Launched in 2002, ‘Zippy’s Friends’, a mental health promotion programme, is delivered by teachers in schools and kindergartens in 29 countries across Europe, Latin America, India and China.
This week, ‘Zippy’s Friends’ reached its one millionth child in a classroom in Sao Paulo, Brazil (pictured right), where the programme is known as ‘Amigos de Zippy’.
It coincides with Mental Health Awareness week 2014 running from 12-18 May.
To mark the programme’s milestone achievement, charity Partnership for Children, which manages ’Zippy’s Friends’, has launched a new website.
‘Zippy’s Friends’ is a story-based programme about a group of young children and Zippy, a pet stick insect. The programme is delivered across 24 sessions over a school year.
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