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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Central Africa's Rights & AIDS (CARA) Society |
| Street 1: | 18 - 22 Ashwin Street |
| Street 2: | Dalston |
| City: | Hackney |
| Province: | London |
| Post Code: | E8 3DL |
| Country: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 844 478 0015 |
| Organization Email: | info@cara-online.org |
| Web Site: | http://www.cara-online.org/ |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Developed 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: | |
| CARA (Charity No. 1135610) provides free counselling, legal advice, advocacy and referrals on TB/HIV/AIDS, debt, immigration, welfare, housing, job search, translation, overseas aid, water and sanitation. It is an independent international charity, which main activities include: 1. TB/HIV/AIDS: Prevention, care and support for those affected by TB/HIV/AIDS through: * Outreach: We distribute free condoms and sexual health information about HIV/AIDS and other STIs; * Drop-in service: Providing advice on sexual health issues and signposting to the relevant public services; * Campaigns: Working with the communities to reduce the incidence of TB, HIV, STIs and teenage pregnancy; * Support Group/Discussion: Prevention, care and support for those affected by TB, HIV, AIDS and their family; * Workshop/Seminars: Empowering poor people, especially women, to be in control of their sexual health; 2. Health: Striving to reduce childhood death and illness; 3. Education: Providing quality basic education for all, especially girls; 4. Water and sanitation: Provision of clean water and adequate sanitation; 5. Protection for people affected by conflict, natural disaster and exploitation; 6. Translation & Interpretation Services in French, Portuguese, Somali, Kinyarwanda, Lingala & English; 7. Legal: Helping the poor to know, understand and achieve their rights; To continue the work that CARA provides in the UK and Africa, we rely on people like you. Please consider helping us with a monthly gift, or you can make a one-off donation, to our work. |
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Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Advocacy Delivery of health services and care Research and Development Technical Assistance |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 26 - 50 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 0 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 26 - 50 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 26 - 50 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Other partners |
| 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: | Technical assistance and advice |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | United Kingdom |
| 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: | |
| DOTS Expansion and enhancement: CARA works hand in hand with the relevant authorities to raise awareness and make sure that TB medicines are available to those in need. New TB drugs: Our organisation hopes to have the means to TB drugs accessible to the unreachable and especially to those who needed it more, where there is improved doctor patient ratio. TB-HIV: By 2015 we hope that we will have worked assiduously to expand our reach out to more households in educating communities on the implications TB and HIV have. Operational Research: CARA hopes to have the competency and the skills to take up the challenge of forging partnerships to improve its research on TB and to make TB patients to feel safe and to live a better life. |
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Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Angola Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Gabon Rwanda United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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: CARA works hand in hand with the relevant authorities to make sure that TB medicines are available to those in need. TB-HIV: By 2015 we hope that we will have worked assiduously to expand our reach out to more households in educating communities on the implications TB and HIV have. New TB Drugs: Our organisation hopes to have the means to TB drugs accessible to the unreachable and especially to those who needed it more, where there is improved doctor patient ratio. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | October 21, 2010 |
| Last updated: | July 19, 2013 |