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Tamil Nadu AIDS Initiative: 2004 – 2014

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_tta_tour active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-arrow-right” add_icon=”true” title=”Background” tab_id=”1563425878274-1bb7f3d2-e943″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]In Partnership with National AIDS Control Organization and Tamil Nadu & Odisha State AIDS Control Societies

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Background

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][info_list_father][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”” image_id=”2077″]TAI program was built around mobilizing marginalized communities and creating demand for STI/HIV services[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”” image_id=”2077″]TAI facilitated comprehensive capacity building programs for CBO governing board members, management and staff of NGOs/CBOs and health care providers[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”” image_id=”2077″]Innovative dialogue based behavior change communication using multimedia focusing on high risk behaviors were conceptualized and introduced[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”” image_id=”2077″]Strategies formulated and activities implemented were designed to sustain safer sexual practices and improved quality of life for the marginalized community[/info_list_son][/info_list_father][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Goal

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”22px”][info_list_father][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”0″ image_id=”2077″]Reduce the spread of STIs and HIV infection among high risk groups and their clients in Tamil Nadu[/info_list_son][/info_list_father][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Objectives

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”22px”][info_list_father][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”0″ image_id=”2077″]Consolidate HIV/AIDS prevention impact among FSWs and MSMs[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”0″ image_id=”2077″]Build the skills and capacities of CBOs and NGOs to sustain the quality of the program post transition[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”0″ image_id=”2077″]Build strong collaborations with the Government and key stakeholders to ensure smooth transfer of the program[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”0″ image_id=”2077″]Create a knowledge base for scaled HIV prevention and document and disseminate the lessons learned[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”0″ image_id=”2077″]Sustain the HIV impact through social protection programs[/info_list_son][/info_list_father][vc_empty_space][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-arrow-right” add_icon=”true” title=”Strategies” tab_id=”1563425878274-c1500421-5b5d”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Strategies

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][info_list_father][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”0″ image_id=”2077″]Social mobilization[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”0″ image_id=”2077″]Collectivization of key populations[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”0″ image_id=”2077″]Increasing access to stigma free services[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”0″ image_id=”2077″]Creating an enabling socio-economic environment[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”0″ image_id=”2077″]Empowering the community[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”0″ image_id=”2077″]Building social capital[/info_list_son][/info_list_father][vc_empty_space][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-arrow-right” add_icon=”true” title=”Key Achievements” tab_id=”1563426749716-762f4343-02a3″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Key Achievements

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][info_list_father][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”” image_id=”2077″]Sensitization programs, awareness campaigns and advocacy efforts were undertaken with elected representatives, government officials, police officers, lawyers, service providers, media, community leaders and faith based organizations brought attention to the issues faced by the marginalized community, influenced policy level changes and mainstreamed the response to HIV[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”” image_id=”2077″]TAI program advocated with the government for extending adequate social protections for key populations to reduce their vulnerability to HIV and address livelihood needs of the marginalized community.[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”” image_id=”2077″]Sustained and combined efforts of government, civil society organizations and communities for more than a decade have contributed to declines in HIV prevalence and STI syndromes in Tamil Nadu[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”” image_id=”2077″]Facilitated the formation of 25 Community Based Organizations (CBOs) for HIV/AIDS prevention and control and strengthened the CBO movement in Tamil Nadu.[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”” image_id=”2077″]Partnering with 25 Non-Government and Community Based Organizations (NGOs/CBOs) and two Clinic Management Agencies, TAI program reached 35,000 Female Sex Workers (FSWs) and 15,000 Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), including Transgenders, Kothis and Double-Deckers, in 13 high HIV prevalence districts of Tamil Nadu.[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”” image_id=”2077″]Established an effective crisis response management system involving CBO board members, community field staff and advocates to promptly address violence faced by key populations.[/info_list_son][info_list_son width=”15″ height=”15″ titleclr=”#000000″ listwidth=”” image_id=”2077″]Collaborated with NACO and Odisha SACS to set up four Learning Sites among selected NGOs implementing Targeted Intervention program, built capacity of staff and community and facilitated adoption and dissemination of TAI best practices.[/info_list_son][/info_list_father][vc_empty_space][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tour][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]