{"id":2627,"date":"2022-12-07T17:11:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T17:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iqeq-staging.j.layershift.co.uk\/?post_type=chess&p=2627"},"modified":"2023-08-18T10:59:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T10:59:51","slug":"mauritius-supports-les-amis-de-zippy-mental-health-program","status":"publish","type":"chess","link":"https:\/\/iqeq.com\/oneiqeq\/mauritius-supports-les-amis-de-zippy-mental-health-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Mauritius supports \u2018Les Amis de Zippy\u2019 mental health program"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Mauritius Team is pleased to announce our partnership with the NGO\u00a0Action for Integral Human Development (AIHD)<\/strong>\u00a0for the implementation of\u00a0Les Amis de Zippy<\/strong>\u00a0program in 8 schools in Mauritius including 1 Special Needs School.<\/p>\n

The CSR Committee is delighted to support the roll-out of\u00a0Les Amis de Zippy<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>mental health\u00a0<\/em>program\u00a0<\/em>for the academic school year 2021-2022.\u00a0\u00a0Nagesh Kistnamah<\/strong>, Chairperson of the ABC Committee along with\u00a0Feroz Hematally<\/strong>, Chairperson of the CSR Committee remitted a cheque to Mrs Annick Fuller, CSR Administrator of AIHD on Wednesday 1 December during a visit to their office in Rose-Hill.<\/p>\n

Since 2009, AIHD has set up\u00a0Les Amis de Zippy<\/strong>\u00a0project within primary schools in Mauritius and Rodrigues. Between 2009-2020, 208 schools, 44,744 children, 1,865 teachers trained as program facilitators, 1,548 parents and 863 staff members benefited from this project.<\/p>\n

To make a positive impact on the promotion of children’s mental health, research has shown that it is crucial to involve the school community through a \u2018whole school approach\u2019 project.<\/p>\n

There are various reasons for this type of project, and several studies in recent years have shown that: “Mental health disorders account for the largest and fastest growing categories of the burden of disease with which the health systems must cope, accounting for greater burden than cardiovascular disease and cancer<\/strong>\u00a0\u201d.<\/p>\n

By joining hands with AIHD, we hope to:<\/strong><\/p>\n