Thirty-two Friendship Benches to be installed in Qatar to promote mental health

​A unique project involving custom-made public benches to promote the critical importance of mental health, and the role that football and sport more broadly can play to promote mental wellbeing, was announced today. Thirty-two “Friendship Benches” – one for each nation competing in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – are being built for installation in prominent Doha locations, including the precincts of tournament stadiums.

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