Shaloom Care House
P.O. Box 1421, Mwanza, Tanzania
Phone: +255282560745 Email: [email protected]
Shaloom Care House operates under the auspices of the Health Department of the Archdiocese of Mwanza. The organization was established in 1992, under the HIV prevention program of the Archdiocese following the 1987 declaration of Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) to combat HIV/AIDS.
Shaloom Care House provides services and Mwanza city (both in Ilemela and Nyamagana districts) for all people, regardless of creed, nationality, tribe, or color. Services offered by the organization are extensive and include psychosocial support, healthcare, education and legal support to people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), and family members and care givers.
Shaloom Care House is staffed with 13 full-time employees, 2 volunteers, and two part-time staff. There are also 49 individuals who work as Home-Based Care Volunteers at the community level to link the centre with the correct beneficiaries in the community.
Vision Statement
A community free of poverty HIV/AIDS that respects, promotes, and protects human rights, including caring for people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS
Mission Statement
To bring a positive change in the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS, orphans and most vulnerable children related to HIV/AIDS, through improving the quality of their life and social well-being, facilitating the communities to provide care to PLHA and OVC, and recognizing the needs and rights of those already affected by HIV/AIDS
Core Values
Shaloom Care House is guided by the central belief that reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS impact on the livelihood of people is extremely important in helping PLHA and AIDS-related orphans and the families who are most in need, to meet their fundamental rights and needs so that they are able to become good members of society.
Beneficiaries
Direct Beneficiaries of Shaloom Care House are:
P.O. Box 1421, Mwanza, Tanzania
Phone: +255282560745 Email: [email protected]
Shaloom Care House operates under the auspices of the Health Department of the Archdiocese of Mwanza. The organization was established in 1992, under the HIV prevention program of the Archdiocese following the 1987 declaration of Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) to combat HIV/AIDS.
Shaloom Care House provides services and Mwanza city (both in Ilemela and Nyamagana districts) for all people, regardless of creed, nationality, tribe, or color. Services offered by the organization are extensive and include psychosocial support, healthcare, education and legal support to people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), and family members and care givers.
Shaloom Care House is staffed with 13 full-time employees, 2 volunteers, and two part-time staff. There are also 49 individuals who work as Home-Based Care Volunteers at the community level to link the centre with the correct beneficiaries in the community.
Vision Statement
A community free of poverty HIV/AIDS that respects, promotes, and protects human rights, including caring for people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS
Mission Statement
To bring a positive change in the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS, orphans and most vulnerable children related to HIV/AIDS, through improving the quality of their life and social well-being, facilitating the communities to provide care to PLHA and OVC, and recognizing the needs and rights of those already affected by HIV/AIDS
Core Values
Shaloom Care House is guided by the central belief that reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS impact on the livelihood of people is extremely important in helping PLHA and AIDS-related orphans and the families who are most in need, to meet their fundamental rights and needs so that they are able to become good members of society.
Beneficiaries
Direct Beneficiaries of Shaloom Care House are:
- People living with HIV AIDS who are served by the programs
- AIDS-related orphans and vulnerable children involved in the program
- HIV/AIDS family members and dependents
- Youth, through the behaviour change program
- The whole community of Mwanza, particularly Ilemela District