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On today’s show, we ____ going to learn about special park benches in Zimbabwe called Friendship Benches.

We have two special guests. First, please ____ the founder of the Friendship Bench program, Dr. Dixon Chibanda.

Can you tell us what inspired you ____ come up with the program?

Sure. The idea came from an ____ I had as a psychiatrist.

One of my patients had ____ severely depressed.

However, she couldn’t get help because she was unable to afford the bus ride to the ____

This ____ me, as I had never considered such a problem before.

In fact, it is difficult for many ____ in Zimbabwe to pay for transportation and receive medical treatment.

Furthermore, there has ____ a lack of psychiatrists in the country for many years.

When the Friendship Bench program ____ in 2006,

there were only eleven psychiatrists serving Zimbabwe’s population ____ over twelve million people.

____ needed to find a way to bring psychiatry into the community.

____ so that was the beginning of it.

Could you explain to us how the Friendship Bench ____ works?

Certainly. The program was created as a way to provide ____ mental health services.

It offers talk therapy sessions to people ____ with issues such as depression or anxiety.

____ sessions are free and are provided by respected elderly women from the community.

These women, called “grandmothers,” volunteer to sit with patients at ____ benches, listen to their stories, and provide them with emotional support.

What a wonderful ____ How did these amazing grandmothers become a part of your program?

Grandmothers were chosen for our program ____ they are deeply connected to the community.

Moreover, they have all the qualities of a counselor, such as excellent listening skills, empathy, and the ability to engage in meaningful ____

They are also very reliable, which is important for our efforts ____ support mental health.

At the beginning, we ____ with only fourteen volunteer grandmothers.

But today, there are thousands of grandmothers who have been trained to provide ____ Bench therapy in Zimbabwe.

That’s interesting! What happens after patients complete their ____ with the grandmothers?

When the sessions ____ the grandmothers are over,

patients are encouraged to join ____ community support group made up of former patients of the program.

The members of these groups can easily relate to and support ____ another.

This is because most of them come from ____ same community and have experienced similar struggles.

That sounds like a great way to continue the support and build a sense of ____

And the program has been incredibly ____ right?

That’s correct. In 2022, we ____ face-to-face counseling to about 90,000 patients in Zimbabwe.

Now, Friendship Benches are available in more than twenty ____ regions around the country.

Our vision is for everyone ____ have a Friendship Bench within walking distance, and we are working hard to make it happen.

We’ve also started expanding the program, ____ we now offer online counseling through an app.

____ has helped us reach even more people.

That’s really ____ Thank you for your time, Dr. Chibanda.

Now let’s hear from ____ of the grandmothers who volunteers for the program.

Can you introduce yourself ____ tell us how you got involved with the Friendship Bench program?

Hello, my name is Judith ____ but people call me Grandma Moyo.

I’m 76 years old, and I have been volunteering ____ the Friendship Bench program for about eight years.

I joined the ____ because many people in my community struggle with mental health problems, and I wanted to do something about it.

I knew that I could help heal their wounded hearts ____ supporting them.

That’s very kind of you. Can you tell us ____ your experience as a grandmother for the Friendship Bench program?

It’s been wonderful. Seeking help for mental health problems is nothing to be ____ of.

I’ve seen how it can make a ____ in people’s lives.

One patient of mine, a nineteen-year-old girl, was going through ____ difficult time after her mom passed away.

I counseled her ____ helped her begin her recovery journey.

Now her life is back on track, ____ she has even started her own business!

Cases like this make me so proud to be part of the ____

It is such a ____ experience to help people make positive changes in their lives.

Thanks for sharing your experiences ____ us today, Grandma Moyo.

It’s truly inspiring to see the influence that the Friendship Bench ____ has had.

And it’s all thanks to ____ hard work of people like you and Dr. Chibanda.