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>> Our Experience in HIV/AIDS |
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Our Experience in HIV/AIDS |
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We have undertaken projects on
HIV sensitisation, advocacy initiatives for building healthy
communities, capacity building and training interventions for
strengthening mass as well as inter personal communication at
grassroots. |
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Awareness Campaigns on HIV/AIDS |
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Capacity building, advocacy
and research initiatives related to HIV/ AIDS |
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Awareness Campaigns
on HIV/AIDS |
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Target Group |
Campaign Themes |
Area
Covered |
| Urban community,
Slum dwellers, Migrant workers in urban slums |
Awareness
on HIV/AIDS, Risk Perception and Prevention, Growing feminization
of HIV/AIDS, Condom Promotion, STI Control, ART &
PPTCT services |
Slums in Bhubaneswar and
Amritsar (HIV Alliance, 2006), Campaigns in Kolkata and
different district towns (on behalf of WBSAPCS,2001-2003),
(BSACS, 2008), 125 district towns of West Bengal (on behalf
of PSI, 2003), 5 district towns of Andhra Pradesh (PSI,
2005-2006) |
| Rural Community |
Risk perception
and Prevention, Care and Support for PLHA. |
Kishanganj, Bihar (Project
CHARCA-Unicef, 2004), Udaipur, Rajasthan (Project CHARCA-
UNFPA, 2006-2007), 900 locations across 10 districts of
WB (CRS, 02) |
| Truckers (Highway) |
Risk
Perception & Prevention
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104 locations spread across
10 highways covering 7 districts in West Bengal (WBSAPCS,
2002) |
| Port Workers |
Risk Perception
& Prevention |
Kolkata & Haldia, West
Bengal (Operation Project Lighthouse, USAID funded project
of PSI, 02-04). |
| Tourism stakeholders |
Addressing
local vulnerabilities to spread of HIV/AIDS, Testing,
care and support services |
Udaipur
City (UNFPA, 2007) |
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Building
awareness on HIV/AIDS at Patna on International
Woman's Day |
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Activity with children |
Inside
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Our
team at the fair |
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The
stall pulled crowd |
Women talking to counsellers
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Capacity building,
advocacy and research initiatives related to HIV/ AIDS |
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Campaign Themes |
Area
Covered |
| Capacity
building in HIV/AIDS and health communication using culture
and entertainment based tools |
ASHA in Rajasthan (as part
of capacity building for NRHM and CHARCA), Anganwadi workers,
health workers in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Rajasthan
(supported by GoWB, GoJ, GoR), inter person communicators
at six ports across the country (Project Operation Light
House), outreach workers of NGOs like LEPRA in Bhubaneswar,
AIWC in Amritsar (supported by HIV Alliance),Astitva Sansthan
at Udaipur (supported by UNFPA) , PSI,Hyderabad (2005-2006),
YMCA,Nagpur (2008) |
| Capacity building
of folk artists in HIV/AIDS campaign |
Kalajattha
in Rajasthan, Chau, Gambhira in West Bengal, Local theatre
groups in Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Punjab,Uttar Pradesh,
West Bengal |
Capacity
building in ground communication – Build-Operate-Transfer-Model
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Training community
based resource groups and inter personal communicators
for sustained campaign in 5 districts towns of Andhra
Pradesh (on behalf of PSI, 2005-2006) |
| Study and research |
Mapping of vulnerabilities
among tourism workers and rural community at Rajasthan,
Slum dwellers at Amritsar and Bhubaneswar |
| Mainstreaming
health communication |
Mobilising networking of
multiple stakeholders like PRI, local administration,
local NGOs and grass root workers from diverse sectors/verticals
(sanitation, health, HIV. Family planning) (NRHM &
CHARCA at Udaipur) |
| Mobilising community
led action and advocacy to stop spread of HIV/AIDS |
Slum women at
Amritsar and Bhubaneswar (supported by HIV/Alliance),
Youths and adolescents at Kishanganj and Udaipur (Project
CHARCA) |
| Advocacy to
mainstream HIV/AIDS communication among health and tourism
stakeholders. |
Tourism stakeholders (Taxi
drivers, auto-rickshaw drivers, Tourist guides, Hoteliers,
Shopkeepers, Tourist police) in Udaipur came forward to
facilitate building risk perception among tourism workers,
improve access to condoms, put up posters and handouts
to create awareness among tourists etc. Realizing the
urgency of taking action on the issue, courses on HIV/AIDS
are being included in introductory and refresher courses
for tourist guides, youth working in Hotels etc. (supported
by UNFPA) |
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