The Sancol & Recovery Community of Zanzibar Tanzania has been developed on the basis of estimates on the presence of approximately 25,000 Injection Drug Users (IDU) in Tanzania and has seen a rapid rise in the number of People Who Inject Drugs (PWID), specifically heroin. While the overall HIV prevalence in Tanzania has declined recently to 5.6%, in 2009, the HIV prevalence among PWID remains alarmingly high at 35%
Self-supporting groups started in Zanzibar in 2008, Zanzibar Drug Control Commission. This enabled to scale up Recovery Community by recruiting peers in recovery, initially few men joined together and entered the program to overcome their addiction and support others. Now there are strong bonds and links through-out the recovery community with hundreds of recovery members supported by Sober Houses throughout Tanzania. With this in mind, we are able to act with Integrity and Honesty that allow our partners in the community to rely on our clear, consistent message through treatment and reliable actions which are Strength, Courage and Hope. The program supports both men and women and does not discriminate against age, race, religion, disability or sexual preference. The Sancol & Recovery Community Of Zanzibar Rehabilitation Center intend to works with organizations whose members reflect religious, spiritual and secular pathways of recovery. Our program is not meant to imply on one particular drug, and the approach makes no distinction between drugs, alcohol, man, woman, age or religions. As the same time we have no affiliation with any Government Organizations, Religions or Law-enforcement groups. The Out-reach and the in-patient programs are been operated through well trained and experienced recovering addicts whom have a long term of abstinence of any type of drugs and even whom have gone through the same process. As some who are managing the institution and some as the facilitators, which they are role models to the community and the new-comers. The team works along together to support the workload. Due to our knowledge of understanding, and the disease of addiction is completely realistic for therapeutic value of one addict helping another is without parallel. Outreach Services is dedicated to providing confidential drug and alcohol assessments and substance abuse referral services, intervention and hope for those in need of recovery. As treatment consultants, we dedicate our time to education and providing resources to the professionals working in the field of substance abuse. Our treatment consultants help find effective affordable addiction treatment, detox, dual-diagnosis centers or other behavioral treatment options nationwide for individuals or family members seeking drug and or alcohol rehabilitation treatment. Whereas, the Sancol & Recovery Community of Zanzibar is established for the pursuit of its activities peacefully, without the infringement of the rights and responsibilities.
