Thanks to TASO
April 8th, 2008 at 11:18 am | posted by Weldon KennedyThe difference that we can all make by advocating for programs like PEPFAR is best shown through the on the ground success stories. One of our favorites to highlight is The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Uganda.
TASO receives PEPFAR funding and is a perfect example of what communities can do to fight AIDS and start to work their way out of poverty if we simply provide a little assistance. In their own words:
Today TASO is the largest indigenous NGO providing HIV/AIDS services in Uganda and Africa, having supported over 150,000 directly since its inception. The organization has 11 service centers spread in Uganda, with now 13 “mini-TASOs” in other parts of the country that are outside TASO’s catchment area of 75Km from the nearest service center. A mini TASO is a public Health unit that provides TASO-like services. TASO has given 10,000 clients ARVs including 500 children since we rolled out Antiretroviral Therapy in June 2004.
Check out the TASO website to learn more about the great work that they are doing every day, and take a look at some pictures ONE staffers took when visiting TASO last month.
April 8th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
I appreciate the services of TASO to protect the nations from the Devil of AIDS. we will pray for the Organization.
I am Pastor T. Jeremiah from Hyderabad, INDIA, doing the ministry in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam among children and tribal. Helping and guiding the Children according to the word of God Proverbs 22:6. Helping the poor children, down trodden people and destitute women and speciallty concentrated on AIDs people, Malaria, Dengue fever through the Helping Hand Ministries (Regd no: 1503/04). We have seen exploitation, Hunger, Poverty, Illiteracy and lack of medical facilities, Innocence at its optimum levels.
We use to go to the remote tribal villages, conduct medical camps and medical awareness camps to Protect the tribal and children from the AIDs, Dengue fever, Malaria,Chicken Guinea fever. Thousands are dieing due to insufficient medical aid and not aware of AIDs, they are superstitious and most common diseases are Malnutrition, Dengue fever, Malaria fever, Chicken Guinea and other viral diseases. The nearest doctor will be miles away and hospitals are barely equipped.
I hubly request the TASO people to come forward to help these people, and I request the one group to come forward to help these people in India. There are manyAIDS people in India especially in tribal areas. If any organization send any medicien for the AIDs people we will be very great ful to them.
Yours in His Service
Rev. T. Jeremiah
Phone: +91-9848574717
April 9th, 2008 at 12:24 am
Thanks Weldon for posting this about TASO. They truly ARE some of the heroes of the AIDS pandemic in Africa.
Long before there was PEPFAR or the Global Fund or the ONE Campaign or any other organization/program designed to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa - there was TASO.
TASO sprung up from the grassroots and thus it has an integrity that is unsurpassed and thus, TASO is an organization that deserves our respect….and our support.
I appreciate our friends at ONE for once more highlighting the uniqueness and the central position that TASO plays in the history of the movement to end AIDS and poverty in Africa.
ONE HEART, ONE HOPE, ONE LOVE - debbie
www.mpwn-uganda.org
April 9th, 2008 at 12:47 am
I thought at first when I received the request from Agnes Nyamayarwo that it was another rip-off asking for money or worse yet saying that my brother (I do not have one) had died and left me $50,000,000 which I could ship in a plain box for only $500. I am really glad I read the actual letter. Please count on my support. Also anyone relating to this project may contact me at my personal e-mail address (celindgren@panola.com). Over the past 8 years I have raised nearly one million dollars for similar projects. I am here to help.
Sincerely
Dr. Carl Edwin Lindgren, FCP (Lond.), FRAS
Fellow, World Academy of Science
April 9th, 2008 at 4:31 am
Dear Edwin
I head about you through the ONE, I’m a member too, however I’m interested to contact you, as Agnes Nyamayarwo from the organization called TASO in Kampala Uganda, challeged me about your kindness and work.
Please if you may pass through the attachments I sent, you will see our program and Pictures of our organization called PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION, in east of the Republic democratic of Congo.
we are working in difficult way because of lacking supports, if you may help us can make us fulfil our Vision to help the Lord’s People in East of D.R.Congo, more women and children were infected by the HIV/AIDS, were infected during the war in the East of D.RCongo, please join us and help us. our organization is pasted in the website: www.globalpeacepartner.org if you may pass through of it you may find it and our pictures too, but we are not have any sponsor who help us Please help s.
N/B the website isn’t ours is from our partners called GLOBAL PEACE PARTNERS, but we are in plan to make ours, but our program is in.
For futher more, please let me know.
