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Albinism Inclusion (ALINC) Project admin September 14, 2022 NELICO PROJECTS Previous Next Albinism Inclusion (ALINC) Project Why this department was established The albino department main concerns are dispelling the deadly myths about people with albinism and upholding their social welfare. The killings of people with albinism are based on the claim that their body parts can be used as ingredients in rituals and potions, which will bring prosperity to the user. The body parts are not only retrieved through killings, the graves of people with albinism are also exhumed. Beside the interest in body parts, the people with albinism are

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Legal Aid project admin September 14, 2022 NELICO PROJECTS We have been able to offer legal aid to people who cannot afford to pay for it. We have also trained paralegals who offer free council in rural areas where people do not have access to legal aid otherwise.   Previous Next In this project we try to promote access to legal aid for communities and in particular women and children. We mostly achieve this through capacity building and empowerment of paralegal units, so that they can provide good quality legal services. Another way we support paralegals in the communities is

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Youth Projects nelicotz September 14, 2022 NELICO PROJECTS We have been able to provide income-generating tools to vulnerable groups, especially those at risk when it comes to sexual reproductive health and rights. Amongst these groups was a group of young mothers, who often lack ways to generate income themselves. We provided materials like water pumps for irrigation, brick-making machines and start-up capital to start their own business. To 18 members of these youth groups, we provided a total of 2 million Tanzanian Shilling in start-up capital.  .    Previous Next We have established clubs in 4 different secondary schools, with

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Tuberculosis project admin September 14, 2022 NELICO PROJECTS Using active case finding and contact investigation in crowded areas like mining sites and marketplaces, we have managed to get 72 people who suffer from TB on medication, which battles their condition. We also make regular follow-ups to insure people are still on the medication and have access to healthcare.   Previous Next About this project  This project is funded by USAID through Path tanzania    Ideally, NELICO influences the behaviorial change to healthy health behavior through communities volunteers by applying the following approaches: Community Contact Investigation Volunteers performs contact investigation to all contacts

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Orphans and most Vulnerable Children (OVC) Project nelicotz September 14, 2022 NELICO PROJECTS We established the Yohanna Memorial Drop-In Center, where we are able to accommodate up to 50 children who are victims of child (sexual) violence. We provide psychosocial support at the center. The center is only a temporary shelter as we figure out how to reintegrate these children back into a safe environment.   We have been able to provide primary and secondary education to 12 OVC, which was one of the first NELICO projects and started in 2006. These children have just finished form 4 (O level),

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Improving the Quality of Education Project nelicotz September 14, 2022 NELICO PROJECTS We have been able to provide 150 desks, 75 chairs and 18 teachers’ tables to 3 primary schools in Geita district to reduce the shortage of these items in classrooms.  We have built libraries in 4 different primary schools and we provided the libraries with 2200 books to inspire a culture of reading amongst the children.  We also built 4 different latrines with 8 holes to serve 640 children in total. In this process the community engaged actively to assist us.   We provided on job training to

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