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Sankalp

Supported by: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Avahan Initiative

Goal: To reduce the transmission of HIV and STI in the Indian state of Karnataka

Project Objectives:
  1. Increased condom use by female sex workers with clients and other sexual partners.
  2. Reduced incidence of curable sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers.
  3. Increased prevalence of condom use by high-risk men with non-regular sexual partners.
  4. Reduced incidence of curable sexually transmitted infections among high-risk men.

The project is being implemented in 18 districts of Karnataka. The project components include focused HIV and STI prevention programmes for sex workers and high-risk men in urban and rural areas, and capacity building of NGOs to support their outreach and peer education programmes.

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The Corridors Project

Supported by: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Avahan Initiative

Goal: To reduce the transmission of STI and HIV in the context of sex work in three districts of northern Karnataka (Bijapur, Bagalkot and Belgaum); three districts of southern Maharashtra (Sangli, Sholapur and Satara); and two large urban centres of Maharashtra (Mumbai and Pune), with a specific focus on reducing the vulnerability of female sex workers who migrate along this geographic corridor which are major destination places for Karnataka migrants.

Project Objectives:

  1. To reduce the transmission of HIV and STI in the context of female sex work in Bijapur, Bagalkot and Belgaum Districts of Karnataka.
  2. To reduce the transmission of HIV and STI in the context of female sex work in Sangli, Sholapur and Satara districts of Maharashtra.
  3. To reduce the migration-related vulnerability of migrant rural female sex workers from northern Karnataka at both the migration source and destination locations.
  4. To reduce the transmission of HIV and STI among high risk men who have sex with men (MSM) in the six “Corridor” districts.

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Samastha

Supported by: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Goal: To develop a comprehensive program that provides HIV and AIDS prevention, care, support and treatment services to vulnerable and affected populations in 12 high prevalence districts and three urban centres in Karnataka, and four coastal districts in Andhra Pradesh

Project Objectives:

  1. HIV prevention among high risk groups in rural areas (Karnataka)
  2. HIV prevention for vulnerable general population groups in rural areas (Karnataka).
  3. Community based care, support and treatment (Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh)
  4. Capacity building and system strengthening (Karnataka)
“Samastha“ is a 5–year project funded by the United States Agency for International Development. The University of Manitoba is the principal recipient of the grant and is responsible for overall management and design of the project.

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The Determinants and Societal Impact of the HIV Epidemic in India: Research Programme Development

Supported by: The Global Health Initiative Grant, from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Purpose: To develop a long-term, interdisciplinary programme of research that addresses the diverse determinants and societal impacts of the HIV epidemic in India.

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