ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE
AL-Hayaat Foundation is a non-religious, non-ethnic, non-political organization founded and incorporated under the companies code, 1963 (Act 179) as a Non-Governmental Organisation situated in the Greater Accra region and Northern Region of Ghana in West Africa. The formation of AL-Hayaat Foundation was motivated by the prevailing imbalances in health development policy and
initiatives in Africa. Health development formulation and implementation remain a major challenge in developing countries. Particularly, in the areas of creating and sustaining the awareness of the benefits of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, structures in developing countries are non-functional. High poverty rates due to illiteracy, lack of basic healthy living skills, have created fertile grounds for deteriorating health in these places. We at AL-Hayaat are aware of the existence of unlimited opportunities to contribute to deal with the adverse impact of poor health on economic growth, human dignity and wellbeing. We are convinced that the persistent generating of health development strategies are core to economic development, and sustaining the awareness of the benefits of maintaining a healthy lifestyle is an integral part of this process. Therefore, the outreach of awareness programs will go a long way in helping the less privileged with their health needs. Consequently, as believers in equal equity, we aspire today to play an active role in this process. AL-Hayaat therefore, commits itself to address the imbalances in the health development and policy needs of developing countries through the following services and key areas of expertise. KEY AREAS
• Primary Health Challenges (Cervical Cancer, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Reproductive Health, Infant and maternal mortality etc.)
• Education, Training and capacity building
• Environmental issues
VISION
To roll out a society with a prospect of promoting healthy lifestyles for a better world
MISSION STATEMENT
“Creating and sustaining the awareness of the benefits of maintaining a healthy lifestyle through education, advocacy and counseling using a passionate, committed and altruistic human resource”. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• To create community based cancer awareness, increase advocacy and encourage screening to detect early abnormalities (Cervical Cancer, Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer)
• To create cancer awareness in second-cycle and tertiary institutions
• To screen and treat abnormalities to reduce the prevalence of cervical cancer
• To emphasize on equal educational opportunities for both genders
• To educate women to improve maternal and neo-natal health to reduce both maternal and infant mortality
• To help reduce poverty through training for the acquisition of employable skills
• To offer life enhancing advisory services to students and women groups
• To reduce the migration of young persons of school going age into the urban centers in search for greener pastures
• To promote private business development and sustainability
TARGET GROUPS
• Women groups
• Rural Women
• Women’s Organisations
• Students
• Non-governmental Organisations with need for partnerships
• Rural migrants
• Health facilities with need for awareness
AREAS OF COVERAGE
Due to the limited resources the coverage area in the meantime will be Ghana targeting mainly the most deprived areas
