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| Name: | AFRICA TOBACCO-FREE INITIATIVE |
| Street 1: | P.O BOX 43109 00100 NAIROBI |
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| City: | Nairobi |
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| Post Code: | 00100 G.P.O |
| Country: | Kenya |
| Phone: | +254202588810 |
| Organization Email: | INFO@AFRICATOBACCOFREEINITIATIVE.ORG |
| Web Site: | http://www.africatobaccofreeinitiative.org |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Developing Country NGO |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
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| Organization Type - Primary: | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) |
| Organization Description: | |
| The Africa Tobacco-Free Initiative envisions a continent free of tobacco-related damage, disease and death. Our Specific Objectives are; To coordinate lobbying and advocacy for relevant legislation and policies. To facilitate public education on the dangers of tobacco growing, use and exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke. To coordinate tobacco control programs to help smokers stop using tobacco and to prevent children from starting. To develop a rigorous system to monitor the status of tobacco use within African countries. To coordinate research on various tobacco control policy issues and to participate in national and international projects focused on tobacco control. To carry out monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of tobacco control legislation and policy. To mobilize the public to engage in tobacco control activities. To develop tobacco cessation programs and campaigns providing motivation, information and support for smokers who want to quit. |
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Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Advocacy Research and Development |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 0 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Stop TB communications |
| If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who: | |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Information on developments within the TB world |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | No |
| 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: | |
| We are actively involved in creating awareness both nationally & regionally within the African continent | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Kenya |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Cote d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Senegal Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Togo Tunisia Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe |
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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TB Care Delivery: Digital advocacy and awareness campaigns |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | October 14, 2015 |
| Last updated: | January 19, 2016 |