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Wellshare International

990 • Fiscal year 2011 • EIN 41-1397062

Jan 01, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011 • Filed on May 09, 2012

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122 West Franklin AvenueRoom/Suite 51055404
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

51st percentile

0.14x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 51% of similar nonprofits.

2011 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2011

Liabilities / Revenue

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Net Margin

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Top Officer Pay

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Asset Growth

14th percentile

-10%

Faster asset growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.

2011 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2010 to 2011

Revenue Growth

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Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets51st percentile

Assets

Down

$630,963

Down $70,311 (-10%) from 2010

Net Assets

Down

$543,794

Down $81,238 (-13%) from 2010

Liabilities

Up

$87,169

Up $10,927 (+14%) from 2010

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

Down

$1,956,122

Down $937,130 (-32%) from 2010

Net Income

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth14th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$4.0M$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0Assets 2010: $701,274Liabilities 2010: $76,242Net Assets 2010: $625,0322010Assets 2011: $630,963Liabilities 2011: $87,169Net Assets 2011: $543,7942011Assets 2012: $480,309Liabilities 2012: $36,500Net Assets 2012: $443,8092012Assets 2013: $406,852Liabilities 2013: $61,887Net Assets 2013: $344,9652013Assets 2014: $242,799Liabilities 2014: $50,854Net Assets 2014: $191,9452014Assets 2015: $385,597Liabilities 2015: $111,939Net Assets 2015: $273,6582015Assets 2016: $634,001Liabilities 2016: $241,068Net Assets 2016: $392,9332016Assets 2017: $394,038Liabilities 2017: $37,962Net Assets 2017: $356,0762017Assets 2018: $529,736Liabilities 2018: $143,524Net Assets 2018: $386,2122018Assets 2019: $301,666Liabilities 2019: $54,218Net Assets 2019: $247,4482019Assets 2020: $594,332Liabilities 2020: $286,075Net Assets 2020: $308,2572020Assets 2021: $940,048Liabilities 2021: $143,674Net Assets 2021: $796,3742021Assets 2022: $1,677,868Liabilities 2022: $547,300Net Assets 2022: $1,130,5682022Assets 2023: $1,736,689Liabilities 2023: $779,702Net Assets 2023: $956,9872023Assets 2024: $3,297,628Liabilities 2024: $504,996Net Assets 2024: $2,792,6322024

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2011

Assets$630,963
Liabilities$87,169
Net Assets$543,794
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Operations Trend

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Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MExpenses 2010: $2,893,2522010Expenses 2011: $1,956,1222011Revenue 2012: $1,084,299Expenses 2012: $1,184,284Net Income 2012: -$99,9852012Revenue 2013: $1,366,902Expenses 2013: $1,312,072Net Income 2013: $54,8302013Revenue 2014: $1,507,724Expenses 2014: $1,660,744Net Income 2014: -$153,0202014Revenue 2015: $1,723,564Expenses 2015: $1,641,851Net Income 2015: $81,7132015Revenue 2016: $1,551,348Expenses 2016: $1,432,073Net Income 2016: $119,2752016Revenue 2017: $1,462,797Expenses 2017: $1,499,654Net Income 2017: -$36,8572017Revenue 2018: $1,610,291Expenses 2018: $1,580,155Net Income 2018: $30,1362018Revenue 2019: $1,258,297Expenses 2019: $1,397,061Net Income 2019: -$138,7642019Revenue 2020: $1,672,667Expenses 2020: $1,611,857Net Income 2020: $60,8102020Revenue 2021: $2,573,220Expenses 2021: $2,087,847Net Income 2021: $485,3732021Revenue 2022: $2,768,564Expenses 2022: $2,429,561Net Income 2022: $339,0032022Revenue 2023: $2,266,827Expenses 2023: $2,443,004Net Income 2023: -$176,1772023Revenue 2024: $5,120,825Expenses 2024: $3,288,408Net Income 2024: $1,832,4172024

