Sector Directory

Organization

Karagwe Vocational Development and Poverty Alleviation

Mission

Women empowerment, environmental conservation, community development and self employment.

Organizational Expertise

Adoption / Behavior Change, Capacity Building, Climate/Environment, Gender / Womens Empowerment, Health, Heating, Livelihoods, Marketing, Microfinance, Monitoring and Evaluation, Research

Technologies & Fuels

Charcoal, Electricity, Solar, Wood

Clean Cooking Activities

Karagwe Vocational Development and Poverty alloviation (KVDPA) is implementing an HIV/AIDS project in Karagwe district of Kagera region in Tanzania. Its main activities include community capacity building through income generating activities and empowerment, training home based care counselors for HIV/AID caregivers, nutrition education and agricultural promotion, vocational training for orphans and vulnerable children, shelter and care through shelter renovations and provision of clothing bedding and safe water, protection which ensures that the child’s basic rights are met, healthcare to ensure that the child’s health needs are met, psychosocial support to promote the child’s social, mental and emotional well being, women empowerment and Economic Strengthening. KVDPA has also started home and community based care programs. This project hopes to mobilize community and empower them to take responsibility for the well being of OVC affected by HIV/AIDS. Thus the strategies used will strengthen existing resources, coping mechanisms and 6 support capabilities within the family and community structures and will facilitate networking and partnering with community stakeholders and outside resources.

Partnership

We would like to become retailer and supply clean stoves to people in our community. Also our organization will provide capacity building to people by training the people how to use tools and how to save the environment. Also our organization will provide research to volunteers who are looking to come and do their research from all points of the world and feature these research make development to clean environment.

Regions Operating In

Sub-Saharan Africa

Country Based In

Tanzania

Address

KAYANGA
KAYANGA
KARAGWE, KAGERA I85

Primary Point of Contact

Name: Mr. Mathew Ruthgard

Title: Director

Email: ruthmark2@yahoo.com

Phone: +255757148316

Secondary Point of Contact

Name: Mrs. Kemilembe Kanani

Title: Program Manager

Email: kvdpa@yahoo.com

Phone: +255784863474