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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Maboshe Memorial Centre (MMC) |
| Street 1: | Mongu- Lusaka Road, House # 411, Lewanika Hospital Area, Mongu |
| Street 2: | Mongu- Lusaka Road, House # 411, Lewanika Hospital Area, Mongu |
| City: | Mongu |
| Province: | Western Province |
| Post Code: | 10101 |
| Country: | Zambia |
| Phone: | + 260 973 017 321 |
| Email: | info@maboshememorial.com |
| Web Site: | http:// www.maboshememorial .com |
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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: | National |
| Organization Description: | |
| Maboshe Memorial Centre (MMC) is a not-for-profit making organization for a process of rural/remote community development which is community planned, owned and driven. • MMC works where others do not- remote rural areas of Zambia – and where access to services is the poorest. • MMC works with the most vulnerable – OVCs, PLWHs, PLWTB, older people, caregivers and persons with disabilities (PWDs) under rural/remote programmes – and to seeks to improve the quality of lives of individuals within organized community clubs. • To help increase income and secure enhanced livelihoods through income generating projects, providing education school fees, nutritional support and care and support to vulnerable people affected/infected with AIDS living in rural/remote communities of Western and Southern Province. • To provide revolving funds to vulnerable people by means of reducing poverty levels among rural/remote people and community-based care programmes, information and awareness raising on HIV/AIDS, TB and programmes to address the socio-economic impacts of HIV/AIDS and TB on already poor and vulnerable older-headed households. MMC operates as a rural/remote organization in Western and Southern Province with its secretariat located in Mongu. |
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| Total number of staff in your organization: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 0 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 11 - 25 |
| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? | $25,000-$100,000 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Internet search |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Involvement in Stop TB Working Groups |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | No |
| Are you in contact with your national TB programme: | No |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: | |
| To alleviate the suffering of individuals and families in the poorest communities through sustainable grassroots initiatives aimed at local empowerment, access to health services, and educational opportunities in an effort to fulfill basic human rights embracing a spirit of compassion and service to humanity. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Zambia |
| 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) |
Zambia |
Specializations | |
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Advocacy, communication and social mobilization TB Healthcare Services Technical Assistance |
Specializations in Countries | |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Zambia |
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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DOTS Expansion and Enhancement: To alleviate the suffering of individuals and families in the poorest communities through sustainable grassroots initiatives aimed at local empowerment, access to health services, and educational opportunities in an effort to fulfill basic human rights embracing a spirit of compassion and service to humanity. Drug-Resistant TB: To alleviate the suffering of individuals and families in the poorest communities through sustainable grassroots initiatives aimed at local empowerment, access to health services, and educational opportunities in an effort to fulfill basic human rights embracing a spirit of compassion and service to humanity. TB-HIV: To alleviate the suffering of individuals and families in the poorest communities through sustainable grassroots initiatives aimed at local empowerment, access to health services, and educational opportunities in an effort to fulfill basic human rights embracing a spirit of compassion and service to humanity. Laboratory Strengthening: To alleviate the suffering of individuals and families in the poorest communities through sustainable grassroots initiatives aimed at local empowerment, access to health services, and educational opportunities in an effort to fulfill basic human rights embracing a spirit of compassion and service to humanity. New Diagnostics: To alleviate the suffering of individuals and families in the poorest communities through sustainable grassroots initiatives aimed at local empowerment, access to health services, and educational opportunities in an effort to fulfill basic human rights embracing a spirit of compassion and service to humanity. New TB Drugs: To alleviate the suffering of individuals and families in the poorest communities through sustainable grassroots initiatives aimed at local empowerment, access to health services, and educational opportunities in an effort to fulfill basic human rights embracing a spirit of compassion and service to humanity. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: Our partnership will go a long way in advocating for TB improvement in rural/remote communities of Zambia. | |
| Application date: | August 6, 2009 |
| Last updated: | September 8, 2011 |