BENJAMIN WILLIAM MKAPA HIV/AIDS FOUNDATION

Dear Friends and Partners,

On behalf of the Trustees, Board of Directors, the Management and staff of Benjamin William Mkapa HIV/AIDS Foundation, I wish to extend sincere acknowledgement to all our partners that are collaborating with us in realizing our mission and vision that aim at becoming a centre of excellence in delivering health services and complement the efforts of the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania to fight against HIV and AIDS pandemic.

As we commemorate our fourth year anniversary since our official registration on 13th April 2006, we are proud to witness increasing number of innovative and result based initiatives ranging from our first programme of Mkapa Fellows , to several other programmes such as the Emergency Hiring Project, Tanzania Human Resource Capacity Project and Saving Lives of Mothers and Infants – Singida Project. Our programmes have registered enormous milestones, as we have reached more Tanzanian community in hard to reach areas with improved HIV and AIDS services, through committed and skilled health professionals recruited via programmes.

To ensure sustainability and efficiency, we have continuously strengthened our structure, policies and systems related to governance, financial, administrative and human resource, in-order to achieve expectation of our clients and Foundation goals.

We are grateful for all our supporters for their mutual partnership that extends from the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania; Clinton Foundation; Royal Norwegian Government; World Health Organization; Global Fund to fight against AIDS,TB and Malaria; USAID; World Lung Foundation and Abbott Fund.  .

In all our successes, we are indebted to the founder of the organization, the Former President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Benjamin William Mkapa who had a vision that was well translated into actions with the entire BMAF team and its partners. We further acknowledge the trust and support rendered by the Former President of the United States of America, President William Jefferson Clinton who was behind the establishment of the Foundation and our first programme- Mkapa Fellows Programme.

We further welcome additional partners as we continue to implement our Strategic Plan that aims at improving Human Resource for Health, HIV & AIDS and Maternal Newborn health services, as well as enhancing our institutional capacity, as a local organization led by indigenous Tanzanians.

Dr. Ellen Mkondya-Senkoro
April 2010