“Tima Empower Minds was created from a place of love, purpose, and a desire to give back.
The inspiration behind Tima Empower Minds is deeply personal to me. The name Tima honors my grandmother, whose love for helping and caring for others has always inspired me. Her compassion, generosity, and willingness to support people left a lasting impression on me and helped shape the values I carry into my own work today.
My love for Ghana and my desire to contribute to the well-being of its people are also at the heart of this organization. I wanted to create something that honors where I come from while addressing an area that I believe deserves greater attention—mental health and emotional well-being.
I created Tima Empower Minds because I believe mental health education should be accessible to everyone. People should not have to wait until they are in crisis before learning about their mental and emotional health.
My goal is to create spaces where individuals, young people, parents, and families can have open and honest conversations about mental health without shame, fear, or judgment. I want our communities to have the knowledge and practical tools to recognize when someone may be struggling, support one another, and understand when and where to seek additional help.
Tima Empower Minds is about more than raising awareness. It is about changing conversations, challenging stigma, empowering families, and strengthening communities.
For me, this organization brings together three things that are very close to my heart: my grandmother’s legacy of helping others, my passion for mental health, and my love for Ghana.
Through Tima Empower Minds, I hope to carry that legacy forward by helping build communities where people feel heard, supported, informed, and empowered—and where mental health is recognized as an essential part of overall health.
Mirinda Darko, LMSW
Founder, Tima Empower Minds
Timah Empower Minds is a community-focused mental health and wellness organization dedicated to increasing mental health awareness, reducing stigma, promoting early support, and empowering individuals and families with practical knowledge to support their emotional well-being.
Our work is rooted in the belief that mental health is health. Everyone deserves access to understandable, culturally relevant mental health information and a supportive environment where conversations about emotional well-being can happen without shame, judgment, or fear.
Founder, Timah Empower Minds
Mirinda Darko is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), mental health advocate, and founder of Timah Empower Minds. Her passion for mental health education and community empowerment inspired her to create an organization focused on making mental health information more accessible, culturally relevant, and easier to discuss within everyday community spaces.
Mirinda earned her Master of Social Work from Fordham University and her Bachelor of Science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Her professional experience includes working directly with children, adolescents, caregivers, and families experiencing behavioral, emotional, social, and family challenges.
Through her work with families, Mirinda has seen the importance of addressing mental health beyond the individual. Family relationships, schools, communities, culture, access to resources, and social support can all influence a person's well-being.
These experiences helped shape the vision for Timah Empower Minds.
Mirinda founded Timah Empower Minds with a desire to contribute to greater mental health awareness, particularly within Ghanaian communities. She recognizes that stigma, misinformation, cultural beliefs, fear of judgment, and limited access to mental health information can sometimes make it difficult for individuals and families to talk openly about emotional challenges or seek support.
Her vision is to help create spaces where people can learn, ask questions, have honest conversations, and gain practical tools for supporting their mental and emotional well-being.
Through Timah Empower Minds, Mirinda hopes to bridge the gap between professional mental health knowledge and everyday community understanding.
The mission of Tima Empower Minds is to advance mental health awareness, education, and advocacy in Ghana by empowering individuals, families, and communities with the knowledge, resources, and confidence to prioritize mental and emotional well-being.
We are committed to advocating for greater recognition of mental health as an essential part of overall health, challenging stigma and misconceptions, and encouraging open and culturally respectful conversations about mental health within Ghanaian communities.
Through community education, outreach, partnerships, advocacy initiatives, and wellness programs, Tima Empower Minds seeks to amplify conversations about mental health, encourage early help-seeking, connect individuals and families with appropriate resources, and promote communities where people feel supported rather than judged when experiencing mental health challenges.
Our mission is to help make mental health visible, understood, discussed, and prioritized across Ghana.
Our vision is for a Ghana where mental health is recognized, respected, and prioritized as an essential part of individual, family, and community well-being.
We envision a future where conversations about mental health are no longer defined by stigma, silence, fear, or misinformation; where young people and adults feel empowered to speak openly about their emotional well-being; and where families and communities have the knowledge to recognize concerns and support those who may be struggling.
Tima Empower Minds strives to contribute to a future where mental health advocacy has a strong and lasting voice in Ghana, communities are equipped with culturally relevant mental health education, and individuals feel empowered to seek appropriate support without shame or fear of judgment.
Ultimately, we envision healthier and more informed communities where mental health is understood as health, seeking support is encouraged, and every person has the opportunity to thrive mentally, emotionally, and socially..
Join us in empowering individuals and communities through your generous donation to Tima Empower Minds. Together, we can create positive change!