| Name of the Project |
SYO-AVAHAN |
Project Area |
Thorur, Wardhannapet & Maripeda |
Project Started |
2007 |
Project Status |
Ongoing |
Source of funding / Supported by |
Alliance International & Bill & The Melinda Gates Foundation |
Target group |
High Risk Population ( Female Sex Workers & Men Sex With Men) |
Goal |
To support community action to prevent HIV infection, meet the challenges of AIDS, and build healthier communities |
Objectives |
- Protect Human Rights
- Increase Access to Health Services
- Support Secure Livelihoods
|
Approach/Strategy |
we are committed to supporting community action and, through collaboration, provide strength and support to each other in pursuit of our core commitments
- Community action
- Participation
- Accountability
- Rights-based approach
- Gender
- Equality and diversity
- Children and young people
- Comprehensive, integrated responses
- Evidence-based
- Quality support
|
Main Activities |
HIV Prevention:
community mobilization, STI services, capacity building, condom distribution and setting up community-friendly Mythri clinics
HIV Treatment:
prevention with care and support as a model for improving antiretroviral treatment access and adherence among key populations
Children & Families:
to improve services for children affected by HIV and their families, with financing from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
|
| Special Activities |
Conducting Fashion Shows,
Organising Health Camps
Organized Health camps at Inavolu Jaathra, Sainur jaathra and Medaram Jaathra every Year
|
Results/ No of beneficieres |
1400 Registered Beneficiaries |
