Background information of the organization.
Help Children Organization is a local NGO legally registered under the Non Governmental Organization Act, 2002. The organization is independent and has its board of management and accounts.
Since its inception in 2008, Help Children Organization has secured both internal and external funding exceeding 56,000 USD and continues to work with a number of national agencies and Morogoro Municipal Council, developing a variety of sustainable community based programmes to support vulnerable children and their care givers e.g older people . Just to mention a few these projects include Rights and entitlements, Health & Education (Fee and material support) to OVC, Sponsor a Grandparent project, Advocacy and empowerment ,Relief services, houses repair and construction for poor older people taking care of orphans and vulnerable children (eg Outreach Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) ,Outreach counselling and home visits ,In School Guidance and Counseling ,Nutritional Supplements, Basic Medication ,Shelter, School Uniforms and clothe, School Bursaries).The aim is to promote the rights of children in Morogoro Region; ensure them to access policy entitlements to improve their well being;to support the millennium goals and the achievement of MKUKUTA targets to improve the delivery of pro-poor services.
Relationship between Help Children Organization and State Authorities.
We have developed a mutual relationship with the state authorities of Morogoro region by involving together in different plans of social events as follows:-
- Participation of Help Children Organization in 1st December 2008- 2010 Region Preparation Committee. The event hosted by the Morogoro Region in collaboration with TACAIDS.
- Two staff from Help Children Organization (Executive Director and Programme Manager) were also invited by Morogoro region authority to participate in the Regional committee for the preparation of HIV/AIDS international day which was held on 1st December, 2010 at Jamuhuri Stadium. Morogoro region also hosted this year National Event for HIV/AIDS.
Links development with other actors.
- The project has developed links with Morogoro six district councils to include children`s issues in budget and plans which resulted to all 6 districts of Morogoro region to allocate more than Tshs. 398,000,000/= to support HIV/AIDS orphaned grand children who have not get our support. Also Morogoro Municipal Council through Global fund allocated 38,000,000/= in its financial year of 2011/2012 to support 4,864 OVC/MVCs for CHF, school fees, shelter, meals, and traveling allowances.
- Links with religious bodies to influence their worshippers to give in kind support by establishing safety nets for vulnerable groups. Eg Christian churches and Muslims of all 6 districts of Morogoro Municipality.
Help Children Organization (HCO) together with TASAF(Tanzania Social Action Fund) have supported our work by developing a net work support to a big number of our beneficiaries where the project fails to provide its supports.