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African Tobacco Control Alliance

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: International Law Sustainable Development Taxation Policy Social Development: Poverty Youth Sustainable Development: Mining Toxic chemicals
Geographic scope:	Regional Africa
Country of activity:	Congo Mauritania Sudan Democratic Republic of the Congo United Republic of Tanzania Benin Namibia Mozambique Guinea Bissau Gambia Sierra Leone Zimbabwe Guinea Comoros Togo Mali Equatorial Guinea Ghana Botswana Cameroon Chad Somalia Angola Democratic People's Republic of Korea Madagascar Central African Republic South Africa Niger Rwanda Burkina Faso Seychelles Gabon Nigeria Uganda Malawi Kenya Lesotho Senegal Cape Verde Ethiopia Zambia Liberia Eritrea Côte D'Ivoire Djibouti
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	ATCA is a regional network of over 123 members in 36 African countries. It seeks to promote the development and implementation of legislation and policy in the field of tobacco control at national, regional and international levels. Its objectives among others are, to promote and enable the sharing of information on tobacco control in Africa to conduct research on the tobacco epidemic and the policy of Tobacco Control in Africa, to build the capacity of individuals and civil society organizations working in the field of tobacco control in Africa and to mobilize and provide access to technical and financial resources needed for tobacco control in Africa. Further information can be found at www.atca-africa.org According to the World Health Organization by 2030, the number of tobacco-related deaths will exceed eight (8) million per year with 70% of the deaths occurring in low and middle income countries. In Africa tobacco usage is increasing faster than in any other region of the world, at a rate of 4.3% per year. Tobacco is also the major modifiable risk factor for noncommunicable diseases which currently account for 60% of all deaths globally (more than 35 million), and more than 80% of these deaths (about 28 million) occur in LMICs. In addition, people living in these countries die much younger from NCDs than in developed economies: 90% of people who die from NCDs below the age of 60 live in LMICs. The NCD epidemic is set to get worse. WHO projects that, globally, NCD deaths will increase by 17% over the next ten years with the greatest increase in the African region (27%) The looming epidemic if unchecked will overwhelm health systems in Africa already struggling to deal with infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and child mortality and will result in increased poverty. Indeed, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks 2010 report ranked NCDs as the third most likely risk to come true and the fourth most severe in its impact, exceeded only by such threats as asset price collapse, and spikes in oil and gas prices Despite these alarming figures, NCD prevention programs, including tobacco control, have remained a low priority in developing countries and on global health and development agendas.
Year established:	2008
Year of registration:	2008
Organizational structure:	The General Assembly is the supreme body of ATCA. The General Assembly is organized by the Executive Secretary at least once a year physically or "virtually" via Internet. Terms of office and duties of the General Assembly The General Assembly: (1) Approves of the record of the previous meeting; (2) Receives and examines annual reports of the Secretariat; (3) Examines and approves audited financial accounts of ATCA; (4) Ratifies as ATCA document any decision, declaration and other presentation of position; (5) Elects members of the Board of ATCA; (6) Elects the President of ACTA; (7) Approves of amendments and provisions of ATCA statute; (8) Decides referral in the appeal of decisions taken by the Board of Directors; (9) Performs any other task given a mandate by the President. The General Assembly may discuss any topic and make recommendations to the Board of ATCA and other bodies of ATCA. The Board of ATCA will serve as the executive committee for ATCA and is responsible for strategic and political trends of the alliance. This Board of Directors is composed of the President, the Treasurer and five (5) additional members, all elected by the General Assembly. Board members are elected by the General Assembly by taking into account both representative balance criteria of geographical regions, linguistic and gender differences, and areas of expertise. 2008-2012 Board members are among the best African experts in tobacco control with more than ten (10) years of experience. Board members are composed as follows: • Rachel Kitonyo (Kenya): President, rachel@ilakenya.org • Patricia Lambert (South Africa): plambert@tobaccoFreeKids.org • Patrick Musavuli (DRC): musavuli@atca-africa.org • Yussuf Solooje (South Africa) ysalooje@iafrica.com • Mohamed Sidi (Burkina Faso): Sidi@atca-africa.org • Issa Ali (Ghana): ali@atca-africa.org • Francis Cabo (Mozambique): vcabo@intra.co.mz The Executive Secretariat makes sure daily activities of the Alliance are going well, particularly in terms of coordination, networking and interconnections, information and communication, capacity building, research, monitoring and evaluation, and resources mobilization. Currently, the Executive Secretariat is composed of five (5) staff members. This secretariat is composed of highly qualified persons to ensure proper implementation of the network’s projects.
Number and type of members:	ATCA is a regional network of over 123 members in 36 African countries. Participation and right to vote (a) Each member organization affiliated to ATCA and having actively participated in ATCA works for at least six (6) months shall have the right to participate in the General Assembly of ATCA. Each representative organization has a vote. (b) Member organizations affiliated to ATCA less than six (6) months may participate in the General Assembly without the right to participate in decisions including the right to vote, elections or any other functions specified below in sub-paragraph 5.3. (c) Individuals members don’t have the right to vote. Participation in network activities Active members have the right to participate in network activities such as conferences, capacity building workshops as well as calls for proposals from the Secretariat. Participation in working groups All members have the right to participate in working groups of their choice. Advice and technical assistance to members Members can also benefit from various provisions such as legal assistance, the possibility for advice in financing. This assistance can only be made to the extent of our abilities because the number of members allocated to the secretariat is limited.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Framework Convention Alliance (FCA)
Funding structure:	Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

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