Pastor Samuel Muderhwa M
Coordinator
PCR
April 9th, 2008 at 4:42 am
I head about you through the ONE, I’m a member too, however I’m interested to contact you, as Agnes Nyamayarwo from the organization called TASO in Kampala Uganda, challeged me about your kindness and work.
Please if you may pass through the attachments I sent, you will see our program and Pictures of our organization called PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION, in east of the Republic democratic of Congo.
we are working in difficult way because of lacking supports, if you may help us can make us fulfil our Vision to help the Lord’s People in East of D.R.Congo, more women and children were infected by the HIV/AIDS, were infected during the war in the East of D.RCongo, please join us and help us. our organization is pasted in the website: www.globalpeacepartner.org if you may pass through of it you may find it and our pictures too, but we are not have any sponsor who help us Please help s.
For futher more, please let me know.
Pastor Samuel Muderhwa M
Coordinator
PCR
peacecp@yahoo.com
April 9th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
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April 10th, 2008 at 4:00 am
REBECCA RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SERVICE AND UPLIFTMENT SOCIETY
(REGISTERED UNDER THE KRN. SO.ACT NO.17 OF 1960)
(REGISTERED UNDER FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION REGULATION ACT)
communication address post box no 62 bidar-585401,Karnataka India
E-mail : Rebecca_mogha@yahoo.co.in
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Dear Sir,
With sincere greetings, we would like to introduce ourselves to you in order to have partnership relations for co-operation and colaboration in our efforts in cause of rural poor in Mogha mandal in Gulbarga District,Karnataka,India.
Sir, R.R.D.S.A.U.S. is an non-profit making rural development voluntary organisation formed by a group of people interested in the cause of rural poor with Christian inspiration in the state of Karnataka, RRDSAUS is registered with the Government of India with a main aim of serving the needs of the poorest of the rural poor. We are concerned with improving the social, economic and cultural development of the rural poor, specially scheduled castes (untouchables) and tribles of Karnataka, India.
I am very much interested to know in detail about your approach with implementing agencies like ours to have a developmental co-operation in eradication of hunger, ignorance, ill- health, in-equalities and oppression in rural system.
The organisers of RRDSAUS are not only committed but also made themselves competent by undergoing proper training and exposure in professional social work. We committed ourselves to spend in the service of the poorest. Therefore we request you sir to kindly inform us of your activities sand areas of involvement for the benefit of the rural poor.
Our activities are health care, non-formal education(2) community organisation through sangams(3) social education and promotion of skill trainings(4)community health care(5)cultural activities(6)environmental sanitation(7) Vocational Training’s, women development, care for girl child and housing ,co-operation, self help groups etc..
We earnest request you Sir, if there is any possibility of assisting us, kindly send your application form, guidelines, brochures of your agency which enables us to submit a specific proposal to your accordingly.
With kind regards,
Yours sincerely,
K.R.Mogha
Secretary - RRDSAUS
April 10th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
I very much like what your are doing! How can I help or become a partner?
ANNAH EMUGE
President ATAI ORPHANAGE
April 12th, 2008 at 4:27 am
I realy apreciate what you are doing.
April 13th, 2008 at 2:03 am
i am truly touched by the work that has been going on for these people. i would like to be a part of it. i am a medical intern who has graduted medical school from romania. currently i am completing the last leg of my internship in rural part of maharashtra state, india. i would appreciate if i could recieve various updates and newsletters.
April 13th, 2008 at 9:16 am
i have worked on hiv and iads for long and i am really looking forward to this
i would love to receive all follow up and attend meetings if possible
thanks
April 13th, 2008 at 9:18 am
i would love to partner in this put me in
thanks
April 14th, 2008 at 1:43 am
Being an Indian I personally feel that TASO should Start its branch in India and South Africa,which are the countries having millions of people are affected annually.TASO and governments of both countries should join hands.
April 14th, 2008 at 5:53 am
I must add something here to this lovely discussion and to the great show of support for TASO.
I must remind everyONE in this discussion that TASO is an INDIGENOUS Ugandan organization - not a worldwide ngo. It can NOT go into other countries to set up branches to help others with their needs as it does not have the funding to completely take care of the need for its assistance in Uganda.
I encourage others around the world to take a look at the very successful TASO model to build an indidgenous response to the AIDS crisis in your countries but please do not think that they can do much more than morally support your efforts.
I wish you all well in your endeavors to meet the needs of the people of your countries.
AS ONE, debbie
www.mpwn-uganda.org
May 8th, 2008 at 7:21 am
i love what you do keep it up god will bless you more
REV DAN WHITE