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2011

Revenue-
Expenses$1,956,122
Net Income-
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Filing Period
Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011
Signed
May 9, 2012
Return Version
2011v1.2
Gross Receipts
$1,874,884
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission of wellshare international is to advance sustainable community health around the world. Wellshare international focuses its resources where it can have the greatest impact on the health of underserved and vulnerable populations. This includes refugees and immigrants in minnesota, where its headquarter office is located, as well as individuals living in under-resourced countries. Wellshare international works in close partnership with communities and health care providers to ensure that their joint efforts are defined by local needs and are sustainable. Because of its extensive overseas community health experience, including 36+ years of work in east africa, as well as significant experience in southeast asia and central america, wellshare is uniquely positioned to work both domestically in minnesota and the u.s. With the immigrant, refugee, and other under-served communities, as well as internationally. Over the past 20 years in minnesota, wellshare has worked on public hea

Major Activities

Activity 2
International programs: uganda child spacing program - an average ugandan woman will have 7 children in her lifetime. A lack of knowledge about and access to family planning services contributes to this high fertility, which leads to high rates of maternal and infant mortality. There is a high unmet need for family planning services in uganda. Wellshare international is working to improve these health indicators through its community-based family planning project funded by the usaid flexible fund. Wellshare international started under a three-year project (2006-2008) and later received an extension grant (2009-early 2012) to work in ssembabule and mubende districts in south-central uganda and which integrates several program strategies: educating and mobilizing communities by conducting outreaches throughout villages in two districts; training family planning community health workers, and working through family planning implementation teams; and building the capacity of public and private providers, all to improve family planning knowledge, access, and quality of services. Wellshare's goal is to reach a total population of 898,427 with this project. Highlights in 2011 included 1) providing comprehensive training to 26 christian and muslim leaders in family planning counseling and referral; 2) conducting a refresher training for 184 family planning community health workers; 3) creating a community-based family planning best practice manual which synthesized 6 years of lessons learned implementing the program; 4) conducting 12 family planning 'camps' for long-lasting and permanent methods; 5) conducting 24 health outreach sessions for short-term family planning methods; and 6) providing support and supervision to district health workers to take over family planning tasks to ensure long-term sustainability. Uganda hiv/aids program - wellshare international initiated the partnering for positive livelihoods program (pplp) in december 2008 with funding from pepfar/usaid. The program is located in ssembabule and mubende districts of uganda's central region. This region has the highest hiv prevalence in uganda (at 9%) but service coverage reaches less than one-third of pha and ovc. The goal of pplp is, therefore, to improve hiv/aids care and prevention services. Throughout 2011, wellshare international worked with six local organizations to increase their capacity to implement high-quality, community-based services for persons living with hiv/aids (pha), orphans and vulnerable children (ovc) and youth. The three strategic objectives included: 1) increasing the capacity of faith/community-based organizations (f/cbos) to provide care and support activities to pha and ovc through twinning partnerships; 2) promoting behavior change that reduces new hiv infections by implementing abstinence-only and other sexual prevention activities, 3) reaching eligible adults and children with "umbrella" care services, including home-based care, psychosocial support, nutrition and agriculture support and legal/human rights advocacy. A key crosscutting objective is to strengthen linkages among care, prevention and treatment programs. Highlights in 2011 included 1) completion