The Government of Tanzania
Since CCBRT was founded in 1994, it has closely collaborated with the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania (GoT). For many years the Dar es Salaam City Council and CCBRT implemented a joint HIV/AIDS programme. In 2007, CCBRT and the Government of Tanzania entered into a public-private partnership (PPP) for the establishment of Baobab Maternity Hospital. As part of the PPP the GoT finances 100% of staff salaries of the CCBRT disability hospital. In the coming years, the GoT will increase its contributions to also cover the salary expenses for Baobab Maternity Hospital. CCBRT will receive an additional annual block grant for essential equipment and supplies. The land on which Baobab Maternity Hospital will be constructed has been generously donated by the GoT.
Website: Government of Tanzania (www.tanzania.go.tz/government)
The European Union
The European Union (EU) is one of the largest donors in Africa. It provides budgetary support to partners in developing countries. As well as supporting CCBRT’s disability hospital and community rehabilitation programme, the EU has also added its support to the first phase of Baobab Maternity Hospital by awarding a major four year grant. The aim of the grant is to reduce the occurrence of disabilities and mitigate the effects of impairments by strengthening maternal and newborn care through skills building and continuous mentoring of health staff, provision of essential equipment and supplies, as well as renovations of maternity wards and operating theaters at high volume health facilities in the Dar es Salaam region. This four year project is co-funded by CBM and commenced in 2010.
Website: www.ec.europa.eu/europeaid
CBM
CBM is a global disability and development organisation providing technical, material, managerial and advisory support to its partners in developing countries with a special focus on capacity development. Since its foundation in 1994, CCBRT has worked in close partnership with CBM, receiving technical, advisory, budgetary and human resource support. CBM is CCBRT's largest partner.
Website: www.cbm.org
Swiss Development Cooperation
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is Switzerland’s international cooperation agency within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). The goal of SDC’s development cooperation is that of reducing poverty. It is meant to foster economic self-reliance and state autonomy, to contribute to the improvement of production conditions, to help in finding solutions to environmental problems, and to provide better access to education and basic healthcare services. Since 2010, SDC has financed the strategic development as well as the architectural planning and design of Baobab Maternity Hospital. SDC has provided a further grant to support the construction of the hospital starting in 2011.
Website: www.sdc.admin.ch
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands supports the Government of the Republic of Tanzania in the implementation of Tanzania’s MKUKUTA, the national policy reduction strategy. Next to budget support in the health sector, the embassy supports also decentralisation and local governance, private sector development and gender. In 2011 and 2012, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands supports the construction of the new maternity and neonatal hospital with a major grant.
Website: http://tanzania.nlembassy.org/Services/Development_Cooperation/Development_Cooperation
Vodafone Foundation
Vodafone Foundation aims to support the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges utilizing innovative mobile technology in mobilizing social change and improving people’s live. Vodafone foundation provides financial support to CCBRT with the aim to prevent and treat obstetric fistula and provide basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric care. With the grant the Vodafone Foundation supports awareness raising, outreach and detection, service delivery, as well as the construction and equipping of the operating theatre block and delivery suites of Baobab Maternity Hospital.
Website: http://www.vodafone.com/content/index/about/foundation.html
Baobab Maternity Hospital is also supported by corporate partners and individuals. CCBRT thanks: Africa Life Assurance; Alexander Forbes; Aluminium Africa; Barclays Bank; BOA Bank of Africa; CFAO DT Dobie; Heritage Oil; Italframe; Karimjee Jivanjee Foundation; NMB Bank; Songas; Standard Chartered Bank; Sumaria Group; Synarge Group; Tigo; Twiga Cement; Vodacom; Zain; and Mr. Mustafa Jaffer Sabodo.