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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Hope for Future Generations |
| Street 1: | Kaneshie Awudome Mothers Inn street |
| Street 2: | |
| City: | Accra |
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| Post Code: | P.O BOX GP20550 |
| Country: | Ghana |
| Phone: | 233-21 -233834 |
| Email: | info@hffg |
| Web Site: | http://www.hffg.org |
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General Information | |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
| Organization Reach: | International |
| Organization Description: | |
| Hope for Future Generations is community based not for profit national women and children focused advocacy and public health organisation. Our mission is to advocate for women,children and families in the fight against preventable diseases as well as mobilising communities,strengthening their capacity using their own resouces for acceptable and sustainable and affordable projects. Our vision is informed communities,Improved lifestyles. Our goal is to form partnerships that will facilitate and improve the health,education and socio economic status of women,children and communities. |
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| Total number of staff in your organization: | 26 - 50 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 26 - 50 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 51 - 99 |
| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? | $25,000-$100,000 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Involvement in TB control provision |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Network with other partners |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | Ghana |
| Are you in contact with your national TB programme: | Yes |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: | |
| Hope for Future Generations is the only NGO that helped in reviewing and re-developing the national training manual for Ghana Health Service and CSOs in Ghana. We are supported by our National TB Control programme to train and establish TB volunteers among our tradtional leaders to ensure prompt referral of suspected cases. We have trained and formed TB advocacy groups among Assembly men and women. We have also trained chemical shop owners as treatment supporters. Curently,we are executive member of Stop TB Partnership, we facilitated the development of constitution for the partnership in Ghana. We have screened and educated 6851 people including PLHIV and Commercial Sex workers for TB and referred 241 suspected cases to the hospital. However,only 7 were positive. We have trained 25 volunteers on sputum collection and transportation to hospital |
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Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Ghana |
| Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: | African |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Ghana Togo |
Specializations | |
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Advocacy, communication and social mobilization |
Specializations in Countries | |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Ghana |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Togo |
Contribution | |
| Please tell us how your organization will contribute to the Global Plan to Stop TB by briefly describing its involvement in any of the areas of work listed below: | |
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TB-HIV: Hope for Future Generations is one of the partners of Stop TB Partnership. We are currently working with 3000 PLHIV and their regular partners. We integrate routine TB screening into their support group routine activities. We are working with 55 PLHIV volunteers. They were trained as treatment supporters to their peers. They lead the routine TB screening using the Ghana Health Service screening tool. Suspected TB clients are promptly referred to hospital,link upto the community nurses for sputum collection and other investigation. When positive, the client is put on treatment while the treatment support ensures adherence and complete treatment. For HFFG,TB and HIV is integrated into all our projects. All staff are trained as TB &HIV advocates.We will continue to build the capacity for PLHIV in our project communities,strengthen the capacity of traetment supporters and community TB advocates carryout the routine TB screening for PLHIV and their families. Ensure early referral and treatment adherence for infected persons. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: I cecilia Lodonu-Senoo of Hope for Future Generations, has declared that, l have no conflict of inerest that will prevent me from serving effectively and efficiently on the stop TB partnership board. I promised to work to serve the interest of Stop TB partnership if nominated. Thank you. | |
| Application date: | June 20, 2009 |
| Last updated: | September 17, 2011 |