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
College of Health Sciences|University of Nairobi Kenya Expand view PO Box 19676 Nairobi Resource Centre is open to the public. Hospital/clinic bedsize 2000
Association for the Physically Disabled of Kenya Rehabilitation Clinic Kenya Expand view PO Box 93959 Mombasa Aims to rehabilitate children with physical disabilities up to the point where they can walk on their own or with the support of walking appliances; to improve their health by providing necessary medication; and to assess their needs for a school placement. It is hoped that these children will then be able to lead a near normal life with the same opportunities as their able-bodied counterparts
AIDS Community Based Outreach Services (ACOBOS) Kenya Expand view P O Box 6316 Kiumu Aims to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS, their families and communities. Its objectives are to reduce discriminationagainst PLWHAs and their families; to provide relevant and first hand information on HIV/AIDS to Kenyans involving PLAs; to provide comprehensive health to PLWAs their families; and teach skills to PLWHAs for income generation
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
