Heroes Arts Foundation
(HA Foundation) is the
Non-Governmental Organization in Kahama Town Council, Shinyanga region-Tanzania
established in 2016, to firmly and
solemnly resolve and empower the marginalized groups by formulation of
innovative solutions and the way of responding to the HIV/AIDs crisis, advocate
for provision of affordable quality health care services as described on
“client Service Charter” by the Ministry of health. It also informs their
rights to health care utilization and other services, share common interest and
experience while building condusive environment for prevention care and
support.
Heroes Arts Foundation (HA Foundation) lays the
platform for transforming the community livelihood by coordinating efforts,
creativity and comprehensive approach to improve the quality of health and life
of marginalized groups and facilitate sustainable behavioral change in the
community
HA Foundation is managed by independent non-partisan indigenous professionals whom have been experiencing practically & technically on various fields of capacity buildings of humanitarian sectors and community development projects as they have had special trainings (TOTs) to the sectors of humanitarian interventions, Human rights, child protection and capacity building programs.
Legal Status:
Heroes
Arts Foundation (HA Foundation) is legally registered as a Non-Government, non
profit, non political and non denominations, but a voluntary foundation which
is devoted to carry out its aims and objectives accordingly. The Foundation is
registered to carry out its activities in Tanzania Mainland with registration No. 00NGO/0008863.
As
indigenous professionals on humanitarian sectors and capacity buildings, we
felt that there is an argent need to do interventions with the ability to
access the grass roots and act as a bridge between the vulnerable and desperate
local communities in Tanzania and the UN agencies, International organizations,
well wishers and charities that are willing to help the vulnerable communities.
This is the philosophy behind the establishment of HA Foundation.
Strategic Framework
- Vision
To have a community embodied with healthier lives and sustainable environment for future generations.
- Mission
To enhance the capacity of marginalized groups in the community through
empowerment and advocate on health issues with consequences to poverty, social
injustice, malnutrition disorders and environmental degradation.
3. 5 years Programme Goal (2017 – 2021)
To empower the ability of marginalized and
vulnerable groups in the community we are serving by coordinating their efforts
and potentials in a comprehensive approach to improve their quality of health
and life through facilitating sustainable behavioral change in the community
1. Integrity:
We act consisting with HA Foundation’s mission, be honest and transparent
in what we do and say, and accept responsibility for our collective and
individual actions
2. Respect:
Respect for the dignity and worth of every human being. We affirm the
dignity, potential and contribution of participant, donors, partners and staff
3. Excellence:
We constantly challenge ourselves to higher levels of performance to
achieve greater impacts
4. Commitment
to services:
We work together effectively to serve the larger community.
- Voluntarism and volunteerism
HA
staff operates and is guided by the spirit of volunteering by ensuring that it
undertake its responsibilities willingly and with dedication not necessarily
working for payments but working while believing more on the value of the work
rather than the amount of money or material benefit that one gains.
1. 1. Advocate for environment conservation
2. Advocate for the social rights of
education, health services and economic opportunities to orphans and Vulnerable
Children (OVC), Youth, Women, Widows, Disabled people and people living with
HIV/AIDS in collaboration with other legal service providers.
3. Advocate for reduction of infants and
maternal mortality rates.
4. To empower the marginalized groups in
income generation and self-employment in their strategies to eradicate poverty
among communities.
5. To advocate issues of food
sufficiency and food security to overcoming infant and Child malnutrition.
6. To promote gender equality and
empowerment of Children, Youth and Disabled people in all social-economic
issues of equal opportunities to employment, health facilities and services,
decision making, education and access to Primary Health Care.
1.
Public health
HA Foundation shall strive to decrease incidences
and prevalence of Endemic diseases
2.
Environmental conservation
HA Foundation is dedicated to reduced malpractices
which degrade the environment in our areas of operations.
3.
Socio-Economic Empowerment
HA Foundation shall effectively and efficiently
utilize its resources to enhance reduced economic deterioration among
marginalized groups.
4.
Human rights
HA Foundation is committed to reduced incidences of
human right violation among the population of jurisdiction areas
5.
Institutional Development
HA Foundation shall thoroughly strengthen its
internal capacity for smooth operation and sustainability
HA Foundation has necessary policy-procedures and
practices to run the organization effectively and efficiently which are:
1. HR and Administrative Policy
2.
Financial Policy
3.
Child Protection
Policy
4.
Gender Policy
5.
Environment Policy
6. Procurement Policy
HA Foundation has defined structure including
Annual General Meeting, Board of Directors and Executive Committee.
-The structure determines chain of command and hierarchy of
responsibility within HA Foundation
-The Annual General Meeting is the highest
decision making organ approving
policies and reviewing achievement and plans
-The Board of directors (B.O.D.) is the planning
and policy making body of the organization which controlling and approving the
all activities by the Executive Committee.
-The Executive Director is the head of executive
committee that is responsible for the implementation of the programs and daily
management activities.
- Uphold human rights
-Organizational core values
-Gender equity
-Commitment to work
-Transparency & Accountability
- Participation and Civil society engagement
HA Foundation has access for all skilled and
experienced professionals who have capacity and competent to involve all the
desired activities that promotes the Goal and Objectives of the Institution.
The
professional staff of Management whom periodically review their activities to
appraise and provide them with human resource development trainings on the job
trainings and technical assistance to undertake systematically their duties and
responsibilities.
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