Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
See separate instructions.| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? | (v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? | (vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? | (vii) Amount of monetary support | |||
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| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2008 | (b) 2009 | (c) 2010 | (d) 2011 | (e) 2012 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 2,047,553 | 2,205,076 | 2,764,682 | 1,698,162 | 970,616 | 9,686,089 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 2,047,553 | 2,205,076 | 2,764,682 | 1,698,162 | 970,616 | 9,686,089 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 313,637 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 9,372,452 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2008 | (b) 2009 | (c) 2010 | (d) 2011 | (e) 2012 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 2,047,553 | 2,205,076 | 2,764,682 | 1,698,162 | 970,616 | 9,686,089 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 300 | 335 | 350 | 673 | 448 | 2,106 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.).. | 935 | 3,421 | 52,349 | 4,469 | 61,174 | |
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | 9,749,369 | |||||






Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2008 | (b) 2009 | (c) 2010 | (d) 2011 | (e) 2012 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2008 | (b) 2009 | (c) 2010 | (d) 2011 | (e) 2012 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||




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| FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION | FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | RESOURCES TO THE SOMALI COMMUNITY AND TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. PRIMARY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: 1) HOME VISITS AND COMMUNITY DIALOGUES CONDUCTED BY SOMALI COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHWS) TO DISCUSS AND EDUCATE ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF CHILD SPACING AND REFERRALS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; 2) DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF VARIOUS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH MATERIALS; AND 3) IN-SERVICE TRAININGS AND COMMUNITY FORUMS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATORS, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH SOMALIS. IN 2012 THE SOMALI CHILD SPACING PROGRAM EXPANDED ITS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO MEN BY CONTINUING TO EMPLOY A MALE CHW. THE PROJECT DISSEMINATED THOUSANDS OF COPIES OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND MATERIALS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY AGENCIES, HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, INCLUDING AN ANNUAL SOMALI HEALTH CALENDAR. THE CALENDARS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 6,000 SOMALI COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE PROJECT ALSO EXPLORED FAMILY PLANNING PRACTICES IN A NEW REFUGEE COMMUNITY - THE KAREN COMMUNITY FROM BURMA. PROGRAMMING IS PLANNED TO BEGIN IN THE KAREN COMMUNITY STARTING IN THE SUMMER OF 2013. SMOKE FREE RIVERSIDE PLAZA RIVERSIDE PLAZA IS THE LARGEST MULTI-UNIT HOUSING FACILITY IN THE MIDWEST, AND IS HOME TO MORE THAN 6,000 PEOPLE, 70% OF WHOM ARE ETHNIC SOMALIS. IN 2011, WITH FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, WELLSHARE WORKED WITH THE MANAGEMENT AND RESIDENTS OF RIVERSIDE PLAZA TO PASS SMOKE FREE POLICY FOR THE ENTIRE COMPLEX. IN 2012 WELLSHARE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE MANAGEMENT AND RESIDENTS OF RIVERSIDE PLAZA TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SMOKE-FREE POLICY AT THE BEGINNING OF 2013. WELLSHARE DID THIS BY CREATING A VIDEO EXPLAINING THE HARMFULNESS OF SECOND HAND SMOKE AND THE SMOKE-FREE POLICY WHICH WAS BROADCAST THROUGH THE COMPLEX'S CLOSED CIRCUIT TV. IN ADDITION, WELLSHARE ORGANIZED A RESIDENT MEETING AND DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION ON