Mainstreaming HIV- AIDS in development Work
Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in development work
is an attempt towards improving development practices so as to
enhance its contribution to the response to HIV/AIDS. This requires
developmental organizations to attend to both the immediate and
the underlying determinants of people’s susceptibility to
HIV infection and taking into account the impact of HIV/AIDS and
adjusts their work based on it. 
Given this scenario, involvement of NGOs from
varied capacities and backgrounds becomes crucial for effective
response to HIV in India. Especially in dealing with HIV, where
complexities are interlinked, efforts should be from all the facets
of society.
NGOs in India are working on various developmental
issues like sustainable livelihood options, water & irrigation,
natural resource management, access to health care, agricultural
techniques to name a few and also have access to the marginalized
and vulnerable groups in the community. Looking at the linkages
these issues have with HIV the role of these NGOs in mainstreaming
HIV/AIDS becomes extremely crucial.
There is also a felt need to develop competencies
of NGOs in mainstreaming HIV/AIDS, as their competencies may not
be evenly spread. This project is to initiate the process of mainstreaming
and building of capacities of NGOs working on development issues
to enable them to develop appropriate competencies in integrating
HIV&AIDS.
This program is being implemented in 5 states of
India particularly Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Chattisgarh,
and Orissa. This program is being implemented in collaboration
of UNDP and NACO. Sahbhagi Shikshan Kendra is partner under this
program in Uttar Pradesh and is further responsible for organizing
capacity building programs for other NGOs in HIV mainstreaming
within the State.
Trainings and Workshops...
Training of Trainers on Mainstreaming HIV/ AIDS
(15 –30 October 2007)
15 days Training of Trainers (TOT) was
organized by Tata Institute of Social Science, Mumbai in
collaboration with UNDP and NACO towards mainstreaming HIV/ AIDS in
development work. 28 participants from 5 states namely Uttar
Pradesh, Orissa, Chattisgarh, Rajasthan and Bihar attended the
program. As a follow up of the TOT the participating organizations
are required to take up capacity building project towards
mainstreaming HIV/ AIDS in development work.
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