NCC adopts HIV+ Child in Kerala

November 22, 2003

Kerala NCC takes up AIDS awareness

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 22

The Kerala unit of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) has taken up

imparting AIDS awareness among the public.

As the first step, NCC cadets have adopted 10-year-old Vidya, a HIV-

positive girl from Pathanamthita near Kochi, and will look after her

education, NCC deputy director general Brigadier M.P.S. Bajwa told

reproters here Saturday.

" So far she only had her grandmother to take care of her, but now

twice a week around 15 NCC cadets along with their duty officer spend

time with her, " said Bajwa.

Through their interaction with Vidya, the cadets have spread the

message to people in the area that there was no need to shun the

girl, as a result of which she is livelier and no longer lonely.

Bajwa added: " This was a test case for us and we have succeeded. We

are now planning a similar scheme for Kozhikode and trying to find

HIV positive children there. "

The NCC also plans to spread awareness on AIDS in Kerala, through its

units in the state that boast of 74,210 cadets, he said.

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