of 251 capacity building activities with 5 local faith-based and community organizations; 2) one hundred fifty (150) life skills trainings were conducted which reached 3,637 youth with hiv prevention messages; 3) a total of 1,652 parents were reach with hiv communication messages; 4) four live talk shows were hosted; 5) one hundred thirty seven (137) orphans and 64 people living with hiv/aids were referred to health facilities for treatment of severe malnutrition; and 6) school materials and uniforms were provided to 1,455 orphans, allowing the children to stay in school and reducing stigma among the children's peers. Improving transportation, livelihoods and health service provision through bicycles and community health workers - the improving transportation, livelihoods and health
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IRS990/Activity2/Description0INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS: UGANDA CHILD SPACING PROGRAM - AN AVERAGE UGANDAN WOMAN WILL HAVE 7 CHILDREN IN HER LIFETIME. A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AND ACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES CONTRIBUTES TO THIS HIGH FERTILITY, WHICH LEADS TO HIGH RATES OF MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY. THERE IS A HIGH UNMET NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES IN UGANDA. WELLSHARE INTERNATIONAL IS WORKING TO IMPROVE THESE HEALTH INDICATORS THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY PLANNING PROJECT FUNDED BY THE USAID FLEXIBLE FUND. WELLSHARE INTERNATIONAL STARTED UNDER A THREE-YEAR PROJECT (2006-2008) AND LATER RECEIVED AN EXTENSION GRANT (2009-EARLY 2012) TO WORK IN SSEMBABULE AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS IN SOUTH-CENTRAL UGANDA AND WHICH INTEGRATES SEVERAL PROGRAM STRATEGIES: EDUCATING AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES BY CONDUCTING OUTREACHES THROUGHOUT VILLAGES IN TWO DISTRICTS; TRAINING FAMILY PLANNING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, AND WORKING THROUGH FAMILY PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION TEAMS; AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROVIDERS, ALL TO IMPROVE FAMILY PLANNING KNOWLEDGE, ACCESS, AND QUALITY OF SERVICES. WELLSHARE'S GOAL IS TO REACH A TOTAL POPULATION OF 898,427 WITH THIS PROJECT. HIGHLIGHTS IN 2011 INCLUDED 1) PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING TO 26 CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM LEADERS IN FAMILY PLANNING COUNSELING AND REFERRAL; 2) CONDUCTING A REFRESHER TRAINING FOR 184 FAMILY PLANNING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; 3) CREATING A COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY PLANNING BEST PRACTICE MANUAL WHICH SYNTHESIZED 6 YEARS OF LESSONS LEARNED IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM; 4) CONDUCTING 12 FAMILY PLANNING 'CAMPS' FOR LONG-LASTING AND PERMANENT METHODS; 5) CONDUCTING 24 HEALTH OUTREACH SESSIONS FOR SHORT-TERM FAMILY PLANNING METHODS; AND 6) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND SUPERVISION TO DISTRICT HEALTH WORKERS TO TAKE OVER FAMILY PLANNING TASKS TO ENSURE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. UGANDA HIV/AIDS PROGRAM - WELLSHARE INTERNATIONAL INITIATED THE PARTNERING FOR POSITIVE LIVELIHOODS PROGRAM (PPLP) IN DECEMBER 2008 WITH FUNDING FROM PEPFAR/USAID. THE PROGRAM IS LOCATED IN SSEMBABULE AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS OF UGANDA'S CENTRAL REGION. THIS REGION HAS THE HIGHEST HIV PREVALENCE IN UGANDA (AT 9%) BUT SERVICE COVERAGE REACHES LESS THAN ONE-THIRD OF PHA AND OVC. THE GOAL OF PPLP IS, THEREFORE, TO IMPROVE HIV/AIDS CARE AND PREVENTION SERVICES. THROUGHOUT 2011, WELLSHARE INTERNATIONAL WORKED WITH SIX LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT HIGH-QUALITY, COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS (PHA), ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC) AND YOUTH. THE THREE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES INCLUDED: 1) INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF FAITH/COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (F/CBOS) TO PROVIDE CARE AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES TO PHA AND OVC THROUGH TWINNING PARTNERSHIPS; 2) PROMOTING BEHAVIOR CHANGE THAT REDUCES NEW HIV INFECTIONS BY IMPLEMENTING ABSTINENCE-ONLY AND OTHER SEXUAL PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, 3) REACHING ELIGIBLE ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH "UMBRELLA" CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING HOME-BASED CARE, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, NUTRITION AND AGRICULTURE SUPPORT AND LEGAL/HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY. A KEY CROSSCUTTING OBJECTIVE IS TO STRENGTHEN LINKAGES AMONG CARE, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS. HIGHLIGHTS IN 2011 INCLUDED 1) COMPLETION OF 251 CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES WITH 5 LOCAL FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS; 2) ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) LIFE SKILLS TRAININGS WERE CONDUCTED WHICH REACHED 3,637 YOUTH WITH HIV PREVENTION MESSAGES; 3) A TOTAL OF 1,652 PARENTS WERE REACH WITH HIV COMMUNICATION MESSAGES; 4) FOUR LIVE TALK SHOWS WERE HOSTED; 5) ONE HUNDRED THIRTY SEVEN (137) ORPHANS AND 64 PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS WERE REFERRED TO HEALTH FACILITIES FOR TREATMENT OF SEVERE MALNUTRITION; AND 6) SCHOOL MATERIALS AND UNIFORMS WERE PROVIDED TO 1,455 ORPHANS, ALLOWING THE CHILDREN TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND REDUCING STIGMA AMONG THE CHILDREN'S PEERS. IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION, LIVELIHOODS AND HEALTH SERVICE PROVISION THROUGH BICYCLES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS - THE IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION, LIVELIHOODS AND HEALTH
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IRS990/Description0DOMESTIC PROGRAMS: CENTER FOR SOMALI HEALTH - LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2008, THE CENTER FOR SOMALI HEALTH IS AN INITIATIVE THROUGH WHICH WELLSHARE INTERNATIONAL PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OTHER AGENCIES THAT SERVE THE SOMALI COMMUNITY IN THE AREAS OF PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TRAINING. THE CENTER PROVIDES THESE SERVICES THROUGH A FEE-FOR-SERVICE MODEL. IN ITS FOURTH YEAR, THE CENTER WORKED WITH A VARIETY OF LOCAL AND STATE PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES. SOMALI CHILD SPACING (FAMILY PLANNING) PROGRAM - THE SOMALI CHILD SPACING PROGRAM PROVIDES CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO THE SOMALI COMMUNITY AND TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. PRIMARY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: 1) HOME VISITS AND COMMUNITY DIALOGUES CONDUCTED BY SOMALI COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHWS) TO DISCUSS AND EDUCATE ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF CHILD SPACING AND REFERRALS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; 2) DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF VARIOUS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH MATERIALS; AND 3) IN-SERVICE TRAININGS AND COMMUNITY FORUMS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATORS, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH SOMALIS. IN 2010 AND 2011, THE SOMALI CHILD SPACING PROGRAM EXPANDED ITS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO MEN BY EMPLOYING A MALE CHW. THE PROJECT ALSO DEVELOPED NEW MATERIALS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND HEALTH PROVIDERS INCLUDING AN EDUCATIONAL DVD, "HEALTHY MOMS, HEALTHY BABIES II", SOMALI REPRODUCTIVE ANATOMY FLIPCHARTS, AND A 2011 BILINGUAL HEALTH CALENDAR. THE PROJECT DISSEMINATED THOUSANDS OF COPIES OF THESE MATERIALS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY AGENCIES, HOSPITALS AND CLINICS. THE SOMALI HEALTH CALENDARS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 6,000 SOMALI COMMUNITY MEMBERS. UNDERSTANDING TOBACCO USE AND CESSATION AMONG SOMALIS IN MINNESOTA - OVER A 3-YEAR PERIOD WHICH ENDED IN 2010, WELLSHARE IMPLEMENTED A SOMALI TOBACCO RESEARCH PROJECT WHICH INCLUDED CONDUCTING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES (KAP) SURVEYS WITH HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH FROM SEVEN SCHOOLS; CONDUCTING AN ADULT KAP SURVEY THAT INCLUDED RESPONSES FROM 392 SOMALI ADULTS ACROSS THE STATE; AND CONDUCTING FOCUS GROUPS AND KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS. IN 2011, WELLSHARE STAFF REVISED AN ARTICLE ON THE ADULT SURVEY THAT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REVIEWED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. SOMALI HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE (SHCI) - THIS INITIATIVE IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN WELLSHARE INTERNATIONAL AND SEVERAL SOMALI LED ORGANIZATIONS TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN THE SOMALI COMMUNITY IN MINNESOTA. THE INITIATIVE WORKS IN FIVE KEY HEALTH PRIORITY AREAS: BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER, DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, HEALTHY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND HIV/AIDS. ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN 2010 AND 2011, AS PART OF THE SOMALI HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE INCLUDE: 1) PRODUCTION OF A CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SOMALI LANGUAGE DVD THAT PROVIDES ACCURATE NUTRITIONAL AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TO PREGNANT AND POST-PARTUM WOMEN, 2) CONTINUATION OF FITNESS PROGRAMS FOR SOMALI YOUTH AND THE EXPANSION OF SOMALI ELDERS EXERCISE CLASSES, AND 3) INTENSIVE TRAINING OF ALL OF WELLSHARE INTERNATIONAL'S CHWS IN DIABETES PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT, FOLLOWED BY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ABOUT NUTRITION AND DIABETES IN THE COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2011 WAS THE GROWTH OF THE SOMALI ELDER FITNESS PROGRAM. THE CLASS INSTRUCTOR GRADUATED FROM AN ELDER FITNESS TEACHING PROGRAM, AND TAILORS THE COURSES TO BE BOTH AGE AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE. THROUGH OUTREACH EFFORTS AND POSITIVE WORD-OF-MOUTH FROM PARTICIPANTS, THE PROGRAM EXPANDED FROM TWO LOCATIONS TO FIVE. THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING - DEMAND FOR THE CLASSES CONTINUES RISE. WELLSHARE SOMALI STAFF IS WORKING TO ACCOMMODATE ALL INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND KEEP THE CLASSES FRESH AND FUN FOR PARTICIPANTS. SOMALI HEALTHY YOUTH INITIATIVE - SOMALI YOUTH WELLNESS CLASSES PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AMONG SOMALI YOUTH THROUGH CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FITNESS AND NUTRITION CLASSES. WELLSHARE SUPPORTS HEALTH CLASSES IN 6 CHAR
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IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation0PROGRAM PROVIDES CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO THE SOMALI COMMUNITY AND TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. PRIMARY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: 1) HOME VISITS AND COMMUNITY DIALOGUES CONDUCTED BY SOMALI COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHWS) TO DISCUSS AND EDUCATE ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF CHILD SPACING AND REFERRALS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; 2) DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF VARIOUS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH MATERIALS; AND 3) IN-SERVICE TRAININGS AND COMMUNITY FORUMS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATORS, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH SOMALIS. IN 2010 AND 2011, THE SOMALI CHILD SPACING PROGRAM EXPANDED ITS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO MEN BY EMPLOYING A MALE CHW. THE PROJECT ALSO DEVELOPED NEW MATERIALS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND HEALTH PROVIDERS INCLUDING AN EDUCATIONAL DVD, "HEALTHY MOMS, HEALTHY BABIES II", SOMALI REPRODUCTIVE ANATOMY FLIPCHARTS, AND A 2011 BILINGUAL HEALTH CALENDAR. THE PROJECT DISSEMINATED THOUSANDS OF COPIES OF THESE MATERIALS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY AGENCIES, HOSPITALS AND CLINICS. THE SOMALI HEALTH CALENDARS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 6,000 SOMALI COMMUNITY MEMBERS. UNDERSTANDING TOBACCO USE AND CESSATION AMONG SOMALIS IN MINNESOTA - OVER A 3-YEAR PERIOD WHICH ENDED IN 2010, WELLSHARE IMPLEMENTED A SOMALI TOBACCO RESEARCH PROJECT WHICH INCLUDED CONDUCTING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES (KAP) SURVEYS WITH HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH FROM SEVEN SCHOOLS; CONDUCTING AN ADULT KAP SURVEY THAT INCLUDED RESPONSES FROM 392 SOMALI ADULTS ACROSS THE STATE; AND CONDUCTING FOCUS GROUPS AND KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS. IN 2011, WELLSHARE STAFF REVISED AN ARTICLE ON THE ADULT SURVEY THAT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REVIEWED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. SOMALI HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE (SHCI) - THIS INITIATIVE IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN WELLSHARE INTERNATIONAL AND SEVERAL SOMALI LED ORGANIZATIONS TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN THE SOMALI COMMUNITY IN MINNESOTA. THE INITIATIVE WORKS IN FIVE KEY HEALTH PRIORITY AREAS: BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER, DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, HEALTHY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND HIV/AIDS. ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN 2010 AND 2011, AS PART OF THE SOMALI HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE INCLUDE: 1) PRODUCTION OF A CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SOMALI LANGUAGE DVD THAT PROVIDES ACCURATE NUTRITIONAL AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TO PREGNANT AND POST-PARTUM WOMEN, 2) CONTINUATION OF FITNESS PROGRAMS FOR SOMALI YOUTH AND THE EXPANSION OF SOMALI ELDERS EXERCISE CLASSES, AND 3) INTENSIVE TRAINING OF ALL OF WELLSHARE INTERNATIONAL'S CHWS IN DIABETES PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT, FOLLOWED BY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ABOUT NUTRITION AND DIABETES IN THE COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2011 WAS THE GROWTH OF THE SOMALI ELDER FITNESS PROGRAM. THE CLASS INSTRUCTOR GRADUATED FROM AN ELDER FITNESS TEACHING PROGRAM, AND TAILORS THE COURSES TO BE BOTH AGE AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE. THROUGH OUTREACH EFFORTS AND POSITIVE WORD-OF-MOUTH FROM PARTICIPANTS, THE PROGRAM EXPANDED FROM TWO LOCATIONS TO FIVE. THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING - DEMAND FOR THE CLASSES CONTINUES RISE. WELLSHARE SOMALI STAFF IS WORKING TO ACCOMMODATE ALL INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND KEEP THE CLASSES FRESH AND FUN FOR PARTICIPANTS. SOMALI HEALTHY YOUTH INITIATIVE - SOMALI YOUTH WELLNESS CLASSES PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AMONG SOMALI YOUTH THROUGH CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FITNESS AND NUTRITION CLASSES. WELLSHARE SUPPORTS HEALTH CLASSES IN 6 CHARTER AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH HIGH NUMBERS OF SOMALIS IN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, IN-CLASS LESSONS, AND PARENT EDUCATION. THE INSTRUCTOR PROVIDES SEVERAL CREATIVE, INTERACTIVE AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE LESSONS, DESIGNED TO INCREASE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. WELLSHARE WILL WORK WITH OVER 100 YOUTH THIS YEAR, THROUGH FOUR PARTNERSHIPS. THE YOUNG ACHIEVERS OFFERS A CONSTRUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR SOMALI YOUTH TO LEARN, DEVELOP CREATIVITY, INTERACT WITH POSITIVE ADULTS AND PREPARE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION WHILE SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPAIGNS. THIS PROGR
IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation1SOUTH-CENTRAL UGANDA AND WHICH INTEGRATES SEVERAL PROGRAM STRATEGIES: EDUCATING AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES BY CONDUCTING OUTREACHES THROUGHOUT VILLAGES IN TWO DISTRICTS; TRAINING FAMILY PLANNING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, AND WORKING THROUGH FAMILY PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION TEAMS; AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROVIDERS, ALL TO IMPROVE FAMILY PLANNING KNOWLEDGE, ACCESS, AND QUALITY OF SERVICES. WELLSHARE'S GOAL IS TO REACH A TOTAL POPULATION OF 898,427 WITH THIS PROJECT. HIGHLIGHTS IN 2011 INCLUDED 1) PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING TO 26 CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM LEADERS IN FAMILY PLANNING COUNSELING AND REFERRAL; 2) CONDUCTING A REFRESHER TRAINING FOR 184 FAMILY PLANNING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; 3) CREATING A COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY PLANNING BEST PRACTICE MANUAL WHICH SYNTHESIZED 6 YEARS OF LESSONS LEARNED IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM; 4) CONDUCTING 12 FAMILY PLANNING 'CAMPS' FOR LONG-LASTING AND PERMANENT METHODS; 5) CONDUCTING 24 HEALTH OUTREACH SESSIONS FOR SHORT-TERM FAMILY PLANNING METHODS; AND 6) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND SUPERVISION TO DISTRICT HEALTH WORKERS TO TAKE OVER FAMILY PLANNING TASKS TO ENSURE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. UGANDA HIV/AIDS PROGRAM - WELLSHARE INTERNATIONAL INITIATED THE PARTNERING FOR POSITIVE LIVELIHOODS PROGRAM (PPLP) IN DECEMBER 2008 WITH FUNDING FROM PEPFAR/USAID. THE PROGRAM IS LOCATED IN SSEMBABULE AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS OF UGANDA'S CENTRAL REGION. THIS REGION HAS THE HIGHEST HIV PREVALENCE IN UGANDA (AT 9%) BUT SERVICE COVERAGE REACHES LESS THAN ONE-THIRD OF PHA AND OVC. THE GOAL OF PPLP IS, THEREFORE, TO IMPROVE HIV/AIDS CARE AND