Name: COMMUNITY HEALTH AUSPICES AND SHIELD ORGANIZATION (CoHASO)
Telephone: +255766195889

Name of the organization

COMMUNITY HEALTH AUSPICES AND SHIELD ORGANIZATION (CoHASO)

Organization Acronym

CoHASO

The organization focuses on

HIV, TB, SRHR

Vision of the organization

We envision a community free of major medical and public health problems

Summary Description of your Organization

Community Health Auspices and Shield Organisation (CoHASO) is a youth-led not-for-profit organisation that provides health education to the communities in Tanzania. It aims at ensuring health protection and promotion with focus on raising awareness and behavior change communication in sexual and reproductive health as well as disease prevention and control. CoHASO was registered by registrar of NGOs (Ministry of Health) under the NGO Act No. 24 of 2002 in 2018 with registration number 00NGO/00009912.
CoHASO uses health education as a key component of health promotion offering a forum for proactive youth both graduates and students to take responsibility in providing the community with accurate and adequate information on health issues. It also engages in capacity building to youths as well as medical personnel in delivery of youth-friendly health services at primary health care level. Considering diversity of education background in our forum, our initiatives are implemented in multi-disciplinary and evidence-based approaches during provision of solution to existing and emerging public health threats.
CoHASO ensures achievement of its objective of behavior change through
a. Conducting continuous campaigns
b. Employing multiple channels in disseminating information
c. Using multi-disciplinary approach during implementation of projects
To ensure sustainability we have strategize to:-
a. Build capacity of youth clubs dealing with youths and health issues
b. Create free access repository for youth-friendly materials
c. Collaboration with local government including health facilities

Organization Location

Tanzania

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Email

cohasotz@gmail.com

Organisation Telephone number

+255784000289

Organisation Mobile phone number

+255766195889

Contact Person Name

Dr. David Mwaipaya

Contact Person Phone Number

+255766195889

Contact Person Skype Name

David Mwaipaya

Area of implementation intervention

HIV and AIDS, SRHR

Title and scope of the project being implemented( including time frame )

1. SRRH --- Binti Afya Plus - is an extension of previous Binti Afya project, having an expanded target group. It targets secondary schools, colleges and universities in Dodoma and Dar es Salaam cities in Tanzania. It started in August 2020 to improve awareness of SRHR among young women and prevention of HIV which affects young women around four times more than young men. It targets all gender youths, teachers and local government leaders unlike BA which focused on only adolescent girls and young women. It involves students in schools and colleges. Of-to-date 750 youths have been reached in three campus. It is done through debates, seminar, workshop and social media campaigns.

Binti Afya Project - (Bintiafya means a health girl) was a predecessor project on sexual and reproductive health education among adolescents. It was conducted in secondary and primary schools in Dodoma and Dar es Salaam. Other beneficiaries were reached through radio sessions covering Dodoma and its neighbor regions; Morogoro, Manyara and Singida. It was done between May 2019 and April 2020. It was done to improve awareness of SRHR among young women and prevention of HIV which affects young women around four times more than young men. It also targeted to improve awareness of youths on human sexuality information related to prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) and HIV as well improving their interpersonal skills. About 2100 girls benefited directly and thousands through radio programs and social media campaigns. It was done through schools outreach and social media campaign in collaboration with Gender Desk (Under the Ministry of Home Affairs) and local leaders in Dodoma in Mpwapwa Districts.

2. HIV AND TB PROJECT - Dawa Zangu Project
A project to advocate for adherence to ARVs and TB drugs to youths group of people living with HIV. It is implemented in Care and Test Clinic at Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital Dodoma since 2019. It targets to improve treatment outcomes and decreasing chance of emergency of resistance which can apparently affect the economy of the country and overall quality of care. About 50 youths of Youth Club at DRRH as well as parents and guardians are served. It is implemented through interactive discussions during regular clinics and also through supporting social media campaign done by the NACP under the ministry of health.

Does the organisation currently receive any technical support from a technical support provider ? Have you received technical support in the past?

No