International Partners
Irish Aid
Irish Aid is Ireland's programme of official development assistance to developing countries. Irish Aid's philosophy is rooted in Ireland's foreign policy, in particular its objectives of peace and justice. Irish Aid's development policy reflects Ireland's longstanding commitment to human rights and fairness in international relations.
www.irishaid.gov.ieCurrent projects working with The Rose Project
The Lighthouse Clinic, Malawi
This clinic funded by The Rose Project is one of the first clinics in East & Southern Africa to provide both Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV treatment under one roof. Given that most HIV positive patients also have TB, the Lighhouse is making a remarkable contribution to the overall provision of care since it opened in 2006.
In its first year of operation, 1,737 patients were placed on anti-retroviral treatment, and 300 HIV positive expectant mothers received treatment to prevent the virus being transmitted to their babies.
Freedom from Fistula Foundation
Our vision is for all women in Africa to have access to healthcare during pregnancy and childbirth and to help eradicate obstetric fistulas.
www.freedomfromfistula.org.ukCAFOD
Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) (for all faiths and none)
CAFOD works to end poverty and make a just world. It is the official overseas development and relief agency of the Catholic communities of England and Wales.
www.cafod.org.ukCurrent projects working with The Rose Project
The Rose Project in partnership with CAFOD is funding a programme to reduce HIV transmission and improve the quality of life for people in the parishes of Gullime and Kapiri (Lilongwe District Malawi).
MUMS
Malawian Underprivileged Mothers
Linda Mc Donald, a Scottish midwife from Simpson Memorial Hospital, visited Lilongwe in 2006. She found the conditions at Bwaila maternity hospital so horrific that on her return she began raising money to address the situation.
In 2007 Linda donated a substantial amount of money to The Rose Project. This has been directed towards the new Wellness Centre in Lilongwe and also the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission Programme in Lilongwe. This initiative will be run by the maternity hospital and Lighthouse Clinic (the latter is a new AIDS clinic funded by The Rose Project in 2006)
The Irish Hospice Foundation
is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes the hospice philosophy and supports the development of hospice and palliative care.
www.hospice-foundation.ie/
