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| Name: | Dream Weaver Organization (DWO) |
| Street 1: | P. O. Box CO 1400 |
| Street 2: | Tema-Ghana |
| City: | Tema |
| Province: | Greater Accra |
| Post Code: | +233 |
| Country: | Ghana |
| Phone: | +233207080009 |
| Organization Email: | dwoworld@gmail.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.dwo360.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: | |
| Dream Weaver Organization (DWO) is a non-profit organization incorporated in Ghana in accordance with Act 179 of the Companies Code (1963) on 21st January, 2010. MISSION: Institutional capacity building, planning and leadership development; Advocacy for social accountability and creating platforms for Social mobilization, building of community linkages, collaboration and coordination in the community sector. Dream Weaver Organization works in the community with Persons Living with HIV and AIDS who are more vulnerable to TB and that have develop our interest into TB work to avert TB deaths among the PLHIV and other vulnerable groups such (Diabetics, Children and Pregnant mothers). DWO is collaborating with National TB Control programme to continue with active TB case detect among vulnerable groups in Ghana. |
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Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Advocacy Delivery of health services and care Research and Development |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| 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: | 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: | Involvement in Stop TB Working Groups |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | Ghana |
| 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: | |
| Dream Weaver Organization (DWO) is contributing to Ghana's TB Strategic Plan in the following ways; ¦ Plan and implement TB/HIV programme activities. ¦ Recruit and manage volunteers and community health workers ¦ Train and supervise volunteers and community health workers to deliver information and care to the community. ¦ Create strong linkages with the local TB programme staff and work with them set up a standardised referral and communication system. ¦ Provide understandable written information on TB/HIV to community members. ¦ Hold community meetings, perform street theatre, develop radio shows, and so on to communicate messages about TB/HIV. ¦ Increase demand for integrated TB/HIV services through education and outreach. ¦ Introduce the Patients Charter for Tuberculosis Care (translated into your local languages) to inform people with TB/HIV about their rights and responsibilities. ¦ Address fear and misconceptions through effective communications. ¦ Monitor and fight against stigma and discrimination. ¦ Normalise public discussions of these illnesses and mobilise different segments of society to fight against stigma. ¦ Advocate for the rights of people with TB and HIV to treatment and compassionate care. ¦ Offer community treatment support as an alternative to forced hospitalisation or detention for people with drug-resistant TB. ¦ Screen people living with HIV for TB symptoms and refer them for examination at their nearest health facility. ¦ Collect and transport sputum for laboratory analysis to reduce the travel burden for people with TB symptoms, especially those who are very weak. ¦ Trace close contacts of people with TB and encourage them to go for examination at a health facility if they have symptoms of TB or if they are in a high-risk group for TB (e.g. people living with HIV, children less than five years of age). ¦ Provide education and counselling to people with TB and refer them for HIV testing. ¦ Monitor access to care for marginalised groups and ensure referral systems are working. |
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Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Ghana |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Ghana |
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: Dream Weaver Organization (DWO) contributes to Global Plan to stop TB in the following ways; ¦ Plan and implement TB/HIV programme activities. ¦ Recruit and manage volunteers and community health workers ¦ Train and supervise volunteers and community health workers to deliver information and care to the community. ¦ Create strong linkages with the local TB programme staff and work with them set up a standardised referral and communication system. ¦ Provide understandable written information on TB/HIV to community members. ¦ Hold community meetings, perform street theatre, develop radio shows, and so on to communicate messages about TB/HIV. ¦ Increase demand for integrated TB/HIV services through education and outreach. ¦ Introduce the Patients Charter for Tuberculosis Care (translated into your local languages) to inform people with TB/HIV about their rights and responsibilities. ¦ Address fear and misconceptions through effective communications. ¦ Monitor and fight against stigma and discrimination. ¦ Normalise public discussions of these illnesses and mobilise different segments of society to fight against stigma. ¦ Advocate for the rights of people with TB and HIV to treatment and compassionate care. ¦ Offer community treatment support as an alternative to forced hospitalisation or detention for people with drug-resistant TB. ¦ Screen people living with HIV for TB symptoms and refer them for examination at their nearest health facility. ¦ Collect and transport sputum for laboratory analysis to reduce the travel burden for people with TB symptoms, especially those who are very weak. ¦ Trace close contacts of people with TB and encourage them to go for examination at a health facility if they have symptoms of TB or if they are in a high-risk group for TB (e.g. people living with HIV, children less than five years of age). ¦ Provide education and counselling to people with TB and refer them for HIV testing. ¦ Monitor access to care for marginalised groups and ensure referral systems are working. Drug-Resistant TB: ¦ DWO Offer community treatment support as an alternative to forced hospitalisation or detention for people with drug-resistant TB. TB-HIV: DWO Trace close contacts of people with TB and encourage them to go for examination at a health facility if they have symptoms of TB or if they are in a high-risk group for TB (e.g. people living with HIV, children less than five years of age). ¦ Provide education and counselling to people with TB and refer them for HIV testing. ¦ Also screen Persons Living with HIV for TB Fundamental Research: Dream Weaver Organization is currently researching into TB among Persons Living with Diabetics |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: There no conflicts of interest as at now. | |
| Application date: | January 23, 2016 |
| Last updated: | February 8, 2016 |