Outreach Scout Foundation (OSF)

About

Preamble

Outreach Scout Foundation (OSF) direction in Malawi is based on and stems from the Partnership Vision, Mission, Core Values and culture that will permit the achievement of Transformational Development focused on rights of the Child, good governance, and social justice, HIV and AIDS and public health in the program area. A deliberate focus is on partnerships to strengthen or enhance the relationship between OSF and all other partners.

Registration

Outreach Scout Foundation (OSF) is a local non-governmental organization established in 2002 but registered in 2004 under the government of Malawi Trustee's Incorporation Act 1962. The organization is also registered with Council for Non-Governmental Organizations in Malawi (CONGOMA) in 2014.

Our Vision

Malawi with well empowered young women and men in development

Our Mission

OSF exists to provide optimal framework condition to vulnerable young women and men in rural communities through promoting SRHR, Child protection/ Rights of Children, land and human rights, water sanitation and hygiene, environmental protection, Social Justice, Good Governance, HIV/AIDS prevention through community participation.

Objectives

OSF seeks to address challenges that are faced by young women and men in Malawi through the following specific objectives;

• To improve and promote awareness on child, land and human rights in all and across the country, strengthening and establishment of child protection committees in rural and urban communities.
• To promote agriculture and food security in indentified areas while also making sure that a voice of a young farmer is heard
• Facilitate and support the enforcement water sanitation hygiene, environment management practices
• To join other civil society organizations in the promotion of good governance and human rights

Our priority areas of intervention

• Land Rights and child Protection.
• PMTCT and Public Health
• Environment management
• Agriculture and Food Security
• Rural water supply, sanitation hygiene

Affiliation/Networks

The organization is a member to the following Network organizations;

1. Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC)
2. Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN)
3. National Alcohol Alliance
4. NGO-Gender Coordinating Network (NGO-GCN)
5. Lilongwe District Civil Society Network
6. Maputo Plan of Action Malawi Chapter
7. Stop TB Partnership
8. NGO Water Environment Sanitation Network.
9. Better Care Network (BCN) Malawi Chapter
10. Malawi Network Against Child trafficking (M-NACT)
11. Malawi Network of AIDS Service Organizations (MANASO)

Core Values

The fundamental values of OSF are as follows ;

• Non-discrimination -in targeting of our programmes and outputs
• Integrity - in all our work with people, groups and institutions
• Objectivity - in ensuring that our messages create the intended impact on our target audience: vulnerable groups, policy and decision makers and other service providers.
• Accuracy - in ensuring that all communication reflects the true status and heed of our target audience.
• Transparency - by operating with openness with our stakeholders
• Confidentiality
• Accountability

Information

• Website: http://www.outreachscoutfoundation.webs.com
• Location: Lilongwe, , Malawi

Taxonomy

• Non Profit
• Health Care