PREVENTION SERVICES. THROUGHOUT 2011, WELLSHARE INTERNATIONAL WORKED WITH SIX LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT HIGH-QUALITY, COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS (PHA), ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC) AND YOUTH. THE THREE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES INCLUDED: 1) INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF FAITH/COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (F/CBOS) TO PROVIDE CARE AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES TO PHA AND OVC THROUGH TWINNING PARTNERSHIPS; 2) PROMOTING BEHAVIOR CHANGE THAT REDUCES NEW HIV INFECTIONS BY IMPLEMENTING ABSTINENCE-ONLY AND OTHER SEXUAL PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, 3) REACHING ELIGIBLE ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH "UMBRELLA" CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING HOME-BASED CARE, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, NUTRITION AND AGRICULTURE SUPPORT AND LEGAL/HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY. A KEY CROSSCUTTING OBJECTIVE IS TO STRENGTHEN LINKAGES AMONG CARE, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS. HIGHLIGHTS IN 2011 INCLUDED 1) COMPLETION OF 251 CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES WITH 5 LOCAL FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS; 2) ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) LIFE SKILLS TRAININGS WERE CONDUCTED WHICH REACHED 3,637 YOUTH WITH HIV PREVENTION MESSAGES; 3) A TOTAL OF 1,652 PARENTS WERE REACH WITH HIV COMMUNICATION MESSAGES; 4) FOUR LIVE TALK SHOWS WERE HOSTED; 5) ONE HUNDRED THIRTY SEVEN (137) ORPHANS AND 64 PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS WERE REFERRED TO HEALTH FACILITIES FOR TREATMENT OF SEVERE MALNUTRITION; AND 6) SCHOOL MATERIALS AND UNIFORMS WERE PROVIDED TO 1,455 ORPHANS, ALLOWING THE CHILDREN TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND REDUCING STIGMA AMONG THE CHILDREN'S PEERS. IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION, LIVELIHOODS AND HEALTH SERVICE PROVISION THROUGH BICYCLES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS - THE IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION, LIVELIHOODS AND HEALTH SERVICE PROVISION THROUGH BICYCLES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS PROJECT WAS STARTED WITH FUNDING FROM THE LAFFERTY FAMILY FOUNDATION AT THE END OF 2010. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO PROVIDE HUNDREDS OF BICYCLES TO WELLSHARE'S COMMUNITY CAREGIVERS IN SSEMBABULE AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS OF UGANDA. LOCAL MECHANICS BEGAN TRAINING TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY BICYCLE REPAIR AND IN SMALL BUSINESS SKILLS. WELLSHARE WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF TO SOURCE THE BICYCLES. TO PROMOTE OWNERSHIP, BICYCLE RECIPIENTS WILL PAY A PORTION OF THE COST OF THE BICYCLES AND COMMIT TO A TWO-YEAR TERM OF PROVIDING HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. A FINAL REPORT WILL BE AVAIL
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2011 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

Open filing
Assets
$630,963
Liabilities
$87,169
Net assets
$543,794
Revenue
-
Expenses
$1,956,122
Net income
-
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YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.30$0.50$2.79$5.12$3.29$1.83
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.74$0.78$0.96$2.27$2.44$0.18
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.68$0.55$1.13$2.77$2.43$0.34
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.94$0.14$0.80$2.57$2.09$0.49
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.59$0.29$0.31$1.67$1.61$0.06
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.30$0.05$0.25$1.26$1.40$0.14
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.53$0.14$0.39$1.61$1.58$0.03
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.39$0.04$0.36$1.46$1.50$0.04
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.63$0.24$0.39$1.55$1.43$0.12
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.39$0.11$0.27$1.72$1.64$0.08
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.24$0.05$0.19$1.51$1.66$0.15
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.41$0.06$0.34$1.37$1.31$0.05
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.48$0.04$0.44$1.08$1.18$0.10
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.63$0.09$0.54$1.96
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.70$0.08$0.63$2.89