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HIV is a very complex problem,
touching on our lives socially, economically, culturally
and medically. YRGCARE is one of the very few organizations
in the world to offer services along the entire spectrum
of the Prevention to Care Continuum. At the prevention
end, YRGCARE offers awareness and intervention projects
for adolescents, industrial workers and police personnel.
At the other end of the spectrum, YRG CARE offers counselling,
HIV and STD diagnosis and treatment. Along the spectrum
it offers continuing public education through seminars,
exhibitions, newspaper articles etc. |
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| Objectives - |
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to prevent new infections in the community
2. to build support for responses to the HIV/AIDS pandemic
Activities - |
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| Description |
Sources
of Funding |
Duration |
Develop support materials
for information, education and communication on
HIV/AIDS and sexuality.
Translation of LEARNING TO PLAY SAFE in Tamil
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OSB, Australia
The Ford Foundation (Supplement)
VHS-APAC-USAID |
1994-1995
1998-1999
1998-1999 |
| Conduct workshops for
young people; Organize Continuing Public Education
(CPE) sessions in Parent-Teacher Associations,
Industries, Rotary clubs and other community leadership
fora. |
The Ford Foundation, New
Delhi |
1993-1995
1996-1999
1996-2002 |
| Summer Workshop on HIV/AIDS
for young peer educators |
AIDSCAP
TNSACS |
1994-1995
1998-1999 |
| Develop a network of people
living with HIV (since known as the INP+ - Indian
Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS) |
AIDSCAP |
1996 |
| Workshops on Gender sensitization,
issues around sex work and awareness about HIV/AIDS
as HIV/AIDS Advocacy for Police Officials on 'HIV
and Sex Work'. |
VHS-APAC-USAID |
2000-2001 |
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Highlights:
- Advocates sexuality education
among young people
- Helps children and young
adults challenge peer advised myths and misconceptions
on sex and sexuality
- Strategy includes structured
interactive sessions with a facilitator as well
as use of art form expressions such as street theatre,
folk music, hand-crafts etc
- Comprehensive programme
covering young people at schools, colleges, community
clubs, shelter homes and reform institutions"
- First to include BODY SHEETS
to assist young people to understand human anatomy
and physiology. The booklet "Body Beautiful" serves
as a self-taught guide for young people to explore
their own bodies
- Develops empathy for people
living with HIV/AIDS
- In 1994 and 1995 conducted
youth led candle light marches in Chennai (6000
participants) and Coimbatore (4500 participants)
- Peer Educators as a strategy
for sustainability
- "Whispers from Within",
a collection of narratives of persons who walked
in to our HIV testing clinic and a discussion on
the issues based on their true stories, in book
and video form, is a widely sought after training
material.
- Collaborative work with
the National Service Scheme (NSS), Commonwealth
Youth Programme and with various social action groups
such as Leo and Rotaract.
- Awareness and sensitisation
programs to industrial personnel; covering several
departments of 26 industrial houses in Southern
India.
- A sensitisation program
for prison authorities and prisoners at Vellore
Jail led to a request for similar such programs
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