DETAILS OF THE POLICY AND SMOKING CESSATION RESOURCES AT THE COMPLEX. IN 2013, WELLSHARE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT RIVERSIDE PLAZA AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SMOKE-FREE POLICY HAS BEGUN, BY PROMOTING SMOKING CESSATION RESOURCES AND OFFERING THE FREEDOM FROM SMOKING PROGRAM ON SITE, AND CONDUCTING A SURVEY TO ASSESS RESIDENT REACTIONS TO THE POLICY. MINNEAPOLIS STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAM WELLSHARE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY RESOURCES IN NORTHEAST NEIGHBORHOODS OF MINNEAPOLIS TO INCREASE ACCESS BY EAST AFRICAN RESIDENTS IN THE AREA. IN 2012, WELLSHARE HELPED THREE CORNER STORES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CARRY FRESH PRODUCE, AND CREATED A LIST OF HEALTHY RESOURCES INCLUDING THE CORNER STORES, FARMERS MARKETS, FOOD SHELVES, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RESOURCES, SMOKING CESSATION SERVICES, AND CLINICS THAT OFFER PREVENTIVE CARE. IN 2013, WELLSHARE WILL CONTINUE TO CONNECT THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY TO THESE RESOURCES BY HOLDING TOURS, EVENTS, AND DEVELOPING A VIDEO TO PROMOTE THEM. HENNEPIN COUNTY SMOKE-FREE MULTI-UNIT HOUSING WELLSHARE WORKED TO PROMOTE SMOKE-FREE POLICY IN MULTI-UNIT HOUSING IN HOPKINS AND EDEN PRAIRIE, TWO SUBURBS/CITIES WEST OF MINNEAPOLIS. WELLSHARE DID THIS BY FINDING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WHERE MANY SOMALIS LIVE IN THESE TWO CITIES, CONNECTING WITH MANAGEMENT STAFF AND SOMALI RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVES AT THESE BUILDINGS, AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE ASSOCIATION FOR NON-SMOKERS OF MINNESOTA. MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ASTHMA PROJECT WELLSHARE SUPPORTED MDH'S ASTHMA PROGRAM, FUNDED BY HUD, BY RECRUITING CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA FROM SECTION 8 HOUSING, MANY OF THEM SOMALIS, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. ONCE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM, FAMILIES RECEIVED HOME VISITS BY A NURSE, WHO EDUCATED THEM ABOUT SELF-MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA, ASSESSED THEIR HOME ENVIRONMENT FOR POTENTIAL TRIGGERS OF ASTHMA, SUGGESTED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND PROVIDED PRODUCTS SUCH AS AN AIR PURIFIER, BED AND PILLOW ENCASEMENTS, AND AN ALLERGEN VACUUM CLEANER TO HELP REDUCE ASTHMA TRIGGERS IN THE HOME. GROWING UP HEALTHY AT RIVERSIDE PLAZA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAIRVIEW FOUNDATION AND THE WAY TO GROW ORGANIZATION (WELLSHARE IS A SUBCONTRACTOR ON THIS PROGRAM); WELLSHARE HAS ENGAGED EAST AFRICAN WOMEN WHO LIVE AT RIVERSIDE PLAZA TO DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND TO CREATE A PLAN TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHERS WHO LIVE IN THE COMPLEX. THIS PLANNING PHASE OF THE PROJECT CULMINATED IN A FINAL MEETING IN WHICH THE WOMEN PRESENTED THEIR VIEWS ON THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES INCLUDING A SAFE GATHERING PLACE AS WELL AS THE NEED TO ADDRESS AIR QUALITY ISSUES. THE FUNDING TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS HAS BEEN AWARDED BY BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD FOR 2013-2015. SOMALI HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE (SHCI) THIS INITIATIVE IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN WELLSHARE INTERNATIONAL AND SEVERAL SOMALI-LED ORGANIZATIONS TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN THE SOMALI COMMUNITY IN MINNESOTA AND IS FUNDED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ELIMINATING HEALTH DISPARITIES INITIATIVE (EHDI). THE INITIATIVE WORKS IN FIVE KEY HEALTH PRIORITY AREAS: BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER, DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, HEALTHY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND HIV/AIDS. ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN 2010 AND 2011 AS PART OF THE SOMALI HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE INCLUDE: 1) PRODUCTION OF A CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, SOMALI LANGUAGE DVD THAT PROVIDES ACCURATE NUTRITION AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TO PREGNANT AND POST-PARTUM WOMEN 2) CONTINUATION OF FITNESS PROGRAMS FOR SOMALI YOUTH AND THE EXPANSION OF SOMALI ELDERS EXERCISE CLASSES; AND 3) INTENSIVE TRAINING OF ALL OF WELLSHARE'S CHWS IN DIABETES PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT, FOLLOWED BY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ABOUT NUTRITION AND DIABETES IN THE COMMUNITY. DURING 2012, THE EDHI GRANT PROGRAM WORKED TO PREVENT DIABETES AMONG SOMALIS DIAGNOSED WITH OR AT RISK OF PRE-DIABETES. USING THE "I CAN PREVENT DIABETES" CURRICULUM (THE CDC'S NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM) FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (MDH)'S DIABETES UNIT, WELLSHARE STAFF HAS WORKED TO TAILOR THE CURRICULUM TO BETTER SUIT THE NEEDS OF THE SOMALI COMMUNITY. THREE SECTIONS OF THE CLASSES WERE HELD, WITH ANOTHER THREE SECTIONS TAKING PLACE IN 2013. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE A SERIES OF VIDEOS REINFORCING THE MESSAGES FROM THE CLASSES, CONSULTATIONS WITH THE MDH-DIABETES UNIT TO DEMONSTRATE THE ADAPTATIONS, AND A RESOURCE FOR NON- SOMALI HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO BETTER SERVE THEIR PATIENTS. ONE OF THE MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 WAS THE GROWTH OF THE SOMALI ELDER FITNESS PROGRAM. TWO FEMALE CLASS INSTRUCTORS PREVIOUSLY GRADUATED FROM AN ELDER FITNESS TEACHING PROGRAM, AND THEY TAILOR THE COURSES TO BE BOTH AGE AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE. IN 2013, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SOMALI ELDERS CONNECTION PROJECT, A MALE INSTRUCTOR WILL BECOME CERTIFIED AND WELLSHARE WILL LAUNCH A TWICE-WEEKLY CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FITNESS CLASSES FOR MALE PARTICIPANTS. THROUGH OUTREACH EFFORTS AND POSITIVE WORD-OF-MOUTH FROM PARTICIPANTS, THE PROGRAM WILL EXPAND TO AN ADDITIONAL LOCATION. THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING - DEMAND FOR THE CLASSES CONTINUES TO RISE. WELLSHARE SOMALI STAFF IS WORKING TO ACCOMMODATE ALL INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND KEEP THE CLASSES FRESH AND FUN FOR PARTICIPANTS. SOMALI HEALTHY YOUTH INITIATIVE SOMALI YOUTH WELLNESS CLASSES PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AMONG SOMALI YOUTH THROUGH CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FITNESS AND NUTRITION CLASSES. WELLSHARE SUPPORTS HEALTH CLASSES IN 2 CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH HIGH NUMBERS OF SOMALIS. THE INSTRUCTOR PROVIDES SEVERAL CREATIVE, INTERACTIVE AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE LESSONS, DESIGNED TO INCREASE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. WELLSHARE WILL WORK WITH OVER 100 YOUTH THIS YEAR, THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS. THE YOUNG ACHIEVERS OFFERS A CONSTRUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR SOMALI YOUTH TO LEARN, DEVELOP CREATIVITY, INTERACT WITH POSITIVE ADULTS AND PREPARE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION WHILE SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPAIGNS. THIS PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CONFEDERATION OF THE SOMALI COMMUNITY OF MINNESOTA AND FRANKLIN LIBRARY. THE GROUP IS INTENTIONALLY YOUTH LED AND OUR SOMALI STAFF FACILITATE THE YOUTH IN DEVELOPING CREATIVE PROJECTS TO SEND POSITIVE MESSAGES TO THEIR PEERS. THIS HAS INCLUDED VIDEOS ON HIV/AIDS AND NUTRITION, WHICH HAVE BEEN VIEWED BY MORE THAN 16,000 PEOPLE. TO DATE, 'THE YOUNG ACHIEVERS' HAVE A 100% HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE, AND THE MAJORITY OF ALUMNI ARE CURRENTLY ATTENDING COLLEGE. IN 2011, THIS GROUP RECEIVED AN AWARD AT THE SOMALI ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS FOR BEST YOUTH GROUP. SOMALI ELDERS CONNECTION PROJECT THROUGH THE SOMALI ELDERS CONNECT PROJECT, WELLSHARE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS BUILD COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FOR ELDERS, AND SUPPORT THEM IN ACCESSING THE HEALTH SYSTEM. WELLSHARE PROVIDES HOME VISITS FOR SENIORS TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THEIR HEALTH NEEDS, AND BY DOING SO, CONNECT THEM TO THE APPROPRIATE SERVICES. OUR STAFF OFFERS ONGOING FITNESS AND SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS GROUPS ON HEALTH TOPICS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, PRIMARILY SENIOR HOUSING UNITS AND ADULT DAY CENTERS. WELLSHARE SOM |
| SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION | FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | DISTRICTS; TRAINING FAMILY PLANNING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, AND WORKING THROUGH FAMILY PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION TEAMS; AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROVIDERS, ALL TO IMPROVE FAMILY PLANNING KNOWLEDGE, ACCESS, AND QUALITY OF SERVICES. THE PROGRAMS, IMPLEMENTED IN SSEMBABULE AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS IN SOUTH-CENTRAL UGANDA. MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE LIFE OF PROJECT INCLUDE AN INCREASE OF CYP ACROSS BOTH DISTRICTS FROM 2,726.52 IN 2007 TO 17,789.29 IN 2011(TOTAL CYP OF 47,241.69). A TOTAL OF 428,099 BENEFICIARIES WERE REACHED (34,856 COUNSELED; 308,892 REACHED THROUGH HEALTH TALKS, 11,936 VIA FAMILY PLANNING OUTREACHES, 15,870 VIA FILM SHOWS, 1,063 WITH COMMUNITY-BASED DISTRIBUTION OF DMPA, AND 51,887 THROUGH OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS AND RADIO MESSAGES). USERS OF CONTRACEPTION INCREASED DRAMATICALLY, FROM 6,942 NEW USERS IN 2007 TO 21,429 IN 2010. IN 2011, THERE WERE 34,681 TOTAL USERS OF MODERN AND NATURAL METHODS ALONE. WELLSHARE STARTED A NEW FLEXIBLE FUND PROGRAM IN MARCH 2012, TO TRAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN COMMUNITY-BASED DISTRIBUTION OF INJECTABLE CONTRACEPTIVES AND TO ASSIST OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN SCALING UP THEIR EFFORTS TO DO THE SAME. TO DATE, THE PROJECT HAS TRAINED 48 VILLAGE HEALTH TEAM MEMBERS AND PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (THROUGH A STRUCTURED LEARNING VISIT AND OTHER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE) TO FOUR ORGANIZATIONS AROUND SETTING UP COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS. WELLSHARE HOSTED A 'LESSONS LEARNED' MEETING FOR 31 NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING STAKEHOLDERS WHICH FOCUSED ON SCALING UP COMMUNITY BASED ACCESS TO INJECTABLE CONTRACEPTIVES. UGANDA HIV/AIDS PROGRAM WELLSHARE INTERNATIONAL COMPLETED THE PARTNERING FOR POSITIVE LIVELIHOODS PROGRAM (PPLP) STARTED IN DECEMBER 2008 WITH FUNDING FROM PEPF ARIUSAID IN FEBRUARY 2012. THE PROGRAM, LOCATED IN SSEMBABULE AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS OF UGANDA'S CENTRAL REGION, WORKED TO IMPROVE HIV/AIDS CARE AND PREVENTION SERVICES THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH SIX LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE THREE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES INCLUDED: 1) INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF FAITH/COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (F/CBOS) TO PROVIDE CARE AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES TO PHA AND OVC THROUGH TWINNING PARTNERSHIPS; 2) PROMOTING BEHAVIOR CHANGE THAT REDUCES NEW HIV INFECTIONS BY IMPLEMENTING ABSTINENCE-ONLY AND OTHER SEXUAL PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, 3) REACHING ELIGIBLE ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH "UMBRELLA" CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING HOME- BASED CARE, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, NUTRITION AND AGRICULTURE SUPPORT AND LEGAL/HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY. A KEY CROSSCUTTING OBJECTIVE IS TO STRENGTHEN LINKAGES AMONG CARE, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS. WELLSHARE ACHIEVED ALL OF ITS PEPF AR TARGETS OVER THE LIFE OF PROJECT. AMONG THE PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS, WELLSHARE