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: |
When the rights to form unions and to establish Non-Governmental organizations were granted under the independent democratic environments, some initiative persons of Charpane, dedicated to social and economic development of the community, came to a conclusion that an Non-Governmental Organization will play a vital role in the reduction of poverty, empowerment of the disadvantaged, vulnerable and ultra poor in the society and as a result of which "SAHARA NEPAL" an N.G.O. dedicated to development came into existence in the year 1994. Sahara Nepal works under four stages of empowerment, Health and Sustainable livelihood processes (1. awareness, 2. enablement, 3. entitlement and 4. empowerment) for strengthening the structural standard of the backward, disadvantaged and vulnerable community besides acting as a facilitator, so as to enable the community move forward through the process of self learning on experience, based on community style.
Approximately,90%of the population of Nepal fall below the poverty line.As a result of lack of appropriate nutrition,unsafe working conditions and environment and lack of awareness and facilities in the health sector,a major chunk of the population are infected by TB.As TB being a curable disease can be treated if sufficient activities are conducted for raising awareness and if the person is treated in time.
In Nepalese society,there is still stigma attached to TB and misconceptions related to it.The general population needs to be sensitized and especially the hard-to-reach population like Female Sex Workers,laborers,rickshaw pullers and people from low economic background needs to be reached and made aware about every aspect of TB including immunization.So, our organization plans to implement TB awareness activities in esp in the above mentioned community and increase the referral for TB testing and treatment in Health centres run by the Govt. |
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| Total number of staff in your organization: |
26 - 50 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: |
1 - 5 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: |
11 - 25 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: |
26 - 50 |
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| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? |
$5,001-$10,000 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: |
Involvement in TB control provision |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: |
Involvement in Stop TB Working Groups |
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| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: |
Nepal |
| 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: |
| The organization has conducted a one year project on TB Reach from 2010 in two districts of eastern Nepal and currently is implementing the same project based on active case finding in another district.Both the projects were part of the national TB Reach Project under the Stop TB Partnership.Intially,it was implemented for the migrant population and is currently implementing for general population esp contact tracing the TB index cases. |
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Geographical Reach |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: |
Nepal |
| Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: |
South East Asian |
Which countries do you do operate in:
(This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Nepal
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