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Tumaini Project

last updated Mar 18, 2013

Overview

Implementing organization: 
Coptic Mission of Kenya
Implementation Partner(s): 
Slum Doctor Programme, University of Washington
Legal Status: 
Private (not-for-profit)
Year Launched: 
2002
Stage: 
Existing/expansion stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
Bottom 20%, 20-60% (lower to lower-middle)

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Donor
Funders: 
PEPFAR

Scale

Personnel Employed: 
100<
Number of Clients Served: 
>12,000 on HIV care, 12,086 patients on ARVS; Coptic Hope Center Industrial Area: 800 patients, 450 of those patients on ARV; Coptic Hope Center Maseno: 600 patients, 325 on ARVs
Number of Facilities Operated/Networked: 
3 Hope Centers: 2 in Nairobi and 1 in Maseno
Scope: 
Hope Center has been able to expand and create new innovative ways to provide effective healthcare addressing the complicated needs of people living with HIV/AIDS.
Summary: 

Tumaini is the Swahili word for hope. The Tumaini Project was established to provide free antiretroviral (ARVs) treatment to Kenyans living with HIV.

Program goals/rationale: 

Tumaini funds are used to supplement the care of those infected with and affected by HIV, particularly in areas that PEPFAR does not support.

Key program components: 

In 2004, the Tumaini Project worked with the Coptic Mission of Kenya to establish an HIV clinic in Nairobi called the Hope Clinic. With support from the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the University of Washington, the Hope Clinic becamed a free comprehensive care HIV clinic called the Coptic Hope Center for Infectious Diseases

When the Hope Center for Infectious Diseases opened, there were 10 patients receiving free AIDS medication. Today, the Hope Center treats 9,000 patients and has sister clinics in Nairobi, Maseno and Mombasa. Patients at the Hope Center receive free AIDS treatment, counseling and nutritional support.

One hour teaching sessions are conducted at the Ngong Hope Center twice a week and include case conferences, Q&A sessions, lectures, and journal club meetings. Sessions are broadcast over the internet to include live participation by the Hope Centers in Industrial Area and Maseno.

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