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AIDSS is a non-governmental organization located in Togo, in western Africa. The mission of AIDSS is to concentrate efforts on aiding the psychological, social and medical health of HIV/AIDS patients and those affected by the disease in Togo.

AIDSS is working to end the stigmatization and discrimination of persons living with HIV/AIDS by promoting an open-door policy to give patients a safe, private clinic for testing, treatment and advice. The AIDSS center in Tsevie, Togo is treating more than 200 adult patients and an additional 370+ orphaned and vulnerable children. Patients are provided with free anti-retroviral drugs, nutritional packets and psychological counseling on a consistent basis. The center also offers low-cost diagnostics and treatment for non-terminal diseases such as opportunistic infections and STDs. Additionally, AIDSS focuses on outreach to middle schools throughout 18 target villages surrounding Tsevie in order to promote understanding of the disease and prevent prejudice.

The organization’s goals for 2012 include: improving the ability to provide advice and treatment outside of the center, namely through home visits; to implement Moringa powder into their nutritional kits since the powder is a no-cost nutritional supplement high in iron, potassium, calcium, vitamins A and C, and protein; and to successfully construct a cistern for its Tsevie Center. AIDSS has already planted 100 Moringa trees on its premises. However, Do Good Lab is partnering with AIDSS in the construction of its desperately needed cistern. The cistern will collect rainwater from the Tsevie Center’s roof. An on-site water source will greatly contribute to the sanitary and hygienic needs of the center staff and beneficiaries. Since 2007, the staff has had to transport water from city water sources. The anticipated cost of the cistern construction is $8,000 USD.

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Tags: Tsevie, Togo, Africa, health, non profit, cistern and clean water

Global Hope Mobilization is a non-governmental organization based in Lilongwe, Malawi. Global Hope Mobilization, also known as GLOHOMO, concentrates its efforts on creating sustainable communities by focusing on health issues, human rights, good governance, climate change and education.

GLOHOMO recognizes that areas with poorly constructed water sources are vulnerable to contamination and water-born diseases. Do Good Lab is partnering with GLOHOMO in the construction of a borehole for the Nkukwa Primary School and the Kalumbu community outside of Lilongwe, Malawi’s capital. The borehole will provide a sustainable, clean-water resource for the students, staff and the surrounding residents. The cost to drill and construct the borehole is approximately $10,000, including labor provided by the community itself.

The borehole is projected to help 1,384 primary school students by providing access clean drinking water. This will aid in lowering the prevalence of waterborne diseases and other diseases that arise from poor sanitation and poor hygiene. GLOHOMO anticipates that the installment of the borehole will also increase school intake/enrollment.

The impact of this project will extend to the overall community of the Nkhukwa village in T/A Kalumbu. There are 90 households in the Nkhukwa village, with an average of 9 people per household. Women (those typically responsible for garnering water for the household) will no longer have to walk long distances to fetch unclean water from nearby rivers. GLOHOMO anticipates that with the installation of the borehole, the disease burden due to unclean water will drop for the community as a whole, thus productivity of the households will improve and infant mortality due to waterborne diseases will drop.

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Tags: clean water, borehole, well, Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa and non profit