Gifted Hands Network
Uganda
Early detection and prevention of breast cancer
Details
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Organisation Name Gifted Hands Network |
Country of operation Uganda |
Is the organization profit-making? No |
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Organisation Types Youth-led organisation, Youth-serving organisation |
Focus areas Employment and Entrepreneurship, Health and Wellbeing |
Does the organization maintain financials? Yes |
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Short mission statement Early detection and prevention of breast cancer |
Mission of the organization We recruit and medically train visually impaired women to become certified medical tactile examiners that conduct the early breast cancer detection and prevention using their well trained and heightened sense of touch to palpate the breasts. The training transforms their disability into an ability, and the well-trained superior sense of touch of a blind woman can early detect breast cancer lumps much more effectively than an able-bodied doctor and in return blind women earn a sustainable income and also save lives of other women from breast cancer. Early detected breast cancer can be cured using the local treatment methods available in Uganda. The blind women use it as an opportunity to create employment for themselves, they save lives, and service is affordable, high-quality, and confidential. |
Please advise on source of funding / donor(s) Donations, Fundraiser Events and Funds from winning Awards |
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Organisation address in text format for site search purposes Ntinda Town, Bidandi Road, Kampala, Uganda., Plot 139, P.O. Box 184. |
Social impact Statement Since 2017, we have so far impacted more than one million during the Breast Cancer Free Uganda Campaigns across all regions in Uganda. During these campaigns, we conduct early breast cancer screening; educate women on the causes, effects, preventive measures and importance of early breast cancer detection. Our doctors and nurses have early examined 5,000 women for breast cancer so far during our Breast Cancer Free Uganda Campaign. We have also created over 90 partnerships with hospitals, clinics, organizations and companies. |
Organisation website – full URL |
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Full name of organisation’s contact person Andrew Mukose |
Full name of Founder / President Mukose Andrew |
Full link to Twitter account |
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Email address of the organisation mukoseandrew@gmail.com |
Full name of co-founders Otim Ivan |
Full link to Facebook page |
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Telephone Number +256704568378 |
Full name of co-founders Akampa Bonita |
Full link to LinkedIn |
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Telephone Number - alternate +256788580991 |
Full name of co-founders Andrew Mukose |
Full link to Instagram |
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Is the organisation registered/certified Yes |
Full name of current President/CEO Andrew Mukose |
Full link to YouTube |
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Please select your registration date 01 July 2017 2:00 am |
Total number of staff members? 15 |
WhatsApp Number +256704568378 |
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Registration body / Regulator Uganda Registration Services Bureau |
Number of staff 18-40? 15 |
Number of beneficiaries? More than 100 000 |
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Registration body / Regulator website ursb.go.ug |
Offering women's-only programmes Women's-only |
Countries covered, or geographic footprint Uganda |
Youth organisation location
Ntinda, Kampala, Uganda