AND FIVE F/CBO PARTNERS REACHED A CUMULATIVE 11,143 ADULTS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS ADULTS AND ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN WITH A CORE PACKAGE OF HOME BASED CARE, NUTRITION AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH HOME VISITS BY 601 TRAINED VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY CAREGIVERS, SUPERVISED BY 77 TRAINED TRAINERS OF TRAINERS (TOTS). A TOTAL OF 1,455 ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN RECEIVED SCHOOL UNIFORMS AND SUPPLIES AND 8,405 HOME BASED CARE KITS WERE PROVIDED TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS HOUSEHOLDS AND COMMUNITY CAREGIVERS. AN INTEGRATED NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTION WITH FOOD SECURITY SUPPORT THROUGH KITCHEN GARDENS, NUTRITION ASSESSMENT, FOOD PREPARATION, REFERRALS AND PROMOTION OF BEST PRACTICES IN INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING WAS PROVIDED TO 10,131 CLIENTS. A TOTAL OF 177 CAREGIVERS WERE TRAINED IN PREPARATION OF A LOCALLY AVAILABLE COMPLEMENTARY FOOD KITOOBERO AND 405 KITCHEN GARDENS WERE ESTABLISHED AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT EFFORTS. THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTING PARTNER, MAPLA Y, (WHICH FOCUSES ON YOUTH), THE PROJECT REACHED 8,012 YOUTH WITH ABSTINENCE AND/OR 'BE FAITHFUL' MESSAGES, AND 1,652 PARENTS WERE REACHED WITH PARENT-CHILD COMMUNICATION MESSAGES OVER THE LIFE OF PROJECT. THE PROPORTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAD EVER HAD SEXUAL INTERCOURSE IN MUBENDE DROPPED FROM 57% AT BASELINE AND TO 35% AT END OF PROJECT, WHILE IN SSEMBABULE IT DECREASED FROM 49% AT BASELINE TO 34% AT END OF PROJECT. WELLSHARE CONDUCTED OVER 271 CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES WITH ITS SIX PARTNERS. TANZANIA SURVIVE AND THRIVE GROUPS PROJECT AFTER COMPLETION OF ITS FIVE-YEAR, USAID-FUNDED TANZANIA CHILD SURVIVAL PROJECT IN KARATU, WELLSHARE SUBCONTRACTED A NEW PROJECT TO ITS NEWLY FORMED AFFILIATE, WELLSHARE TANZANIA, TO IMPLEMENT SURVIVE AND THRIVE GROUPS IN BARIADI DISTRICT, SIMIYU REGION. WITH FUNDING FROM THE WEYERHAEUSER FOUNDATION, THE PROJECT REACHED GROUPS OF YOUNG SINGLE MOTHERS IN SIX VILLAGES (MALAMBO, OLD MASWA, MAHAHA, NYANGOKOLWA, BUBALE AND NKOLOLO) TO FORM SURVIVE AND THRIVE GROUPS. A TOTAL OF 163 INDIVIDUALS WERE TRAINED IN VILLAGE COMMUNITY BANKING. ALL OF THE SURVIVE AND THRIVE GROUPS STARTED GROUP-LEVEL INCOME GENERATION ACTIVITIES AND A NUMBER OF THE SURVIVE AND THRIVE GROUP PARTICIPANTS ALSO STARTED INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL INCOME GENERATION ACTIVITIES. GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE GARDENING, SELLING VEGETABLES AND FRUITS, SELLING PEANUTS, KEEPING CHICKENS, AND WEAVING HAIR. ALL START-UP FUNDS WERE RAISED THROUGH THE PARTICIPANTS THEMSELVES, LEADING TO FUTURE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE MODEL AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION, WELLSHARE TRAINED 13 TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS AND 12 SURVIVE AND THRIVE GROUP PARTICIPANTS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND HEALTH EDUCATION TO THE GROUPS. HEALTH TOPICS INCLUDED EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING, FAMILY PLANNING, PREVENTION OF MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION OF HIV, MALARIA, CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND NUTRITION. |
| FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES | FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B | TANZANIA, UGANDA |
| ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | REVIEWED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. |
| ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | MONITORED AND ENFORCED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY. |
| COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | APPROVED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY. |
| GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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