Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors (KAPC) Kenya Expand view P O Box 55472 Nairobi KAPC's main areas of activity are training counsellors; advocacy for counselling; publication of an adolescent newspaper about adolescent sexuality; research; HIV/AIDS, and voluntary counselling and testing for HIV. The resource centre is open to the public http://www.kapc.or.ke
Family Health International (FHI) Kenya Expand view PO Box 38835 Nairobi Works to improve reproductive and family health around the world through bio-meical and social science research, innovative health service delivery interventions, and training and information programmes. It works in partnership with universities, ministries of health and NGOs, conducting on-going projects in the USA and more than 40 developing countries. The resource centre is open to the public http://www.fhi.org.ke
Population Concern UK Expand view Studio 325, Highgate Studios 53-79 Highgate Road London NW5 1TL Works for the improvement of the quality of life worldwide by advancing the right of all people (with an emphasis on women and young people) to exercise free and informed reproductive health choices, and to have access to confidential family planning and sexual and reproductive health services http://www.populationconcern.org.uk
Tearfund UK Expand view 100 Church Road Teddington Middlesex TW11 8QE Tearfund is a Christian relief and development agency working to see millions of people released from material and spiritual poverty through a network of local churches. Over the last 40 years, we have been gathering knowledge and sharing it with those who want to see poverty reduced and justice restored across the world. Tearfund resources are available to download free of charge including training materials, case studies, international magazine Footsteps and more. The Learning Zone Provides resources, case studies and advice for grassroots church and development workers and development professionals, and in-depth analysis for policymakers. http://tilz.tearfund.org
Kenya Red Cross Society Kenya Expand view PO Box 40712 Nairobi Aim: to bring assistance without discrimination to the wounded on the battlefield and to endevour to prevent and alleviate human suffering wherever it may be found. Objective: to protect life and health and to ensure respect for the human being by promoting mutual understanding, friendship & cooperation & lasting peace amongst all peoples and to work as an auxiliary to the government
German Development Cooperation Health Systems Research GTZ-HSR Zimbabwe Expand view PO Box 2406 Highlands Harare The programme has the overall objective to improve reproductive health services and facilitate health care reforms in the Southern African Region through health systems research, within the different countries themselves as well as at an inter-country level. Through this regional approach, it will contribute to the strengthening of communication and collaboration between neighbouring countries (South-South co-operation). Special emphasis is laid on practical, decentralised research, which can be directly translated into action. Resource Centre onpen to the public http://users.harare.iafrica.com/~gtz-hsr/gtz-hsr.htm
Primary Health Care / Community Based Rehabilitation (PHC/CBR) Kenya Expand view District Hospital Nandi Box 5 Kapsabet PHC/CBR aim to transfer technology to the community and offer rehabilitative services to people in their own environment using locally available resources at a cost they can afford in order to promote project sustainability
Community Based Rehabilitation Programme-Kisumu (CBR-K) Kenya Expand view PO Box 486 Kisumu Aims to address the plight of people witrh disabilities in the community by helping them to maximise their abilities; remove/minimise the stigma associated with disability through education/knowledge about disability and training; and train the disabled for self-help projects and income generation, therefore helping them to decrease the effects of their disability and enhance their integration into mainstream society
Lizie Dan La Main, Union des Areugles de L'Ile Maurice Mauritius Expand view Louis Pasteur Street Forest-Side The organisation aims to help blind people to integrate into society through action across many fields: Education by providing pre-primary and primary teaching in Braille. Vocational Training through the manufacture of a variety of baskets, picture frames, etc. Sports for leisure and competitions. Musical groups offering good prospects to the young by enabling them to become efficient musicians. In the near future the organisation will be offering training in Computer Studies to help them find a job. The resource centre is open to the public
The Association of People with AIDS in Kenya (TAPWAK) Kenya Expand view P O Box 30583 Nairobi Aims to offer physicla, psychological and spiritual support to members of the organisation; create awareness of HIV issues in the general public; and advocate for the rights of people infected with HIV/AIDS as well as educating them on their rights. It has aresource centre that is open to the public
Family Planning Private Sector - FPPS (K) Kenya Expand view PO Box 46042 Nairobi Capacity building for NGOs and CBDs and the private sector, especially in personnel training, supply of equipment and materials and involvement of community members in use of cultural communication in their development. Actual address: 5th Floor, Longonot Place, Kijabe Street
Child-To-Child Kenya Kenya Expand view PO Box 19859 Nairobi Aims to promote and preserve the health of communities worldwide by encouraging and enabling children to play an active and responsible role in the health and development of themselves, other children, their families and the community at large. the resource centre is open to the public
Islamic African Relief Agency (IARA) Sudan Expand view PO Box 3372 Khartoum Aims to initiate and open communications among all mankind regardless of religious culture, language, race or colour; put into place the principles of charity and providing basic services to the vulnerable and needy; promote and protect human rights; and promote and support water and sanitation programmes
Practical Action [formerly Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG)] UK Expand view The Schumacher Centre for Technology & Development Bourton Hall, Bourton-on-Dunsmore, Rugby Warwickshire CV23 9QZ ITDG specialises in helping people to use technology for practical answers to poverty. With ITDG, poor women and men can develop technology which puts people first. The resource centre is open to the public http://www.itdgpublishing.org.ukhttp://www.practicalaction.org
Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) UK Expand view 24 Eversholt Street London NW1 1AD THET assists those who are responsible for training health care workers in the poorer countries of the world to reach their goals, so that they are able to prepare those who are being trained in the most appropriate and effective way for the tasks that they will be called to do, relevant to the needs of local communities. THET works with institutions and does not respond to individual applications for help. Much of the work of the Trust is to enable individuals to reach their goals set for them in the context of their home University or other instituation. To work with partners in Africa to strengthen healthcare training. By responding to their needs and working over long time scales we aim to help our partners to achieve their goals. Our work builds on the existing infrastructure and compliments the efforts of health authorities. We have been established for 15 years and have long term relationships with health institutions and professionals in over 8 african countries and with more than 18 UK hospital trusts. http://www.thet.org
