Frontiers Prevention Project & Avahan Project

Implementing STEPS FP Project in Srikalahsti and Puttur sites, AVAHAN project in Thottambedu, Pichattur, Satyavedu sites supported by International HIV/AIDS Alliance UK, working with key population of female sex workers, MSMs, people living with HIV/AIDS by developing enabling environment and providing STI treatment, basic HIV care, Creating awareness, advocacy about STI, HIV/AIDS among key population and general population

Objectives :

• Reduction of STI Prevalence among Key Population and their clients
• Increased condom usage amongst Sex Workers and their clients in these sites
• Increased empowerment of Sex Workers Committees and creation of an enabling environment
• Providing clinical services for STI and opportunistic infections to the Key Population
• Empowerment of Key Population to follow safe sex behavior and practices
  
  

Achievements :

1. Identified and recruited out reach workers from the Key population (KPS)          
2. With the help of ORWS identified the key population and their hot spots
3. Developed rapport with the KPS by one to one and group meetings, and encourage     formation of Community Based Organizations.                     
4. Developed drop in centers (DIC) where key population can meet and discuss their
     Problems.                                                                           
5. Clinics were established in DICS, where Doctors will be available as per the convenient     timings of KPS                                                                            
6. Key population referred to area hospital for VCTC
7. Pre test and post test concealing provided for key population                   
8. Provided training for the KPs in correct usage of condoms and the condoms are made     available to them                                                                                   
  

Advocacy meetings:

Advocacy meeting conducted for 1. Police 2.Doctors 3.Lawyers 4. Ward councilors 5. Local administrators 6. Mahila mandal leaders to explain about STEPS FPP activities and to create awareness about STI, HIV/AIDS

                                                         
    Advocacy meeting with police                    Advocacy meeting with Doctors                 

                    
      Advocacy meeting with Lawyers                 Advocacy meeting with Ward
                                                                                   Councilors                 

                    Advocacy meeting with Local -                  Advocacy meeting with Mahila Mandal                Leaders                                                       Administrators
            

Awareness camps:

Arranged exhibition stall, video shows during important festivals like Mahasivarathri, Dharmarajula Tirunala and distributed IEC material to create awareness about STI, HIV/AIDS among general population

        
      Awareness Program – Photo Stall                     Awareness Program – Exhibition
  

        
      Awareness program during jathara                   Awareness Program – Video show

3. Formation of Community Based   Organizations (CBOs):
Encouraging key population to form CBOs. Up to now 1FSW, 1MSM, 1PLHA CBOs were formed and registered. Different welfare activities were conducted for the CBO members.

     
 Female Sex Workers CBO meeting                       People living with HIV/AIDS CBO
                                                                                         meeting       

              
Female Sex Workers (CBO) Income                            Male Sex with Male CBO Meeting
           generation  activity

4. Clinical services:
     Providing counseling and treatment for the key population and their partners for sexually transmitted infections and opportunistic infections in the Mythri clinics. 

      
      Counseling in Mythry Clinic                                       Clinical Examination