TEWWYs MHIP inspired by Friendship Bench, adapts WHOs mental health Gap Action Program (mhGAP) which offers evidence-based intervention guidelines designed to promote mental health in hopes of preventing and reducing suicides.
In order to maximize the support for undeserved communities and best mobilize the power of elderly women in the change making process, TEWWYs Mental Health Intervention Program promotes Physical, Emotional and Social Wellbeing. They harness the power of story telling, mobile technology, one-on-one support and life skills building for both elderly women and the community at large to deliver mental health treatment, promotion and capacity building in service delivery.
Our community network of CSO partners, informal groups/ change makers and influencers, the Hekima Network, advises TEWWY on community needs to inform both advocacy and service strategies. TEWWY’s 4 Wisdom Markers are tailored to meet the needs in the network and communities can adapt & apply the markers that best serve their members.