Re: RNP+ to go for a hunger strike on December 01, 2007

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Dear friends,

Re: /message/8105

I have written many times this whole story to NACO and Ministers concerned both

in the Union and State Government, but never received any single line response.

It seems that the NACO has closed their eyes from RSACS.

In fact the situation in RSACS is more worsened than Brijesh Dubey has

mentioned. We have faced this kind of ignorance, carelessness and reluctance

etc. in the RSACS number of occassions.

The recent example - we had organised a workshop on " Three Ones " in Jaipur on

May 11, 2007 for NGOs involved in implementing HIV/IDS programmes and wanted to

invite both kinds of NGOs in the workshop i.e. those who were receiveing grants

from RSACS and those who not.

So we requested RSACS to issue a lsit of NGOs received grant from them which was

never provided to us and the behaviour of the dealing personnel of RSACS was

like a police Inspector.

Her literal reply was " Hamne sab NGOs ka theka nahin le rakha hai " (we have not

signed any contract for all NGOs). I complained against her behaviour to all

those concerned, but nothing could happen. Later I knew that the personnel

playing role like a police Inspector was related to the Minister.

Further, recently during carrying out a survey on risk of HIV infection in rural

areas and facilities available for VCT and treatment of STDs etc. in 6 districts

of Rajasthan, shockingly we found that no such services/facilities are available

at district levels, even the VCTCs are lacking basic amenities/infrastructural

facilities for VCT inspite of allocating lots of funds.

No treatment services/facilities for STDS/RTIs or opportunistic infections are

available at district hospitals. We could be able to release the complete report

of the survey soon.

We could never know the process of selecting NGOs for TI projects,

rehabilitation centres (RC), involvement of civil society in planning,

implementation and monitoring etc.

As promised in the NACP III for example the RC to be established in Jodhpur was

allotted to a person living in Bharatpur just because of their alliance with the

minister. It was opposed by the local NGOs of Jodhpur, but nothing could be

changed as the politics was involved.

There are number of stories on how people at RSACS function.

In such a situation it can be imagined as what would be the fate of

implementation of NACP III in Rajasthan. But what surprising to me and all like

minded people, particularly those who are acquainted with the work and attitude

of people at RSACS, is why NACO has closed its eyes?

We, all at our organisation and other NGOs associated with our network are with

you dear Brijesh Bhai. Go ahead to fight against the inhuman practices at RSACS.

with regards,

Bhawani

Bhawani Shanker Kusum

Secretary & Executive Director

Gram Bharati Samiti (GBS)

NGO Delegate for Asia Pacific, UNAIDS PCB

Amber Bhawan, Amber 302 028 India

Tel.: 91-141-2531242 Fax: 2530719

E-mail: gbsbsk@... www.gbsjp.org