Better health for 100 HIV+ adolescents in India

The generous support Alliance India received from donors all over the world like you has helped us make a huge impact in the lives of young people living with HIV in India.

In this update, we would like to share with you stories of two adolescents who have been supported in the last quarter.

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Jyoti (Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)

Jyoti, a 14-year-old orphan, was born with HIV. She lives with her grandmother, and due to extreme poverty, she had poor access to proper nutrition and the opportunity of education. A church provided her and her grandmother with shelter and food when they had no place to live. With a small loan, her grandmother was able to start a small business, but she was still struggling to meet the needs of Jyoti.

With your support, Jyoti has been able to pursue her education and is currently studying in class 10. She has been able to get better access to nutrition as well. She is now taking her medicines as required and adhering to her antiretroviral treatment.

Amar (Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)

Born with HIV, Amar is a 16-year-old boy who lost his mother when he was three and his father when he was seven. He presently lives with his grandmother, and their financial condition was very poor.  

Amar has been on antiretroviral treatment since 2008, however the nutritional support available to him has been lacking. With your generous support, he was able to get access to proper nutrition and education. Today, he is studying in class 11 and leads a healthy life.

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Thank you for supporting adolescents like Jyoti and Amar who are living with HIV. As you make your giving decisions this year, we hope you will renew your support so we can continue helping these children and their families with services they need.

If you'd like to learn more about what we do or how you can make a difference to more children and adults living with HIV, please contact me (Ruchi) at rgupta@allianceindia.org. I would love to hear from you!

You can also follow Alliance India on Facebook and Twitter to learn more about our impact on the lives of people most vulnerable to HIV.

Links:

• www.allianceindia.org

You helped more than 100 adolescents and women living with HIV to avail nutrition packages & support in their income generation endeavours.

 We would like to share with you activities carried out in Pune which were only made possible thanks to your contribution.

On the 30^th of September 2015, India HIV AIDS Alliance, distributed a months’ worth nutrition packages to 125 adolescents living with HIV. Along with this, a Health Check-up Camp was organized on that day, wherein86 adolescents were able to get their check-ups done. Parents were informed about the health issues of the child, and medicines were prescribed to them, accordingly.

 Your support also helped improve the financial situation four women living with HIV were not only provided nutritional support, but also given a one-time grant to support their income generation activities.Through the contribution given by you, each of these four women received a sum of Rs. 6000/-, which helped in facilitating their street foods stall.

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Thank you for supporting these adolescents and women living with HIV. As you make your giving decisions this year, we hope you will renew your support so we can continue giving to these children and their families the services they need.

 If you'd like to learn more about what we do or how you can make a difference to more people living with HIV, please contact me (Amrita) at abhar@allianceindia.org. I would love to hear from you!

 You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter to see more of the impact Alliance India has every day for those most vulnerable to HIV.

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This activity was carried out with the support of Network of Maharashtra by People Living with HIV/AIDS (NMP+), a community-based organisation. The community-based organisation, Network of Maharashtra by People Living with HIV/AIDS (NMP+), works towards the empowerment of people living with HIV, by helping them access basic amenities, developing their self-esteem and providing support to their families.