Lalmba Association

“Stephanie and robert andzik are husband and wife. Hillary and jeff james are husband and wife.”

“The board acts on all business. There are no committees.”

“The executive director reviews the return before it is filed. Each member of the board of directors also receives a copy of the return for review.”

“Board members are asked to disclose all conflicts of interest on a yearly basis. Board members are not entitled to vote on decisions to enter into a transaction involving a conflict of interest.”

“The independent members of the board of directors reviews and approves the salaries during the annual budget process.”

“Separate financial statements are not prepared. Financial information may be found on the completed 990, which is available through guidestar. The form 990 is also available on the colorado better business bureau website.”

“Lalmba is empowering the communities we serve to provide its own people with access to good basic health care, to arm them with strategies to eradicate preventable disease, to ensure educational opportunities for needy children, and to provide opportunities for increased financial prosperity.”

“Primary health care lalmba runs static health facilities in kenya and ethiopia, where we diagnose and treat illnesses for the poorest of the poor. We strive to heal the sick so that they can have the strength, not only to survive, but to grow and be part of transforming a poor community into a prosperous one. At each facility, we charge a service fee to those who can afford to pay, but we turn away no one. Those without the means to pay are given free treatment. In kenya we operate the matoso clinic and the ochuna dispensary, serving a catchment population of about 70,000 people. In 2015, we treated 21,064 patients suffering from an array of illnesses. The most common diseases treated are malaria, anemia, bilharzia, malnutrition, pneumonia, dog bites, and diarrhea. Hiv has done great damage to the family structure, leaving behind orphaned children and elderly parents with no one to care for them in their declining years. We change this dynamic through intensive hiv counseling, education, and treatment for those who test positive. In 2015, 716 people received antiretroviral therapy. In ethiopia, we operate the chiri health center, serving a catchment population of 50,000 people. In 2015, we treated nearly 10,795 people for a range of illnesses. The most common diseases treated were pneumonia, malnutrition, parasitic infections, skin infections, and diarrhea. We have a 15-bed hospital ward where we provided 24 hour intensive treatment to 514 critically ill patients, saving and discharging 499 of them. These inpatients included 139 severely malnourished children, who required 3-4 weeks of intensive care. They would have died without it. In eritrea, lalmba provided a grant to assist the catholic church in purchasing medicines and supplies to run the halhal health center (catchment population of 12,676) and the boggu health station (catchment population of 3783). In 2015, 13,100 people were given outpatient care at these two facilities. The most common illnesses treated were pneumonia, diarrhea, skin infections, ear infections, and eye infections. Public health care in kenya and ethiopia, our public health programs aim to prevent disease before it starts. This is where the long-term battle for health is won. A diagnosis of malaria can mean weeks in bed for a child or parent, for example. A person who stays healthy won't need those weeks away from work or school, improving their financial and educational potential. Intensive health education tailored to the cultural needs, the most prevalent health issues, and the learning abilities of the people we serve is a goal of this program. Early intervention in the form of prenatal care, well-baby checks, and immunizations makes up the other part of our public health program. - in kenya, 3,854 people were touched by our ph team in 2015. Mobile clinics traveled to remote communities 2 times each week to provide education, immunizations, and mother/child health intervention. Education topics included hiv/aids prevention, transmission and treatment, hygiene, malaria prevention, clean water, and nutrition. - in ethiopia, our public health team provided education and vaccinations to 27,637 people. This team has been very successful in finding creative ways to teach a largely uneducated population. They built a portable stage and created a series of dramas utilizing props and costumes to teach relevant health topics, such as mother/child health, epi, nutrition, communicable diseases, environmental and water sanitation, tb, hiv/aids, and public safety. The ethiopia team is also an invaluable partner to government health workers, providing strategic support to inexperience professionals who are furthest from established health sites. We also: - make and sell low-cost latrine slabs, - provide mosquito nets to prevent malaria, - help community members sell a bleach product that makes drinking water safe, and - provide cooking classes to train people to use the local foods to prepare well-balanced, nu”

“The people that make lalmba a success in the u.s. - we have one, very dedicated part-time volunteer who works to keep our supporters thanked for their generous financial support. - we have two medical doctors (lalmba medical directors), who passionately embrace our mission and are dedicated to service. They advise on how to meet all of our health care goals and visit projects annually to ensure we provide the highest care possible with our limited resources. - because of these volunteers and their dedication, hillary and jeff (lalmba's only paid employees) can put more energy directing lalmba's vision and mission, strategic planning and capacity building, recruiting volunteers, and keeping the organization financially healthy through robust fundraising efforts that plainly tell the stories of the people we serve. In africa - lalmba's programs are run by nearly 100 african staff and 3-6 expatriate volunteers who are specialists in medicine, public health, financial management, and program development. In 2015, 10 expats from 4 different countries (holland, united states, chile, and kenya) served as expert volunteers, mentoring our african staff and ensuring that our program goals are met. Our paid african staff serve in many professional and support roles, from our project director in kenya, marico osiyo, to our public health manager in ethiopia, social kassa, to zirhun ademe, the chief of guards in ethiopia. We have cleaners, drivers, guards, nurses, groundskeepers, health officers, housemothers who care for the orphans, and administrators. All of these people are vital to our operations. We also have many african volunteers who spend several hours each month on oversight committees, teaching in their villages, monitoring and mentoring microloan recipients, or visiting hiv patients or the elderly in their homes between clinic appointments. Looking forward we look down the road often, wondering about that end-of-the-road community that still lacks its basic needs. We look forward to the day when resources are abundant enough to allow us to expand to help more communities in desperate poverty. Lalmba believes in long-term investment. We don't believe there are quick fixes to generational poverty. Development is made sustainable with time, commitment, and a focused effort on the root causes: lack of access to education, health care, nutrition, and jobs. The communities we serve in ethiopia and kenya remain dramatically impoverished, but we do not believe they will need our help forever. Change and empowerment are on the rise and these communities will one day be free of foreign aid. To ensure independence is truly our goal, we constantly evaluate our programs for any sign that we are fostering dependence instead of empowerment. If we see signs that our efforts are impeding local enterprise or ingenuity, we know it's time to shift our efforts to encourage local people to take charge and provide for their community. We strongly support emerging enterprises like the private and government run health facilities in chiri. We will ensure that our efforts complement and do not impede their success. As we look forward, we plan to continue our life-saving and life-changing services that bring so much hope to those we serve. We plan to strategically downsize any duplicated services in order to focus our efforts on the most critical needs of the area, and to empower local enterprise. Because of our long-term commitment to these communities, we will not leave until we see that all 4 areas of need are being addressed by the community itself. Simultaneously, we pray for guidance to explore more remote communities where there is no modern health care, where at-risk children hope for an education, and where businesses are few, but aspiration is high. We will always keep children at the forefront of our efforts. We know that today's children provide the greatest chance of ending poverty tomorrow. But we are just one small organization. Looking to”