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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Youth for Community Academic and Development Services (YOCADS) |
| Street 1: | Former LUBI Bank Building |
| Street 2: | Broad and Randall Streets |
| City: | Monrovia |
| Province: | Montserrado |
| Post Code: | 4970 |
| Country: | Liberia |
| Phone: | +2315648081 |
| Email: | yocadsorg2003@yahoo.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.yocads.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: | National |
| Organization Description: | |
| The Youth for Community Academic and Development Services (YOCADS), a Liberian based youth organization that was established in 2000 by Liberians youths who saw the need to empower other young people through various programs. We are interested in tuberculosis because cases of the daises is visible here in Liberia since the end of the war in 2003. We have started carryout awareness on the effect of TB in serious communities in and around Monrovia are we planing extend our activities in other parts of Liberia. |
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| Total number of staff in your organization: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? | < $1,000 |
| 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: | |
| Through educated the people about issues regarding TB control. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Liberia |
| 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) |
Liberia |
Specializations | |
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Advocacy, communication and social mobilization |
Specializations in Countries | |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Liberia |
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: Through round table discussion in selected communities. Drug-Resistant TB: Not yet Laboratory Strengthening: Not yet New Diagnostics: Yes there some new diagnostics. New TB Drugs: We are lobbying with stakeholders to get new TB drugs New TB Vaccines: We are lobbying with stakeholders to get new TB Viccines Fundamental Research: Community to community and door to door. Operational Research: Good |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: Ok | |
| Application date: | September 26, 2011 |
| Last updated: | September 26, 2011 |