SHALOOM CARE HOUSE

 

Shaloom Care House is a centre for HIV/AIDS activities supported by the Health Department of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza. It is a Faith Based Organization relying mostly on private donor assistance and support. The organization was established in 1992 under the Archdiocese’s HIV program following the 1987 declaration of the Tanzania Bishops Conference (TEC) to combat HIV/AIDS. The main service area is Mwanza City specifically Ilemela district.

There is provision of services for all, regardless of creed, nationality, tribe or colour. The communities are reached through linkages with government leaders at all levels and collaboration with various NGOs, government groups, volunteer groups and donors both within and outside the country.

In 1996, Shaloom extended services by establishing a specific unit for youth to help local Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC). OVC registered at Shaloom receive psychosocial support, health care, education and legal support.

 

 

Vision Statement

A community free of poverty and HIV/AIDS,   and that respects, promotes and protects human rights including caring people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.

 

Mission Statement

To bring a positive change in the lives of orphans and most vulnerable children and People Living with HIV/AIDS through improving quality of their life and socio-well being and facilitating the communities to provide care to OVC and PLHA and recognize the needs and rights of those already affected by HIV/AIDS”

 

Core Values OF SHALOOM

 

Shaloom is guided by a central belief that reducing the spread HIV/AIDS and its impact on the livelihood of people is extremely important in helping AIDS-related orphans and PLHA and their poor families to meet their fundamental rights and needs and become good members of the society.

 

 

 

Current Activities

Shaloom Care House provides essential services to residents of Ilemela. The center provides direct support to People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLHIV) and Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC). For PLHIV, the center works through a network of community volunteers to provide HIV testing, home based care, care and treatment services, medicine and necessary health foods to combat opportunistic infections. These services have been available since 1992.

 

 

Services provided by Shaloom Care House are;

 

q        Voluntary Counselling and Testing for HIV

q        Home based care services, home visits and visiting patients in hospitals

q        Treatment of opportunistic infections to people living with HIV/AIDS

q        Educational Support and care for AIDS- related orphans and vulnerable children this includes pre primary education (preparatory education to orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), school supplies, Uniforms, school fees and there is resource centre to provide conducive environment for learning.

q        Conductive behavioural change seminars and vocational training to out of school orphans such as carpentry and tailoring

q        Food and nutrition support to people living with HIV/AIDS

q        Material support to people living with HIV/AIDS and AIDS-related Orphans

q        Formation and co-ordination of support groups, post test clubs, income generating groups and Saving and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) for people living with HIV/AIDS and Orphans and Vulnerable children

q        Provision of ARV (antiretroviral drugs), care and clinical treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS

q        Patient referral to regional hospital for further care and treatment

 

SHALOOM CARE HOUSE

 

Shaloom Care House ni kituo kwa ajili ya shughuli za VVU / UKIMWI mkono na Idara ya Afya ya jimbo kuu Katoliki la Mwanza. Ni Shirika la Kidini kutegemea zaidi misaada ya wafadhili binafsi na msaada. Shirika ilianzishwa mwaka 1992 chini ya mpango wa jimbo kuu ya VVU kufuatia azimio 1987 la Baraza Maaskofu Tanzania (TEC) na kupambana na VVU / UKIMWI. Huduma kuu eneo ni jiji la Mwanza hasa wilaya ya Ilemela.

Kuna utoaji wa huduma kwa wote, bila kujali itikadi, kabila, utaifa, au rangi. jamii ni kufikiwa kwa njia ya uhusiano na viongozi wa serikali katika ngazi zote na kushirikiana na NGOs mbalimbali, vikundi vya serikali, mashirika ya kujitolea na wafadhili ndani na nje ya nchi.

Mwaka 1996, Shaloom kupanuliwa huduma kwa kuanzisha kitengo maalum kwa ajili ya vijana ya kusaidia yatima wa ndani na kuathiriwa Watoto (OVC). OVC waliojiandikisha Shaloom kupokea msaada wa kisaikolojia, huduma za afya, elimu na msaada wa kisheria.

Taarifa ya maono

A jamii huru ya umaskini na VVU / UKIMWI, na heshima kwamba, kuendeleza na kulinda haki za binadamu ikiwa ni pamoja na watu wanaoishi na kujali na walioathirika na VVU / UKIMWI.

 

Mission Statement

Kuleta mabadiliko chanya katika maisha ya watoto yatima na watoto walio katika mazingira magumu zaidi Watu na wanaoishi na VVU / UKIMWI kwa njia ya kuboresha ubora wa maisha yao na maendeleo ya kijamii na pia kuwa na kuwezesha jamii ili kutoa huduma kwa OVC na Waviu na kutambua mahitaji na haki za wale ambao tayari walioathirika na VVU / UKIMWI "

 

Maadili ya msingi SHALOOM

 

Shaloom ni kuongozwa na kati ya imani kwamba kupunguza kuenea kwa VVU / UKIMWI na madhara yake katika maisha ya watu ni muhimu mno katika kusaidia-kuhusiana na yatima wa UKIMWI na Waviu maskini na familia zao na kukutana na haki za msingi na mahitaji na kuwa wanachama nzuri ya jamii.

 

 

Shughuli sasa

Shaloom Care House hutoa huduma muhimu kwa wakazi wa Ilemela. Kituo hicho hutoa msaada ya moja kwa moja kwa watu wanaoishi na VVU na UKIMWI (PLHIV) na yatima na wanaoishi katika mazingira hatarishi Watoto (OVC). Kwa PLHIV, kituo cha kazi kwa njia ya mtandao wa kujitolea jamii kutoa kupima VVU, majumbani, huduma na huduma za matibabu, dawa na vyakula muhimu ya afya ya kupambana na magonjwa nyemelezi. Huduma hizi wamekuwa inapatikana tangu 1992.

Huduma zinazotolewa na Shaloom Care House ni;

 

q Ushauri na Upimaji wa Hiari wa VVU

q Home Huduma za msingi, ziara za nyumbani na kutembelea wagonjwa katika hospitali ya

q Matibabu ya magonjwa nyemelezi kwa watu wanaoishi na virusi vya UKIMWI

q Educational Support na huduma kwa yatima na ukimwi na watoto walio katika mazingira magumu hii ni pamoja na kabla ya elimu ya msingi (matayarisho ya elimu kwa watoto yatima na watoto walio katika mazingira magumu (OVC), vifaa vya shule, sare, ada za shule na kuna rasilimali kituo cha kutoa mazingira mazuri kwa ajili ya kujifunza.

q conductive mabadiliko ya kitabia semina na mafunzo ya ufundi na nje ya shule ya watoto yatima kama vile useremala na ushonaji

q Chakula na msaada lishe kwa watu wanaoishi na virusi vya UKIMWI

q Material msaada kwa watu wanaoishi na virusi vya UKIMWI na yatima na ukimwi

q Malezi na uratibu wa vikundi vya msaada, vilabu mtihani wa mwisho, na vikundi vya uzalishaji mali na ndani kuwakopesha Kuokoa Jamii (SILC) kwa ajili ya watu wanaoishi na virusi vya UKIMWI na yatima na watoto wanaoishi katika mazingira hatarishi

q Utoaji wa ARV (kurefusha maisha dawa), huduma na kliniki ya tiba kwa watu wanaoishi na virusi vya UKIMWI

q Wagonjwa wa rufaa katika hospitali ya mkoa kwa ajili ya huduma ya matibabu zaidi na