The Widows Of Zimbabwe Find Comfort In Rituals And Community Support : Goats and Soda : NPR

An innovative approach to community support for those in grief:

"When a grieving person visits the Friendship Bench — which is quite literally a park bench — they speak with trained lay health workers employed by the city's health authorities, Chibanda says. "In 2016, more than 30,000 people came to the Friendship Bench to seek services, and about 20 percent of these people had lost their loved ones," he says."


The Widows Of Zimbabwe Find Comfort In Rituals And Community Support : Goats and Soda : NPR: