FXB Rajasthan Society World AIDS Day Report

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XB Rajasthan Society World AIDS Day Report

(December 1, 2001)

FXB Jaipur

Activities commenced early at 8:00am with a street play at Government

Girls Senior Secondary School in Gandhi Nagar followed by a lecture

to the teachers and 500 girls students of the school on HIV/AIDS.

Attraction of the activities was an elephant, which was flagged off

by the FXB staff at 10:00am from FXB's office with FXB banners and

information about HIV/AIDS for the message passing through all the

important places and streets of the Pink City of Jaipur.

Bhojpura Slum, which is being adopted by FXB, a street play, was

conducted and pamphlets about HIV/AIDS were distributed, at Gaurav

Towers shopping complex booth was put and message was given about

HIV/AIDS.

FXB Khichan

FXB Khichan had organized an awareness rally. The strength of the

rally was 500 boys and girls. Rajasthan Administrative Services

Officer of the town Mr. Durgesh Bissa (District Magistrate) flagged

off the rally. The rally became a major attraction for the villagers

of Khichan and a powerful source for spreading HIV/AIDS awareness as

it passed through the streets.

FXB Sumerpur

FXB Sumerpur organized a Targeted Intervention program for the

barbers of Sumerpur and Sheoganj. The program began at 12:00 noon at

FXB Centre for Infectious Diseases/Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital, Sumerpur.

Approximately 100 people attended the program which included college

students, attendants from the Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital, Dr. Roop

Singh, Ms. Trilochana Shanhani, and Mr. Vishwanath Gaur imparted

awareness lecture to this group. Banners and posters were put up in

the hospital and all around Sheoganj and Sumerpur. Emphasis was given

on the slogan for this year, " I care...Do you? " IEC material was

distributed.

FXB Kuchera

FXB Kuchera had organized an awareness school rally. The strength of

the rally was 450 boys and girls. The rally became a major attraction

within the town because probably it was the first ever rally

regarding HIV/AIDS in this village. All the students were told about

the awareness of the global petition for AIDS orphans and

approximately 500 students and others signed the petition form.

Chief Medical and Health Officer of Nagore inaugurated FXB Counseling

Center at Government Community Health Center Kuchera.

FXB Jodhpur

Dr. K.C. Joshi was invited as key speaker in a program organized by

Yugander Society. This program was organized to release 2nd edition

of book on basic information on HIV/AIDS written and compiled by NSS

wing of Jodhpur University. Health Minister of the Government of

Rajasthan was the chief guest at the function and he released the

book.

All India Radio (AIR) invited Dr. Joshi to speak about HIV/AIDS in

Marwari (local language) for their talk show, which they broadcast on

AIR in " Chaupal " (name of the program) on December 1, 2001.

FXB Jodhpur organized a program, " Youth for Youth " at Government

Polytechnic College, Jodhpur, in which FXB invited NSS wings of all

the schools and colleges. Most of the volunteers came in the form of

rally passing through streets. One hundred fifty students were

present in the program.

All India Radio organized quiz competition and Dr. Joshi spoke in

brief about HIV/AIDS. Modicare Enterprises invited Dr. Joshi as a

chief speaker and guest of honor on an essay, drawing competition and

awareness programme.

General Note

On World AIDS Day, all the FXB-Rajasthan programs included FXB's

First Global Petition for AIDS Orphans for signatures

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