The Friendship Bench | Dixon Chibanda | EA Global: London 2018

When people experience profoundly damaging events, like war, invasion, or massacre, the psychological toll is vast. Which interventions work best to help repair the damage? Dixon Chibanda pioneered the Friendship Bench, where local grandmothers sit with people and help them talk through their problems. In this talk from EA Global: London 2018, Chibanda explains his program, which has shown impressive results in reducing depression among participants. You can read a transcript, or discuss this talk, on the Effective Altruism Forum: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/p... Subscribe to our channel:    / @effectivealtruismofficial   Find out how to attend EA Global: https://www.eaglobal.org/. Join our Facebook community:   / effectivealtruismglobal