BasicNeeds-Ghana
Contact Information
- Postal Address *: BasicNeeds-Ghana P. O. Box TL 1140 Tamale, Ghana
- Office Location: Plot No. 143, Industrial Area Ext. BLK III Revised Chanshegu, opposite UDS Central Administration, Tamale
- Region *: Northern
- Country *: Ghana
- City *: Tamale
- Telephone *: 0372023566
- Fax : 0372024245
- Email *: info@basicneedsghana.org
- Website *: www.basicneedsghana.org
Activities
- Vision *: People with mental illness or epilepsy live in dignity and satisfy their basic needs and exercise their basic rights.
- Mission *: To develop and implement initiatives that directly involve people with mental illness or epilepsy, and their families and communities and other organisations to enhance self-determination and influence public option and decision-making on mental health and development.
- Thematic Areas *: Education / Education,Human Rights / Droits de l’Homme,Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) / Objectifs de Développement Durable (ODD),Health Provision / Soins de Santé,Mental Health Services
- Target Group: National / Nationale,Regional / Régionale,Community / Communauté
- Key Objectives *: To build individual and community resources and assets and confidence to claim their rights and privileges to ultimately relieve poverty, combat distress and reduce suffering in Ghana without prejudice to age, gender, ethnic group, religious or political persuasion, through closely working with communities, youth, traditional authorities and leaderships, government and non-government agencies in the implementation of practical projects and programmes To relieve people who are in need, hardship or distress, and in particular persons suffering from mental illness, their families and carers; To provide or assist in the provision of money, materials or other help of whatsoever kind To bring together all human and material resources of whatsoever kind, to give or to produce such advice, to take such initiatives, to provide such services or to proffer such assistance counselling and guidance
- Core Competencies *: Advocacy / Plaidoyer,Policy Influencing / Influence des Politiques ,Capacities Development / Renforcement des Capacités
- Government Engagement:
More Information
- Major or Current Achievements *: Advocating and for the passage of the Mental Health Act into law Capacity strengthening activities of individual mental health services users and primary carers, as well as their SHGs has included training in family planning and maternal and child health services.
- Functional Board *:
- Number of Board Members *: 5
- List Expertise of Board Members *: Surgeon, Chartered Accountants & Audit Experts, Gender Development Specialist, Social Development Experts
- Organisational Strategic Plan *:
- Head of Organisation *: Yaro Badimak Peter
- Name of Contact Person *: Matthew Pipio Eib
- Position of Contact Person *: Finance & Administration Coordinator
- Number of Staff *: 21
- Number of Males *: 15
- Number of Females *: 6