MEWA

Health and Rights Centre Programme

about HARM Reduction Programme

Make A Difference

MEWA (Muslim Education and Welfare Association), established in 1994, is a non-profit making and non-governmental local organization, established to contribute towards providing, enabling and promoting the culture and best practices in education, research, health care, socio-cultural and economic enrichment of society. MEWA also aims to reduce harm related to drug and substance use by promoting access to health and social justice

MEWA Health & Rights Centre’s 2021-2025 Five Years Strategic Plan builds on the successes and lessons from the implementation and evaluation of the previous Plan ending December 2019.

Our Background

The HARM Reduction Programme has a dream built on aspiration and commitment, – ”is to facilitate and strengthen Universal Health Care coverage and promote Access to Social Justice for people who use drugs in Mombasa, Kilifi Counties and Lamu Counties, through equitable resources”

This among other things will go a long way to reduce harm related to Narcotic and Psychotropic substances and create demand and utilization of harm reduction, health and rights services. Harm Reduction shall be achieved gradually because ‘a journey of thousand steps starts with the first step’.

Our Objectives

Affordable Educational

To Facilitate the establishment of affordable educational training institutions and centers of excellence and programs

Quality Healthcare

To Facilitate, develop and promote access to quality and affordable healthcare and medical services to all members of the community

Research work

Facilitate Research work in Socio-economic areas in general and education, healthcare and Harm Reduction

Harm Reduction

To Promote Harm Reduction mechanisms and Drug Rehabilitation services

Knowledge Management

To Facilitate Knowledge Management as an Organizational Asset

Resource Mobilization

To Invest in Resource Mobilization Mechanisms for Financial Sustainability for MEWA.

Programmes

Start-up Business

This YPUDs has benefitted from the entrepreneurship business skills.

Bombolulu Drug Den

The YPUDs reach out with services at their dens where it is friendlier.

Methadone & Legal Support

This is a way of sustaining access to community legal and social justice.

Maternal & Child Health Services

For close follow up and monitoring of maternal-child health support.

Fuad Beka Majengo

Nilipenda sana muundo wa kikundi wazi na kujifunza kutoka kwa uzoefu wa wengine pia. Kikundi kilikuwa kimetulia sana na kila wakati nilijisikia vizuri kushiriki shida zangu. Ninapendekeza sana Rehab Baada ya Kazi kusaidia uaminifu wa mapema, haswa baada ya kurudi tena.

Ahmed Chege Kisauni

I have the longest sobriety time ever. I was a chronic relapse for 12 years and have always come back to Rehab After Work after residential treatment. Some, this combination of coming here, going to meetings, and trusting in my higher power is the key to my recovery.

Amina Mohammed Bamburi

Mshauri alituruhusu kuendesha mazungumzo lakini aliingiliana, akiwezesha mawazo na maswali kwa wakati unaofaa. Vipindi ishirini na nne vilionekana kama muda mrefu mwanzoni, lakini nilihisi kama ilikuwa wakati sahihi mwishoni ... Kwa ujumla, mpango huo ulikuwa wa faida sana kwangu na ningependekeza kwa wengine katika hali kama hiyo.

Nancy Onyango Tudor

The program has saved my life…My sessions have impacted my life and brought out things I truly believed I would never tell a soul. I have made some new friends who share in my treatment. I am a strong-minded, thickheaded person who is shocked how well I have taken to this program and will continue with therapy as long as they will grace me with be a part of group.