Our Programs
Advocacy
Kukuza Education understands the power of advocacy and we are investing in our advocacy work to maximize the impact of evidence-based depression treatment using lay providers. We have a three-pronged approach to mental health advocacy.
Advance Evidence-Based Policies
We will use our robust research, evidence, and learnings about the effectiveness of task-sharing models for mental health services to advocate for laws, policies, and guidelines that enable scale-up of these high-impact practices at local, national, and global levels.
Partnerships
Kukuza Education can help your organization integrate our depression treatment model into your existing programs, enhancing outcomes for your target beneficiaries.
- Proven link to successful program outcomes
- Fast Implementation
- Scalability
- Sustainability
- Cost-Effectiveness
Depression Treatment
In Kukuza Education therapy groups, members find a safe space to open up with peers about their worries and struggles. Over 6 sessions, lay counselors guide structured discussions to help participants identify their underlying triggers of depression and examine how their interpersonal relationships and depression symptoms are linked. Group members work together to strategize solutions to their problems, learn coping mechanisms, practice interpersonal skills, and identify support structures that they can continue to lean on after therapy has ended. Since depression is episodic and recurrent throughout most people’s lives, these newly acquired skills have both immediate and long-term preventive impacts for the individual.
Screening for Depression
Kukuza Education uses the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) tool to screen for depression. This 9-question, internationally validated tool is administered before, during, and after each therapy cycle. The PHQ-9 identifies the presence and severity of depression symptoms, and helps group leaders determine how well a client’s symptoms are responding to therapy, and ultimately to help us measure our impact.
