Community-based approach to tackling mental health

Friendship Bench makes evidence-based care for common mental disorders widely accessible to all those who need it by training community health workers to promote, identify and care for those affected by the burden of mental illness.

Why Rippleworks Invested:

Friendship Bench developed an evidence-based, community-driven, culturally appropriate, and scalable solution to address mental health needs in Zimbabwe. This model has the potential to be scaled within the region and globally at a time when mental health needs are rising.