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Goodwash Foundation for Health and Environmental Protection
Contact Information
- Postal Address *: Holy Trinity Catholic Church New Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.
- Office Location: 2 Anoro Anumnu drive zone D World bank housing estate new Owerri
- Region *: Imo
- Country *: Nigeria
- City *: Owerri
- Telephone *: 08067039241
- Fax :
- Email *: Anumnuikenna@yahoo.com
- Website *: Www.goodwashfoundation.wix.com
Activities
- Vision *: GOODWASH FOUNDATION vision is a society where ALL have equal access to maximum health, safety, good environmental, better drinking water and great sanitation
- Mission *: To reduce poverty and gender discriminations against women, children and vulnerable groups. To promote environmental, occupational and industry safety. To promote rural development. To contribute to the attainment of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). To promote good health and well-being of the people. To promote good hygiene at grass root levels
- Thematic Areas *: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) / Objectifs de Développement Durable (ODD),Environmental Conservation / Préservation de l’Environnement,Health Provision / Soins de Santé
- Target Group: National / Nationale
- Key Objectives *: To strengthen and advocate for community participation in community environmental health interventions including adequate community systems and capacity for water, sanitation and hygiene management. To support the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of community-based initiatives for reproductive health, child and maternal health. Prevent and mitigate the impacts of communicable and non-communicable disease including HIV/AIDS particularly among vulnerable socially-excluded groups. To strengthen the skills of community-based health workers on primary health care strategies towards routine prevention/control of communicable and non-communicable/degenerative disease. To strengthen/promote local technology/resources to establish sustain environmental sanitation and self-help development project. To promote industrial, environmental and occupational health. To reduce infant mortality rate(IMR) and Maternal Mortality rates (MMR)
- Core Competencies *: Advocacy / Plaidoyer,Capacities Development / Renforcement des Capacités
- Government Engagement:
More Information
- Major or Current Achievements *: Provision of Handwashing items to nine communities in Imo State between 2009-2010. Provision of over 900 long lasting treated mosquito nets to 5 communities in January 2011 in 3 Local Government Area in Imo State (Isu, Njaba and Ahaizu Mbaise) Provision of 500 dozens of Abendazon de-worming tablets to nine communities Implemented Roll back malaria Campaign in Orsu local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. The programme was sponsored by the society for Family Health (SFH) Imo State, 2011 Conducted a sensitization programme for 4 LGA (Isu, Njaba, Ahaizu Mbaise and Owerri West) in Imo State on Tuberculosis, Malaria and Handwashing Participated in the Global Handwashing Day 2010 & 2012 tagged Clean Hands Saves life with Imo state rural water supply and sanitation Agency (IMO RUWASSA) (Unicef Assisted) Participated in the world toilet day 2010 - 2012 celebration organised by Imo RUWASSA in collaboration with Mbaitoli Local Government Area Imo State, Nigeria. Sensitization, triggering and monitoring of 5 LGA (Aboh Mbaise, Ahaizu Mbaise, Ezinihitte Mbaise, Ikeduru and Ngor Okpala) from 2010- TILL DATE on Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) funded by Imo RUWASSA and Unicef Sensitization, triggering and monitoring of Ezinihitte Mbaise from 2011 – till date on Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) funded by federal Ministry of Water Resources.
- Functional Board *:
- Number of Board Members *: 3
- List Expertise of Board Members *: An Engineer, A Lawyer and a medical practitioner
- Organisational Strategic Plan *:
- Head of Organisation *: Anumnu Ikenna
- Name of Contact Person *: Ikenna Anumnu
- Position of Contact Person *: Executive Director
- Number of Staff *: 5
- Number of Males *: 3
- Number of Females *: 2