| Hands Across Borders Society | |
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| Background Information | |
| Abbreviation | HABS |
| Location of Office | Jambiani |
| P.O. Box | 210 |
| Island | Unguja |
| Telephone | 0777-470408; 0786-231988 |
| Fax | |
| Website | http://www.handsacrossborderssociety.org |
| Personnel | |
| Head of Organisation | Alastair Pirie; Patricia Elias |
| Name of Contact Person | Patricia Elias |
| Position of Contact Person | Chairperson |
| Number of Paid Staff | |
| Number of Volunteers | 12 |
| Registration and Funding | |
| Registration Number | 143 |
| Year of Registration | 2001 |
| Network Membership | |
| Annual Budget | |
| Main Funding Sources | E.U.; CIDA; Wilde Ganzen; Rotary; Private Donations; Personal Donations from Directors of HABS |
| Work | |
| Target Groups | Children; Elderly People; Family; Farmers; Fishermen; Infants; Orphans; People with Disabilities; Rural Populations; Widows; Women; Youth; |
| Sector Focuses | Advocacy; Communications and Media; Conflict Resolution; Cooperative; Education: Basic; Education: Secondary; Education: Tertiary; Environment: General; Environment: Information, Education, and Awareness; Health: General; Health: Hygiene and Malaria; Health: Maternal and Child; Health: Reproductive; Microenterprise; Natural Resource Management; Professional Training; Rural Development; Tourism; Vocational Training; |
| Nature of Work | Operation of a wellness centre; Operation of a tourism training institute; Education - I.T. classes, deaf and hard of hearing classes; Advocacy and training in environmental issues |
| Operational Area | Island |
| Focus | Rural |
| Vision Statement | |
To provide and advance education and health through the provision of programmes, training and services in education and ecosystem health. |
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| Mission Statement | |
To assist in the alleviation of poverty through CED initiatives, particularly those related to ecosystem health and educatoin in the developing world. |
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| Key Objectives and Goals | |
To provide free access to people in the Developing World with regards to educational initiatives and ecosystem health. |
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| Major Past Achievements | |
Built clinic, over 17, 000 patient visits (2002); Deaf and hard of hearing programme, E.U. ERP project - education for rural people (2003-2007); Eye camp, 4, 750 patients/glasses (2006); E.U. Project - pro-poor project - hospitality, environment SMEs (2007); Built tourism training institute - free programmes with certificates and diploma programmes (2007); |
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| Working Areas | |