PROJECT :

SRENGTHEN HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND ADDRESSING HIV/AID IMPACT IN

RURAL YOUTH, WOMEN AND ORPHANS
PROJECT PERIOD: TWO YEARS 2022 – 2024
PROJECT BUDGET: US $ 90,71,390

This proposal seeks a total of $ 90,71,390 to strengthen HIV/AIDS prevention, education and
impact mitigation in rural youths, women and orphans of three Districts in Karnataka
namely; Koppal, Bellary, Bagalkot & Bangalore (Urban and Rural). This will also include
running of clinics and care centers.
The project will run for two year in two different phases beginning 2022 – 2024 this project
is built upon the current HIV/AIDS, STDs and Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) situation and
needs of HIV/AIDS orphaned children through lessons learnt while implementing activities
in the past 15 (fifteen) years.
13 support staff and 40 peer educators/volunteers. 50-trained First Aiders will be involving
in the implementation of this project. The project staff includes one Program Officer Project
accountant. Project Secretary, Project Coordinator and clinical staff in the Districts.
The project encompasses

1. ART Centre: Free first line and second line Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) is
provided to clinically eligible PLHIV at designated centres across the districts.
2. Community Care Centres (CCC): CCC have been set up with the objective of
providing PLHIV with psychosocial support, counseling for drug adherence and nutrition,
treatment of opportunistic infections, home-based care, referral and outreach services for
follow up, besides tracing patients lost to follow up and those missing anti-retroviral drugs
as per schedule.
3. Counseling and Testing Services: Integrated Counseling and Testing Centre (ICTC) is
a place where a person is counseled and tested for HIV on his/her own volition (Client-
Initiated) or as advised by a health service provider (Provider-Initiated) in a supportive and
confidential environment
4. Drop-in-Centre (DIC): DIC is a platform to provide PLHIV psycho-social support,
linkages with services counseling on drug adherence, nutrition, livelihood and legal issues.
5. STI/RTI Services: Sexually Transmitted Infections/Reproductive Tract Infections
increase the risk of HIV transmission significantly. STI/RTI services are aimed at preventing
HIV transmission and promoting sexual and reproductive health