Charmch

Implementation Coach, Research Mentor and Mental Health Advocate

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Friendship Bench hosted our End of Year Review Meeting to reflect on 2023 implementation and start 2024 strategic planning. Grateful to have @MoHCCZim , @mwacsmed and @MoLGPWZim 🇿🇼 join us for this 😀

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An honour to be invited to join the @MoHCCZim & Ministry of Sports, Art and Recreation for a 3.5km walk - #MyStrideMyHealth - in Masvingo 🙌

Raising awareness of #NonCommunicableDiseases!

⭐️ Did you know #NCDs are the world's largest killers- about 41 mln deaths annually!

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We're walking, talking, singing and dancing together to increase awareness about #NonCommunicableDiseases.

Many #NCDs can be prevented by reducing common risk factors such as:
🚬 tobacco use
🍻 harmful alcohol use
🛋 physical inactivity
🍭 unhealthy diets

#MyStrideMyHealth

[Fungai Murau @JorjaPublishing]

Absolutely love @friendshipbench model. 💪🏽

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Clinical supervision with the community health workers in #HwangeDistrict 😊

Today, we did role plays, checking our problem-solving steps & use of the Ndebele Symptom Questionnaire, then spent extra time together for group self-care with facility staff 💛

#CareForTheCarer #CKT

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Read about our journey with @Boehringer, as grantee & collaborative partner developing the #FBinABox digital portal 📦〰️🌐 !

HUGE THANK YOU to @MakingMoreH & @Ashoka for matching us with Giorgio Gatti! Our time together has been spectacular ⭐️

https://t.co/LLb1vl2TyV

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Friendship Bench: From Zimbabwe to Ohio 💫

Check out how our partners in Athens County, Ohio, USA are using Friendship Bench to address their growing #PublicHealth concern ⭐️

@RuthVerhey @DixonChibanda @CityofAthensOH @erin_gottsacker

https://t.co/7ARBIvFjqt

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Some of the CKT participants are wanting to diversify (not have everything in one basket), and so have decided to test the market with other products; including juice, dish washing liquid and bath foam 😃

#CirckleKubatanaTose #MentalHealthForAll #Zimbabwe🇿🇼

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#CircleKubatanaTose at Bvukururu Clinic, Zaka, took to bun baking for their income generation project 💰

Various options were discussed as a group. They settled on bun baking for the following reasons;
⭐️ people always want buns, they are eaten quick so demand is continuous

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#CircleKubatanaTose in Shurugwi 😄 making their own petroleum jelly!

The group says this is a good product for income generation because it's in everyone's pocket and always needs refilling.

They sell at the market, to neighbours as well as use it themselves 👏

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📣 Shout out to our partner, @great_zimuniv, who continues to be a proactive #AgentOfChange! Making mental health (MH) accessible to all students on AND off campus through a mobile clinic.

An honour to share & create space with you at the Agricultural Show!

#StudenLife 🇿🇼

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💚💚💚 #WorldMentalHealthDay made right here!

Seeing the Community Health Volunteers of Friendship Bench Zanzibar - #DawatiRafiki - continuing to support their community through empathy connectedness & evidence-based treatment 🇹🇿

Thank you Dr Fatawi! @DixonChibanda @HIPZ_UK

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"I've been waiting for the commencement of this intervention, it's long overdue, I'm more than ready to support it for our community. Friendship Bench is at my heart because it treats depression at early stages." Dr Fungai, District Medical Officer

@GlobalDevLab #DIVUSAID

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Under the @GlobalDevLab grant, Friendship Bench Mat. North team recently completed 2 trainings in Hwange District 👏🇿🇼

1️⃣ #DindeClinic where we had 37 CHWs, who will carry the programme back to 6 representing facilities 🏠🏡🏘

👇 #DIVUSAID

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So excited, had to squeeze into a long frame for the picture 😅

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What a pleasure to have the Friendship Bench Board, Senior Leadership Team & Founder @DixonChibanda visit Mat. North, Hwange District 😄

Grandmother's were excited to meet everyone, have them see their work at Victoria Falls Hospital & share community experiences 🫶🇿🇼

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It's that time of year for #EmployeeWellness events 🎗

So encouraged by government departments & councils who are starting to include a #MentalHealth component in their wellness days 👏🇿🇼

Thank you to @CityofBulawayo, City Council, for hosting all of us!

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Our workplace learnings centre on raising awareness about depression, anxiety, bullying, burnout and the effects these have on workplace harmony and performance.

✉️ To share one message: "Be there to listen with empathy & support colleagues, EVERYONES #MentalHealthMatters."

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Our first gathering after signing of a new MoU with the Ministry of Local Government & Public Works, Harare 🇿🇼😄

Thankful to all who took #TimeOut for the #WorkplaceWellness event 🙏 Let's make #MentalHealth an everyday conversation, increase awareness & access to services!

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It's a good time to #Connect or make plans to meet with friends for a #CatchUp on how the weeks been!

It's so easy to get lost in the pace of life 🥹 We forget to slow down, reflect, check on others and share experiences.

Let's connect more 💛
#CircleKubatanaTose #CKT 🇿🇼