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Organization Contact Information |
| Name: |
Federação de Bandeirantes do Brasil |
| Street 1: |
Marechal Câmara avenue, 186 5th floor |
| Street 2: |
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| City: |
Rio de Janeiro |
| Province: |
Rio de Janeiro |
| Post Code: |
20020-080 |
| Country: |
Brazil |
| Phone: |
55 21 2240-9240 |
| Organization Email: |
fbb@bandeirantes.org.br |
| Web Site: |
http://www.bandeirantes.org.br |
| Other Online Presence: |
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Focal Point Contact Information |
| Salutation: |
Ms |
| First Name: |
Priscila |
| Last Name: |
Ferreira |
| Title: |
Youth Health Program Assistant |
| Email: |
enf.prisciladantas@gmail.com |
| Phone: |
55 21 7901-2743 |
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Alternate Focal Point Contact Information |
| Salutation: |
Ms |
| First Name: |
Maria Lucia |
| Last Name: |
Ramos |
| Title: |
Nacional Executive Director |
| Email: |
luciatv@bandeirantes.org.br |
| Phone: |
55 21 2240-9240 |
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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 Federation of Bandeirantes in Brazil (FBB) is an organization of non-formal education, nonprofit, philanthropic, non-partisan political, voluntary participation, recognized as a public utility. Its mission is to assist in the training of children, adolescents and young adults to be active citizens, responsible and conscientious.
The FBB is the solely representative of the Word Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts - WAGGGS (World Association of Girl Scouts), in Brazil which is recognized by the United Nations - UN and other international organizations as one of the largest organizations in the education of children and young people worldwide, with over 12 million members in over 137 countries.
The Federation of Bandeirantes is present in 13 Brazilian states - Roraima (RR), Pará (PA), Pernambuco (PE), Sergipe (SE), Bahia (BA), Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), Brasília (DF), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Espirito Santo (ES), São Paulo (SP), Paraná (PR), Santa Catarina (SC) and Rio Grande do Sul (RS).
Results:
Reaches different social segments serving more than 10,000 children, adolescents, and young adults and has more than 1,500 adult volunteers in leadership groups and functions of direction and support.
Tuberculosis is one of the ancient known diseases with large global proportions. Brazil continues to have alarming levels of TB, despite all the efforts and resources invested. It has high rates of incidence, prevalence, treatment dropout and mortality, especially among people with HIV. The goal of the project "Bandeirantes Combating Tuberculosis" is to build of a communication network, advocacy and social mobilization in the states where FBB is present, bring information about how to prevent the disease to as many people as possible and encourage 0% treatment dropout.
The project "Bandeirantes Combating Tuberculosis" enables FBB members from all over Brazil as multipliers of information, to disseminate forms of prevention and treatment of TB in their groups, schools, communities a |
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Specializations / Areas of Work |
Advocacy
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Other Organization Information |
| Total number of staff in your organization: |
1 - 5 |
| 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: |
100 + |
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| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: |
Involvement in TB control provision |
| If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who: |
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| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: |
Involvement in Stop TB Working Groups |
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| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: |
Brazil |
| 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: |
| The project "Bandeirantes Combating Tuberculosis" enables FBB members from all over Brazil as multipliers of information, to disseminate forms of prevention and treatment of TB in their groups, schools, communities and businesses. Through the partnership with the Global Fund Tuberculosis Brazil and the National Tuberculosis Control (NTCP), from the Brazilian Ministry of Health, in November 2011, 20 FBB members from13 states were trained as multiplier agents. These members already held training classes in 10 states, and formed other 661 multiplier agents and held 5 preventive actions in their communities, with 6,915 people benefited. Allied to this strategy of action in combating the disease, we are developing a distance training program to form multipliers agents of information. We are part of the NGO Forum / Tuberculosis in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre and we are a member of the Metropolitan Tuberculosis Committee of Porto Alegre. We also support the campaign of 0% abandoned treatment to reduce transmission of the disease. |
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Geographical Reach |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: |
Brazil |
Which countries do you do operate in:
(This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Brazil
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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: |
TB Care Delivery:
The project "Bandeirantes Combating Tuberculosis" aims to inform all scouts in Brazil, schools and businesses about TB prevention and treatment. It participates in the Campaign 0% treatment drop out and is part of the NGO Forum TB. Our youth are active in advocating for better health treatments and public health policies.
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Declaration |
Declaration of interests:
No conflicts of interest were delacred.
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| Application date: |
August 28, 2012 |
| Last updated: |
October 1, 2012 |
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