Elizabeth Sangiwa's Contact Details

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YAAPHA (Youth in Action Against Poverty & HIV/AIDS)

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Philanthropy

YAAPHA IS A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN MAINLAND TANZANIA, OPERATING IN THE KILIMANJARO, TABORA, KATAVI AND KIGOMA REGIONS. WE PROVIDE HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, EDUCATION, COUNSELLING, CARE AND SUPPORT IN TANZANIA AND WERE ESTABLISHED AS A RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM OF HIV/AIDS INFECTIONS, DRUG ABUSE, AND EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES AMONGST CHILDREN, ADULTS AND THE EFFECTS OF AIDS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. AIDS IS A GLOBAL PROBLEM AND WITH TANZANIA BEING ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES THAT WE WORK WITH HAVE BEEN SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THIS PANDEMIC, WHILST ALSO FACING SOCIAL PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF YOUTH AFFLICTED BY DRUG ADDICTION. WE WORK WITH THE ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN WHO HAVE LOST PARENTS AND CLOSE RELATIVES AS A RESULT OF HIV/AIDS. THESE CHILDREN ARE IN NEED OF MAJOR MATERIAL, SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT AND THE MAJOR FOCUS OR OUR ORGANISATION IS TO REDUCE POVERTY, IMPLEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY AND PROMOTE PRACTISES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT