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AllFaiths United: Malaria-Free Mozambique Initiative

PIRCOM recruits, trains religious leaders to educate communities on malaria prevention, treatment, and national advocacy. Partnered with Ministry of Health and USAID.

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AllFaiths United: Malaria-Free Mozambique Initiative

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  1. **DRAFT** AllFaiths United for a healthy, prosperous, & malariafree Mozambique!

  2. What is PIRCOM? • Goal: Recruit, organize, train, and equip religious leaders in 4 provinces to educate their communities about prevention and treatment of malaria • Create national scale religious coordinating mechanism • Advocate at national level for malaria eradication • Partnership with Ministry of Health, funded by USAID, Mozambican businesses

  3. Faith leaders training faith leaders and educating their communities Pastor HermínioGuifutela, Coordinator of PIRCOM in Nampula province training Christian and Muslim Faith Leaders in Nampula . MussajyRemane, Coordinator of PIRCOM in Sofala province training Faith Leaders in a Church in Sofala

  4. Results • Creation of 4 provincial PIRCOMs reflecting local religious presence • Multi-religious cascade training model from province to district to local faith leader • More than 27,000 faith leaders trained reaching million members of faith communities • In 2012, 556 new faith leaders were trained as trainers reaching more than 54,000 people.

  5. Advocacy PIRCOM faith Leaders meeting with President Armando Guebuza, and Minister of Health Dr FranscicoManguel, March 22, 2012 at Ponta Vermelha

  6. Lessons Learned • Faith networks built for malaria can be used for other public and primary health concerns, such as TB, Cholera etc • Friendship and common cause was developed across faith lines by working together • Challenges of sustainable financing

  7. Recommendations • Adapt faith networks built for malaria to other public and primary health concerns, such as TB, Cholera etc • Develop mechanisms for multi-sector investment including public and faith based institutions

  8. PIRCOM Invitation To Partnership For more information about PIRCOM Bishop DinisMatsolo, PIRCOM Executive Director Bishop DinisMatsolo Executive Director PIRCOM Av. Karl Marks # 1982 2dto Maputo Mozambique Tel: +258 21 320070 Fax: +258 21 320071 Cell: +258 82 307 0991 email: info@pircom www.pircom.org Photo J Duff

  9. Introduction to PIRCOM PIRCOM is a faith-based organization committed to improving the life of Mozambican population by mobilization communities to strive for the eliminationof malaria. PIRCOM network members include over 254 different faiths and denominations. In 2012, 556 new faith leaders were trained as trainers reaching more than 54,000 people. PIRCOM organizes local faith leaders with support from Provincial and District PIRCOM Councils. PIRCOM’s network of Faith Leaders currently exists in 6 Provinces and 32 Districts.

  10. Building Faith Leaders Capacity for Community Health • Training of religous leaders to use sermons in disseminating messages abou prevention measures and treatment of malaria • PIRCOM provincial anddistrictcouncilstrainkey local faithleadersandfaithbasedvolunteers, whointurntrainothersintheircommunities. The FLs educate their members from the house of worship while the volunteers do community outreach and home visits to follow up. Training of religious leaders in Jangamo, Inhambane province

  11. Faith leaders training faith leaders and educating their communities Pastor HermínioGuifutela, Coordinator of PIRCOM in Nampula province training Christian and Muslim Faith Leaders in Nampula . MussajyRemane, Coordinator of PIRCOM in Sofala province training Faith Leaders in a Church in Sofala

  12. Recruitment And Training Of Faith Based Volunteers Training of faith-based volunteers in Inharrime, Inhambane province. Faith-based volunteer making a home visit. Note PIRCOM sticker on the door. Training volunteers to disseminate messages about prevention measures and treatment of malaria by visiting door-to-door.

  13. Mobilizing community members against Malaria Voluntees of PIRCOM, in Dondo, Sofala, using album seriado in training. A mother preparing mosquito net for sleeping children.

  14. PIRCOM Community Health Focus: Malaria Water and Sanitation Cholera Other

  15. Advocacy PIRCOM faith Leaders meeting with President Armando Guebuza, and Minister of Health Dr FranscicoManguel, March 22, 2012 at Ponta Vermelha

  16. Advocacy • PIRCOM Network members are uniquely positioned to advocate for the health of their people at the National, Provincial and District levels • PIRCOM signed last year MOU with Ministry of Health

  17. PIRCOM Network Unique Strengths • Reach (PIRCOM Network) • Influence and credibility of Faith Leader delivered messages • Sustainability of the message. Faith Leaders see their members every week • Holistic health focus. • Cost effective use of volunteers. • Effective advocacy for the needs of their communities.

  18. PIRCOM: the NGO Board • (Bishop DinisSengulane - President, AminudineMuhamad – Vice President, ErcílioManhique – Secretary, Luis Nhama – Treasure and DomingosMacamo - Vowel ) Board committees: • Abdul CarimoSau – President of Fundraising • PasorVilaculos – President of Organizational Development Committee • GlóriaMuianga - President of Communication and Image Committee Ten National and Provincial staff Offices in Maputo, - OAv. Karl Marks # 1982 2dto Official NGO registration in Mozambique: 2009 MOU with Ministry of Health Funders: USAID/PMI, UN Foundation, -day Adventist Church and others. Partners: Mozambican Ministry of Health, ADRA, C-Change, PSI, PACT, Medicos do Mundo, (other orgs), RBM, Nets for Life

  19. PIRCOM History • Bishop DinisSengulane, Roll Back Malaria • 2006 Founding partners to support multi religious nationwide campaign against malaria in Mozambique • Mozambique: Founding Co-Chairs DinisSengulane and Hassan Makda; members Gabriel Machado, Pastor Simoque, Francisco Chimoio, PrafultaJantilal and others • USA: Washington National Cathedral, Seventh-day Adventist Church, UN Foundation, United Methodist Church, Nets for Life, Jean Duff • USAID PMI funding 2007-10 via ADRA: Together Against Malaria Program • >27,000 faith leaders trained in 4 provinces • Registration of PIRCOM as Mozambican NGO March 2009 • Continued US funding via C-Change, PSI/PACT • to create permanent network of key FLs as basis for cascade training and mobilization in districts nationwide. • Strengthen PIRCOM organizational capacity • Mobilize direct funding of PIRCOM • MOU with Ministry of Health 2012

  20. PIRCOM Objectives • Secure long term sustainable funding from public, faith based and private partners • Strengthen PIRCOM capacity as stand alone NGO • Build and maintain permanent network of key Faith Leaders (FL) nationwide • Build capacities of FLs and their faith based volunteers and communities for impact on health and wellbeing of local people • Organize for effective, efficient cascade training of Fls and mobilization of communities on key health objectives in districts nationwide • Advocate effectively at national, district and local levels for the health and other needs of local communities • Accurately track and communicate activity and impact of PIRCOM Network • Recruit excellent technical partners in health and development arenas

  21. PIRCOM Invitation To Partnership The Faith leaders of Mozambique invite partnership with community health and development organizations for the long lasting health and well being of the people of Mozambique.

  22. PIRCOM Invitation To Partnership For more information about PIRCOM Bishop DinisMatsolo, PIRCOM Executive Director Bishop DinisMatsolo Executive Director PIRCOM Av. Karl Marks # 1982 2dto Maputo Mozambique Tel: +258 21 320070 Fax: +258 21 320071 Cell: +258 82 307 0991 email: info@pircom www.pircom.org In the US: Jean Duff Consultant to PIRCOM +1202 550 8336 jeanduff@fullcirclepartners.org Photo J Duff

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