Every Nigerian should have access to primary health care, safe drinking water and eye care.
Mission
Establish in partnership high quality sustainable and replicable models in primary health care, provision of safe drinking water and eye care in each of the 6 geo-political zones of Nigeria.
Nigeria,
though blessed with abundant resources,
has a large number of people who are deprived
of minimum social services. All government
efforts to remedy the situation are rendered
inadequate by the ever increasing population.
A child under the age of five dies every
minute. Immunization coverage for infants
and children is meager. Maternal mortality
is one of the highest in the world. Good
healthcare facilities are few. 70 to 80%
of child deaths are due to malaria, diarrhea
and respiratory infections combined with
inadequate nourishment.
Nigeria ranks 158 among 175 countries on
the HDR Index.
Most common health problems » Malaria
» Malnutrition
» Vaccine Preventable Diseases and
Diarrhoea
» Acute Respiratory Disease
Tulsi Chanrai Foundation
(TCF) was registered in 1992 and is
working towards helping alleviate poverty
in Nigeria.TCF believes self help and
partnership are vital to poverty reduction,
with the private sector playing a pivotal
role.TCF's central philosophy of Caring
Capitalism is rooted in the passionate
belief that the human face of capitalism
is a potent force for universal good.
Caring capitalism is the coming together
of the entrepreneur with the professionals,
the government and the community to
work for the betterment of the society.
TCF interventions span 3 critical areas
– restoring sight, providing access
to primary health care and providing
safe drinking water. These are all critical
change agents – they give people
a sense of self-control over their lives.
Shining
example of Public - Private Partnership
: Coming together of Government professionals,
community and corporates / donors.
Geographical
spread of projects with emphasis on
reaching out to the rural poor
: Currently implementing 10 projects
in 5 of the 6 geo-policitical zones.
Community Participation
leads to sustainability : All
projects are jointly managed in partnership
with the community ensuring long term
sustainability.
Leveraging on
existing infrastructure for cost - effectiveness
: Maximising utilization of existing
infrastructure thus reducing capital
expenses and ensuring that maximum benefits
reaches the poor.
Focus on quality
services : TCF believes in
providing highest quality of services
to all the beneficiaries
Transparent
and accountable : Regular MIS
makes information available to the stakeholders
at all times.
Donor contribution
directly reach the beneficiaries
: Group of core donors share the administrative
expenses ensuring that donor contribution
directly reach the beneficiaries
Tested model
: TCF projects have been successfully
tested in many diverse conditions proving
that they can be replicated easily across
Nigeria and sub-saharan Africa.
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Access to safe water - Rural
: 49% , Urban : 72%
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Infant mortality 100 per 1,000 live
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