Friendship Bench
Partner Details
Partner Since: 07/01/2022
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Friendship Bench provides sustainable community-based psychological interventions that are evidence-based, accessible, and scalable.
Why we love them
Their innovative, low-cost model for training older women as community mental health workers brings mental these services closer to those in need.
In the News
- Friendship Bench was one of three winners of the 2023 McNulty Prize for their work reimagining major parts of societal infrastructure.
- Friendship Bench was featured in the FIFA article FIFA World Cup friendship benches to promote mental health.
- Friendship Bench founder Dixon Chibanda was selected as a 2022 Ashoka Fellow.
- Winner of the 2020 Elevate Prize.
- Friendship Bench founder Dixon Chibanda was selected as a 2018 Rainer Arnhold Fellow by Mulago.
