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
WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD
ONE BENCH
AT A TIME
Help us achieve our vision of a Friendship Bench within walking distance for all.
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We all have a part to play. No matter the community you are in there will be someone who is struggling. Be the person someone chooses to reach out to.
TOGETHER WE CAN HAVE GREAT IMPACT
Everyone should have access to resources when in need! Join us! Reach out, connect, inspire hope!
LATEST NEWS...
BBC WORLD SERVICE
JUNE 30, 2020
The 'Grandma benches of Zimbabwe' . After years of economic turmoil, unemployment and HIV...
ALJAZEERA
MAY 31, 2020
The Friendship Bench programme aims to tackle depression and anxiety during the pandemic.
BBC WORLD SERVICE
MAY 28, 2020
FRIENDSHIP BENCH; 'community grandmothers' helping the anxious in Zimbabwe during Covid19
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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