🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

Need someone to talk to? Friendship Bench, supported by the U.S. & Ministry of HealthZW, links you to 1,700+ trained health workers offering vital mental health support. Your well-being matters - take the first step toward healing. DM Friendship Bench or call +263784845294.

✨Friendship Bench is now in Lesotho, working with Jhpiego ! We recently trained Jhpiego to deliver mental health support using the Friendship Bench In A Box toolkit. We couldn’t be more excited about this partnership and the positive impact we will create together.

Grandmother Betty welcomed Sesedzai with open arms, embodying our core values of empathy and connection. 💛 Read the Financial Times article, where our Founder Dixon Chibanda, Grandmother Betty, and client Sesedzai discuss our work and impact. 👇 ft.com/content/a18771…

Join me on the Bench from 2025 ⁦as I share lessons from over 15 years of research & implementation from across the globe. ⁦Friendship Bench⁩ ⁦Star FM⁩ ⁦World Health Organization (WHO)⁩ ⁦Science for Africa Foundation⁩ ⁦Wellcome⁩ ⁦Hopewell Chin’ono⁩

So inspired by the grandparents from Washington DC ! Friendship Bench Zimbabwe Friendship Bench linkedin.com/posts/friendsh…

Join us on Saturday, 1 Feb 2025 for an experimental morning of movement and art to design our first mural at the Friendship Bench Hub. #FBHub #CommunitySafeSpace #MentalHealthForAll

Excited to meet our 1st cohort for 2025!

New episodes on Healing Through Stories with Dixon Chibanda, every Friday starting February 28th!

Grandmothers are the backbone of communities, often providing support to those around them. For $25 a month, you can empower a grandmother like Gogo Hwiza. Our goal is to support 4000 grandmothers in 2025. Show your appreciation for these incredible women! friendshipbench.org/support-a-gran…

Help us spread the word! If you or someone you know is 60+, and passionate about giving back, sign up today or share this with your network. - Register here: friendshipbench.org/partnerships - Email: [email protected] We can build stronger, more connected communities!

An epidemic of loneliness continues to grow within our communities. What if the solution was closer than we think? In our latest blog, our founder Dixon Chibanda shares how communities can take action to address mental health challenges Read more : friendshipbench.org/post/healing-t…

I’m happy to share that my website is live: dixonchibanda.com and my book - The Friendship Bench : How Fourteen Grandmothers Inspired A Mental Health Revolution is now available for pre-order. Visit my website for more details and to pre-order your copy today!"

🎙️ Episode 1 is Live! 🌍 We are thrilled to launch our new podcast, Healing Through Stories with Dixon Chibanda, where our founder, shares stories from around the world. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and watch on Youtube - friendshipbench.org/podcast

As we commemorate international women’s day I’m extremely grateful for the wisdom and grounding I have received from the grandmothers Friendship Bench . True to the shona proverb- “kukura kurerwa” dixonchibanda.com/podcast

Episode 4 of my podcast out now.

We’re thrilled to welcome all 28 AMARI-II PhD scholars to Harare for a 2-week capacity-building workshop! Scholars have joined us from Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe Science for Africa Foundation Dixon Chibanda

My book - The Friendship Bench: How Fourteen Grandmothers Inspired a Mental Health Revolution, is now available for order. I hope this book inspires you to rethink how we care for mental health. Get your copy here: dixonchibanda.com/book-s

The Friendship Bench initiative in Washington, D.C., implemented by HelpAge USA, has been featured on NBC4 Washington ! “The healing power of grandparents” continues to resonate across cultures and communities. 📺 Watch the feature here: nbcwashington.com/news/local/cha… Dixon Chibanda

🎙️ AMARI PhD researcher iCon.Bee🐝 has launched “Out of the Shadows263” - a podcast sharing real stories of young people in Zimbabwe navigating #mentalhealth challenges. It aims to empower youth and create a supportive space for healing and hope. Science for Africa Foundation Lillian Mutengu

Join me as we celebrate the lives of the first 14 grandmothers that pioneered Friendship Bench during this book launch. 🕔 5PM CAT 📍 Zoom & YouTube Livestream - youtube.com/live/uFumolSGR…