do this through generating evidence to demonstrate what young people living with HIV need and what works, then advocating for policies, resource allocation and service delivery to make this possible at scale. We have made so much progress but want to network, learn and share with other social enterprises in the Catalyst 2030 network so we continue to strengthen our impact.
I want to engage and collaborate with other founders and changemakers to help my organisation scale in the next few years. Specifically, solving our funding and scaling problems. I also have a very solid skill set in executing award-winning creative solutions for social issues which I would like to help other organisations with. This could mean consulting on projects, offering real world advice, or contributing in other ways.
We are social entreprenuers interested in collaborating with others doing similar things in Colombia and other latitudes.
Let’s Talk, Lahore was born out of a personal struggle with mental health and the lack of accessible support. Over the years, it has supported dozens on their recovery journeys. Let's Talk, Lahore's mission and goal is to provide reliable, affordable mental health care, which aligns with the SDGs, and this partnership offers a chance to expand our reach and impact.
The uniqueness of the movement is what has primarily drawn me to apply to become a member. the idea that this is a co-created space where the world’s social innovators connect, collaborate and contribute to transformational change is intriguing. I deeply resonate with the idea that you place people, nature, and their ways of life at the heart of all work and co-creation is the future to innovation, because that is exactly what I currently practice as a working professional.
How and what do you hope to contribute to the movement?
As an autistic philosopher, cyberneticist, and ethics advisor for the Mycoverse Foundation, I bring a unique interdisciplinary perspective that integrates bioethics, AI governance, mycology, and neurodiversity.
I aim to contribute by:
• Advancing ethical frameworks for regenerative medicine, mycotherapy, and sustainable biotechnologies.
• Bridging science, ethics, and policy to support SDG-aligned innovation.
• Enhancing inclusion
To be part of a community of advocates and innovators bringing together individual and collective expertise and experiences to advance mental health and psychosocial support services to populations in need, contributing to the achievement of the SDG Health Goal 3.
The primary motivation for joining Catalyst 2030 was the opportunity to be part of a global movement dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through innovative, collaborative, and impactful solutions. The ethos of Catalyst 2030 resonated deeply with our mission at the AFHEG Foundation, as we strive to enhance climate-health literacy and address pressing health challenges in Uganda. We look forward to forging meaningful partnerships that can support our initiatives.
Initiative to actively engage, involve and empower youth and women groups to participate in Local Enomic Development activities to uplifit their life wellbeing.
We believe collaboration with various parties will accelerate change in mental health issues. By joining the Catalyst 2030 community, we hope we can work together to ensure mental health can be a priority and addressed when talking about other issues.
To bring Positive changes
I'm enthusiastic to learn and collaborate with Catalyst 2030's movement. I recently graduated from Tulane University, and I have a deep foundation in Systems Thinking. As a young professional, I am currently seeking opportunities to support solution leaders and gain experience in the field of social innovation and social entrepreneurship. I'm eager to find a way to add value within the target landscape. Absurdity and complexity excite me.
I eco with the mission of Catalyst 2023 in accelerating global systems change through collaboration across sectors. This platform can help me connect with the right resources to gain deeper understanding of the matter and enable access to networks. With which I can contribute in system change at the local and national level where I belong ultimately contributing to global landscape.
I want to collaborate, learn from other organisations and individuals and contribute to the network and it's mission.
Samar Alzeer
I am interested in working with other innovators to build a resilient community.
To collaborate for making a World better through addressing mental health issues
Learn from other teams that are implementing mental health research and explore potential funding opportunities. I would like to contribute and offer my support to the research going on in mental health and possibly disseminate evidence based interventions and data to the Catalyst community
Saundra Williams
Currently, we are mainly looking for funding opportunities for our community-based mental health projects. Our goal is to find a sustainable way to help others while growing as mental health professionals.
I hope to bring my experience with our organization and examples of community-based mental health services, as well as evidence-based psychology and mental health interventions. As an organization, we focus not only on treating disorders, but also on helping people build meaningful lives.
to efficiently and efficiently acquire the skills and knowledge
I expect networking events, funding resources and learning opportunities from this global movement to sustain our initiatives.
I joined Catalyst 2030 to create social change and impact the world positively. As a global network working towards the UN SDGs, their focus on collaboration and innovation aligns with my goals. After six months of active membership, I aim to continue contributing by sharing insights and supporting initiatives in education and climate change. I seek new perspectives, learning opportunities, and collaboration to drive sustainable solutions and meaningful change.
Help entrepreneurial, esp. commercializaiton capacity building to social entrepreneurs. Hope to continue to create powerful connections, networks and ecosystems, would love to become more involved in organizing events (ie. European chapter reunion)
We’re eager to join the Catalyst Now community because we deeply resonate with its mission to foster meaningful, cross-sector collaboration for systemic change. After speaking with Chris Underhill and knowing Gaby Arena, they both warmly encouraged us to join. We’re particularly interested in contributing to the Mental Health Collaboration, where our experience supporting journalists’ mental health can add valuable insight, while also benefiting from the diverse perspectives of the group.
I believe collaboration and peer to peer knowledge sharing are key to achieving SDGs
I have incubated multiple businesses in corporate settings and bring that perspective and discipline of product, business development to the social impact entrepreneurship. So I expect to be able to contribute in operations, in general mentoring and most certainly in mental health domain that we are working on. I would like to receive learning from the community and movement that helps me understand how change can be brought about at local community level and policy, infrastructural levels
We are currently undergoing a project that will open the first Neuropsychiatric hospital in Ethiopia. We have done some research on your organization and I believe that joining the efforts of the Mental Health Collaboration of Catalyst 2030 will be enriching on both parts.
Be part of community boldly addressing the root cause of current/future suffering &sustaining change
Todd Pavel
Rypple hopes to contribute to Catalyst 2030 by sharing our expertise in data-driven policymaking and prevention-focused solutions. Through our Policy Action Lab and Health-ing Market Creation, we aim to support systemic change in healthcare. In return, we seek collaboration, partnership opportunities, and shared learning with others tackling similar challenges. We look forward to strengthening our network and scaling our impact on global health transformation.
A common vision and goals of supporting underserved communities
I bring hands-on experience in educational innovation and a commitment to collective impact. Having previously coordinated Catalyst 2030's Education Collaboration, I aim to continue contributing at an individual level. I seek the invaluable learning and inspiration that comes from this network's collective wisdom.
Faire partie d'un réseau permettant un partage d'expériences, un appui mutuel, un renforcement de capacités afin d'atteindre mon objectif qui est d'opérer un changement systémique dans mon pays à travers le leadership dans l'éducation
The SHM Foundation has had the privilege of presenting at several webinars organized by Catalyst 2030. We believe this movement is crucial, and we are eager to be a part of it. Our vision is to transform the global mental health field by supporting community-based mental health organizations in low-resource settings, catalyzing new funding in the global mental health sector, and creating a healthy and balanced ecosystem.


