About
ABOUT US
Life and Hope Rehabilitation Organization (in its acronym LHRO) is a registered Tanzanian Non-Governmental organization that is dedicated its services to the community rehabilitation,mental health, counseling, capacity building, social and economic empowerment of youth and the disadvantaged groups in providing education, trainings, harm reduction services and promote public health and provide support through recovery programs for substance abuse as well as advocacy on health policies and promote integrated rights-based and stigma free interventions to reduce HIV and TB in Tanzania Mainland.
LHRO, whose headquarters are located in Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, operates fully-fledged Rehabilitation Centres at Bagamoyo District in Pwani region and Mwanza region respectively.
LHRO, like other stakeholders, works in collaboration with various stakeholders, including the Government of Tanzania through relevant ministries,the Drugs Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA),NASHCOP, TACAIDS,MDH,THPS, UNODC, UNICEF, UNDP, AMREF,CDC,and NACOPHA, to mention a few, in the promotion of health, fight against drugs, HIV/AIDS and TB in Tanzania.
On behalf of the management of LHRO, I would like to assure the public, our customers, employees, partners, and other stakeholders that we will continue to offer our services in accordance with human rights, dignity, confidentiality, integrity, professionalism, ethics, non-discrimination, quality, and standards.
We always want to ensure that Life and Hope Rehabilitation Organisation remains a better place for individuals and community counselling, rehabilitation, learning, healing, serving, working and staying.
Serving the community is our living and pride.
Establishment, Legal Status and Certifications
Life and Hope Rehabilitation Organization is a Tanzanian Non-Governmental Organization established and registered in Tanzania under Tanzania's NGO Act 2002, with a registration number 00NGO/00006007 of January 2, 2013;
The organization is also a registered by Tanzania Revenue Authority as necessity with TIN 121-559-056 with effect from August 5, 2013.
LHRO's OBJECTIVES
The main objective of Life and Hope Rehabilitation Organization is to dedicate its services to the community rehabilitation, counseling, capacity building, social and economic empowerment of youth and the disadvantaged groups in providing education, trainings, harm reduction services and promote public health and provide support through recovery programs for substance abuse as well as advocacy on health policies and promote integrated rights-based and stigma free interventions to reduce HIV and TB in Tanzania Mainland.
Also, LHRO is envisaged to:
- Carry out harm reduction programs including linkage of PWUDs to MAT clinics and promote integrated rights- based and stigma free interventions, policies and to reduce HIV and other harms among people who use drugs;
- Counsel and rehabilitate drug addicts from substance abuse (heroin, cocaine, marijuana, Khats and heavy alcoholism) through sober house services;
- Provide psychological support, mental health awareness and therapy on addictions to the communities;
- Advocate and promote human rights-based response to HIV and TB and promote health rights and policies to enhance access to information, education and welfare to PWUDs, vulnerable groups and adolescent girls and young women;
- Social and economic empowerment of youth, PWUDs, PLHIV, families and the community through capacity building, vocational and entrepreneurship trainings for employment creation, poverty and risks reduction, and improvement of livelihood; and
- Promote civic participation in national development and provide public education to strengthen community knowledge on the harms of drugs and other health harms.
Life and Hope Rehabilitation Organization will be a better place where both our clients, employees and the community feel hope, safe, secure and cared.
LHRO adheres for:
- Team Work and solidarity – We work together for fulfillment of our vision, mission and objectives;
- Professionalism – Our people are highly competent and so we provide highest standards of services;
- Integrity – We commit to the principles of ethics, love, honest and trust;
- Transparency – We provide our services in openness manner but considering privacy of individuals;
- Respect – We value the uniqueness, dignity and confidentiality of our individuals and community we serve;
- Equality – We provide non-discriminatory services.
- Accountability – We take responsibility for individual and collective actions;
- Passion: Our energy and enthusiasm are contagious. We are inspired to make a lasting impact.
Promoting public health and supporting positive social transformation and economic reform through public education, advocacy, capacity building, empowerment, care and support.
The vision of LHRO is to have communities with stable health, assured safety and security.
- Open Hours of Business: Mon - Fri: 8.00 am. - 4.00 pm.
- Mchangani Street House namba 101. Mwananyamala Komakoma kinondoni
- +255 787 994 799