TO ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE.
AND A SENSE OF BELONGING IN COMMUNITIES .
CREATING
SAFE SPACES
WHO WE ARE...
The Friendship Bench provides sustainable community based psychological interventions that are evidence based, accessible and scalable.
OUR MISSION
Creating Safe Spaces and a Sense of Belonging in Communities to Enhance Quality of Life
OUR VISION
A Friendship Bench Within Walking Distance For All
OUR VALUES
Empathy & Connection
OUR EVIDENCE...
“If we can't measure what we're doing then we really don't know if it's working."
Dixon Chibanda
A Randomized Clinical Trial
ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION​
Dixon Chibanda, MD1; HelenA. Weiss, DPhil2; Ruth Verhey, MSc1; Victoria Simms, PhD2; Ronald Munjoma, SLC1; Simbarashe Rusakaniko, PhD1; Alfred Chingono, MSc3; Epiphania Munetsi, MPhil1; Tarisai Bere, BA1; Ethel Manda, BSc1; Melanie Abas, MD4; Ricardo Araya, PhD5
IMPACT TO DATE
NUMBERS UPDATED MONTHLY (LAST UPDATE 2020)
700
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TRAINED
50 000
CLIENTS SEE ON
THE FRIENDSHIP
BENCH
5
COUNTRIES WITH THE FRIENDSHIP
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MIND PARTNERS
(COMING
SOON!)
80%
REDUCTION
IN DEPRESSION
& SUICIDE
IDEATION
60%
IMPROVEMENT
IN QUALITY
OFLIFE
CONNECT
General Inquiries
4 Weale Road, Milton Park, Harare, ZImbabwe
OFFICE HOURS // MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM
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