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Bujji, a member of Jhansi Lakshmi Mahila Mandali (JLMM) promoted by CERA-NGO based at Ananthapure shares her journey of overcoming intimate partner violence with the help of CBO and police personnel.
Bujji hails from a small village in Ananthapure district from a big lower middle class family of four elder brothers and three elder sisters. At the age of 14 she falls in love trap of a handsome boy ‘Raju’ from a small town. Bujji by then was lured into sex work and her lover…
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Communities are “Aware” of many threats to their livelihood. Threats of HIV, gender violence, TIP, you name it. But? Are they aware enough to “React” or “Act”? Using the community life competence approach over the past year has stimulated / generated high enthusiasm. Is this adequate for the desired behavior change? True, community life competence has the potential for changing “Ways of thinking” and “Ways of Working.” The capacity to apply “Learning and transfer” for desired output is…
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Provision of youth-friendly counselling services was conceived as a specific strategy by South India AIDS Action Programme (SIAAP) to address the increasing risk of young people to STIs and HIV and to provide a safe space to understand sexuality related aspects. It offers the space for youth to share their dreams, fears, anxieties and understand the physical changes that are part of this ‘growing up’ period as well as promotes ‘safe’ and sexually responsible behaviours. Fifty-two (four in…
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1. Activity: Training of trainers in Trafficking in Persons Competence.
2. Purpose:
Establishment of TIP Competent committees in Amerindian villages in the Madhia sub-district.
3. Procedure:
The approach sought to build competence and ensuring…
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In Indonesia, National Family Planing Board has been developing youth program at community to address adolescent reproductive health - ARH or Pusat Informasi dan Konseling Kesehatan Reproduksi Remaja (PIK-KRR). It works to campaign triad ARH issues, namely prevent sex before married, drugs and HIV-AIDS . This in turn is aimed to prepare youth for quality marriage life. The program trains youths and establishes youth center at community at district…
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We Peer Educators Youth Movement (PEYM) initiate and organized a Peer educators Training and Voluntary Counseling and Testing in our community (Barangay Bagong Silang, Caloocan City, Philippines).
We mobilize resources through the help of Barangay Officials, staffs on health and SK’s; they provided venue and foods for day one. Participants used their own money as transportation. Caloocan Social Hygiene Clinic Physician allots a time to visit, share and conduct VCT in our first…
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TheKenyan team held their knowledge fair in Mombasa bringing together the networks of PLWHIV AND the long distance truck drivers to share their experiences. They came from all our resource centres in Kenya which are situated along the Northern highway corridor on the hot spots and truck stops. The knowledge room moderators from each centre shared their experiences and challenges they face when applying SALT to the truckers and the community along the transport corridor.This was held for four…
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Communicating is the act of sharing or exchange information. A two rooms having one connecting doors.
What if you know you can do a better job of communicating
and connecting with people (or someone else
in your life) and you just don't know where or how to
start?
Most of us feel that way at some time in our
relationships building and lives.
Sometimes it's a one-time challenge and other
times, you've been in a pattern of…
Added by ukeme okon on February 1, 2011 at 12:48pm — 1 Comment
Sangha Mitra Welfare Society (SWS) is a CBO of Men having Sex with Men (MSM) and Transgenders (TGs) based at Kakinada, in East Godavari District at Andhra Pradesh, India. Environment Centre, local NGO promoted SWS as part of its HIV prevention programme with MSM and TGs. SWS is now declared as a Learning Site for HIV prevention with MSM and TGs in Andhra Pradesh State. SWS shared the testimony on how they have gained the confidence of TGs by being positive and supportive to people who…
ContinueAdded by YERUVA ANTHONY REDDY on January 29, 2011 at 1:47pm — 2 Comments
The Global Walk for India's Missing Girls' is a march organized by people all over the world to protest against female foeticide and infanticide, the worst genocide in India's history. In March 2010 , over a 1000 people walked in San Francisco, Delhi, Mumbai, Jamshedpur, Pondicherry, Kuwait and Melbourne.
In India over the last 20 years, 10 million girls have been killed by their parents, either before or immediately after birth because they consider daughters a burden.
Why…
Added by Dr Mitu Khurana on January 26, 2011 at 7:18am — 4 Comments
Chaitanya Mahila Mandali (CMM) is a CBO of Female Sex Workers (FSW) based at Hyderabad implementing Targeted Intervention with sex workers. In one of the visits, Ms.Sunitha, Peer Educator (PE) shares how death of a peer brought conviction among the CBO members to grow as a strong force with visitors who have come to learn from them.
Rani, FSW based at Hyderabad caters to high end clients in the city and makes reasonably good money. Sunitha, PE working in CMM provides her…
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Every single step we take as young people involves risk. We want to be like our friends, movie star, musician, not minding the consequencies of actions being it positive or negetive.
I remember some couple of years ago, i was faced with alot of challenges and responsilities. I never enjoyed my childhood, my mum left me in the care of my aunt when i was just a year and 6 month. My aunt never showed mea motherly care and was always…
Added by ukeme okon on January 19, 2011 at 3:24pm — 6 Comments
A self assessment exercise was organized at Kapashera, Delhi on 16th Jan, 2011 as a second step of CLCP after having done with dream building exercise in Dec 2010. Dr. Rafique and Moushmi from CARE India facilitated the session with the support Modicare Foundation team.
There were 30-35 Nepali Mobile people were present in the exercise and participated throughout the session actively. The issue selected by the community is “Formation of a youth club”. The following…
ContinueAdded by Sandhya Mishra on January 18, 2011 at 6:08am — 3 Comments
To what extend do you support local response?
I personally support Local Response greatly, because it allows one to see how ways of thinking are transformed. As a facilitator, it allows me to see in actuality how this process evolves, and how important it is for one to realize and support local response.
My own experience of local response in communities is that I saw them identify their own threats and strengths; then they were guided unknowingly, but willingly into…
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On december 10th, a small group gathered in Barcelona to dream about the kind of community we would like to live in. It was a small group but dreams were powerful and stimulating. Full of creativity and energy.…
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El 10 de diciembre un grupo reducido de personas nos reunimos en Barcelona para construir conjuntamente el sueño de la comunidad en la que nos gustaría vivir. Éramos pocas, pero los sueños fueron potentes y estimulantes, llenos de energía y de creatividad.…
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[This is the story of Thangkin Gangte from Village New Moava, Nagaland, India. Uncle Huolai wrote down the story on a piece of paper and gave it to me saying that I must post it on this platform. Uncole Huolai was part of the facilitation team which visited and did SALT visits in Thangkin's village. Uncle Huolai calls himself Uncle ACP]
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29 Dec 2010 को Sarhaul village(Gurgaon)…
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I don't believe that youths want to live in apathy and ignorance, perhaps they were not given enough opportunities to explore and discover the paths they could have taken.
As a youth initiated project, we face so many difficulties. For instance, we lack in expertise and experience to execute a community project. We have to establish connections by ourselves, and often we doubt whether are we capable to make it happen? Or worst, sometimes problems may arise within the…
ContinueAdded by Ng Hui Xin on January 5, 2011 at 11:34am — 4 Comments
It is indeed hard to commit to blog once a week - school has reopened and the project is running with full force now.
Here are plans that I would like share with you all:
Days Peer toPeer Facilitation Training (After exam, March)
Itis…
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