Vadodara district level net work of people living with HIV&AIDS

[Guest guest]

Dear FORUM,

We are pleased to inform you that with the help of GUJARAT STATE

NETWORK OF PEOPLE LEVING WITH HIV/AIDS AND GUJARAT STATE AIDS

CONTROL SOCIETY,INP+ FORMED at Vadodara.

Greetings from A.P.+ A.P.+ is a fellowship of People living with HIV/AIDS

(PLWHAs) in Vadodara District joined hands together to fight shame,

discrimination and denial of their rights.

Our objectives are:

· To arrest further infections.

· To facilitate and improve access to treatment for people

living with HIV.

· To provide access information to people living with HIV.

· To promote and protect the human rights of people living with

HIV.

· To promote social acceptance of people living with HIV and to

end stigma and discrimination.

· To provide opportunities for networking for people living

with HIV

Our activities are:

A. HOME CARE

· Train caregivers in the basic home health care of PLWHA.

· Provide counseling services to PLWHA and their caregivers at

home.

·Train clinic or hospital medical staff to meet the medical

needs of PLWHA in their home

B. CLINIC-OR HOSPITAL BASED CARE.

· Update medical staff on the special medical needs of PLWHA.

· Train medical staff in emotional issues related to HIV/AIDS.

· Train counselors to meet with PLWHA to discuss their

psychological needs.

C. SUPPORT GROUP.

· Organize support group meeting for PLWHA.

· Organize support group meeting for care givers/family of

PLWHA.

· Organize support group meeting for medical of non-medical

staff or volunteers making home visits.

· Conduct support group meeting for medical or non-medical

staff working with PLWHA and /or their caregivers in clinic or

hospital settings.

D.EDUCATIONAL / TRAINNING.

· Provide care and support sensitization for people in the

workplace.

· Offer care and support training to community groups.

· Provide care and support sensitization to religious groups.

· Make care and support presentation in schools and

universities.

· Train PLWHA and /or caregivers in work that can be done from

home.

· Provide job retraining so that PLWHA can switch to less

physically stressful work.

· Train PLWHA and /or caregivers in how to provide safe

drinking water, protect from malaria, prepare nutritious meals, etc.

E. PEER EDUCATION.

· Train PLWHA to educate other PLWHA on care and support issues.

· Train caregivers to educate other caregivers on care and

support issues.

· Train community members (religious, business etc.) to educate

other community members on the needs of PLWHA and their caregivers.

F. FAMILY/COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

· Provide volunteers staff to help care for the young children

of PLWHA and caregivers.

· Provides volunteers to help PLWHA and caregivers organize

their human Rights affairs.

· Encourage home visits by religious leaders to PLWHA and their

caregivers to provide spiritual guidance.

G. POLICY INITIATIVES.

· Meet with business leader to encourage policies on AIDS in

the workplace.

· Meet with religious leader to encourage supportive

temple/church/mosque policies related to PLWHIV.

· Meet with community leaders to encourage local policies and

laws.

· Encourage political leaders to establish policies and laws

supportive of PLWHIV and their caregivers.

· Organize meetings of community, religious and business

leaders to deal with AIDS Care and support issues in the community.

H. PUBLIC OPINION ACTIVITIES.

· Provide an opportunity for community, business, religious

and / or political leaders to publicly support people affected by

HIV/AIDS.

· Provide an opportunity for popular entertainment figures to

publicly support people and communities affected by HIV/AIDS.

· Provide an opportunity and supportive environment for PLWHIV

to publicly talk about their struggle with HIV/AIDS.

· Conduct publicity events for care and support activities.

· Place supportive stories about HIV/AIDS in newspapers,

magazines and radio/television news sources.

· Please extend a helping hand to fight for the cause. Your

generous contributions will help the people living with HIV/AIDS lead a positive

life

Thank you.

Yours faithfully

Pritesh V Shah

Project Officer.

E-mail: <pritesh_shah_2002@...>