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Centre for
Development Initiatives (CDI), Mumbai
Center for Development Initiatives (CDI) is a registered charitable trust,
which aims at improving the health and well being of people who have limited
or no access to health information and services. CDI focuses on the sexual
and reproductive health of people
and communities in disadvantaged and marginalized positions of society,
particularly
those vulnerable to HIV, STI and RTI, and people who lack access to high
quality sexual and reproductive health services. CDI gives priority to young
people, men and women from low-income communities, people with HIV/AIDS,
migrant workers, and sex workers.
Christian Medical
College (CMC), Vellore
As a teaching institution CMC trains doctors, nurses and allied health
workers with a high degree of technical knowledge. CMC is unique in being
not only one of the pioneering institutions in the country in the area of
medical research and high-tech health care, but also as an institution which
reaches out to the practical needs of the poor through low cost inpatient
wards and outpatient clinics in the slum areas of Vellore town with
concessional or free care for the most needy. In addition, through large
rural health and development projects in the K.V. Kuppam, Kaniyambadi and
Anaicut blocks, the holistic concept of healing is advocated wherein rural
folk are given training in various vocational fields, by which they can
augment their earning power, thus enhancing their standard of living and the
general physical and economic well being.
Creating Resources for
Empowerment in Action (CREA), New Delhi
CREA empowers women to articulate, demand and access their human rights by
enhancing women’s leadership and building networks at the local, regional
and international levels through training, advocacy and research. For CREA,
leadership is a process through which women assert their rights by
continually evaluating relevant experiences, questioning their roles in
society, challenging power structures and effectively catalyzing positive
social change. CREA works on issues of sexuality, sexual and reproductive
rights, violence against women, human rights and social justice.
International Services Association, India (INSA), Bangalore
The International Services Association (INSA-India) was established in
Bangalore city in 1982 with a vision of enabling health and development in
emerging nations. With the aims of achieving Health for All by the year 2000
in India, and developing a large base of health leaders in the South Asian
region, Global Health Action in the USA helped establish INSA-India through
their alumni. The purpose was also to create local health leaders who could
address Indian health dynamics and challenges from a culturally appropriate
perspective.
Nalamdana, Chennai
Nalamdana, meaning "Are you well?" in Tamil, is an organization based in
Chennai, South India. It uses innovative communication methods to provide
knowledge about health to illiterate audiences. Response-driven
participatory street theatre, interactive games and puzzles, audio and video
cassettes, tele films, small group workshops, television serials - Nalamdana
explores the full range of communicative possibilities to reach out to
people.
Point of View (POV),
Mumbai
Formed in Bombay, India, in October 1996, Point of View aims to promote the
points of view of women through a sustained and creative use of media,
including film, theatre, ads, photographs, music, newspapers, books, radio
shows, discussions, games, CD ROMs, and the Net, etc.
PRAYAS, Pune
Members of Prayas are professionals working to protect and promote public
interest in general and interests of disadvantaged sections of society in
particular. There are four independent groups of Prayas which are energy
group, health group, resources and livelihoods group, learning and
parenthood group.
Sampada Grameen Mahila
Sanstha (SANGRAM), Sangli
SANGRAM has been working with women in prostitution in seven districts of
South Maharashtra and North Karnataka since 1992. While it started as a
peer-based condom intervention programme, SANGRAM's programmes have now
broadened to include the larger community, especially women and adolescents.
In 1996, SANGRAM's peer education programme broadened into VAMP, a
collective of women in prostitution.
The Naz Foundation
(India) Trust (Naz), New Delhi
The NAZ Foundation's mission is to raise awareness to prevent the spread of
HIV/AIDS and providing support to those affected by it, with sensitivity and
confidentiality. Naz Foundation works with men who have sex with men,
truckers, women and children. It runs the only care home for HIV Positive
women and children in New Delhi. Its work involves prevention strategies,
care and support, research, and advocacy. Issues around advocacy include
collaborating with several NGOs in India calling for the repeal of
anti-sodomy laws.
The Service of Society Medical and Educational Foundation (SOS), Nasik
SOS Foundation, is a Nasik, Maharashtra based NGO working for HIV/AIDS
awareness and education among sex workers, truckers, police force, doctors,
women and children living in slums, industrial workers and rural and urban
youth. It was established in 1992 with a single project for professional
blood donors and has since then initiated and successfully run pioneer and
innovative projects for the target population in the field of health and
development.
Talking about Reproductive
and Sexual Health Issues (TARSHI), New Delhi
Guided by the vision that all people have the right to sexual well-being and
to a self-affirming and enjoyable sexuality, TARSHI works towards expanding
sexual and reproductive choices in people's lives in an effort to enable
them to enjoy lives of dignity, freedom from fear, infection, and
reproductive and sexual health problems. TARSHI's activities include running
a telephone helpline on sexuality, implementing public education and
advocacy initiatives, developing and disseminating publications materials on
sexuality issues, conducting the Sexuality and Rights Institute (in
collaboration with CREA), and hosting The South and Southeast Asia Resource
Centre on Sexuality.
Tata Institute for the Social
Sciences (TISS), Mumbai
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936, as the
Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. The first school of social
work in India, the TISS was a pioneering effort, characteristic of the Sir
Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT). Its establishment was the result of the decision
of the Trustees of the SDTT to accept Dr. Clifford Manshardt’s vision of a
post-graduate school of social work of national stature that would engage in
a continuous study of Indian social issues and problems and impart education
in social work to meet the emerging need for trained human power.
Veshya Anyay Mukti
Parishad (VAMP), Sangli
VAMP, a collective of women in prostitution aims to consolidate a common
identity among the women and empower them to find their own solutions. The
collective aims to represent the interests of its constituents by
arbitrating community disputes, lobbying with the police, developing policy
and advocacy campaigns, helping women access government schemes and
developing leadership potential. VAMP also circulates a quarterly
newsletter.
Y. R. G. Centre for AIDS
Research & Education (YRG CARE)
YRG CARE was formed in 1993 within the Y.R. Gaitonde Medical, Educational
and Research Foundation, a public charitable trust. YRG CARE has a stated
mission to respond to needs of people who are not receiving care and support
or education/information for HIV. YRG CARE is striving to create a social
consensus towards its vision and objectives that people with HIV and AIDS
and their families live with dignity, and there are no new HIV infections. |
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