In this update, we would like to share news about the activities carried out in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.
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Rani (Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)
Rani is an adolescent aged 15 years who was born with HIV. She was 9 when she and her parents were diagnosed HIV positive. Later her parents died in 2014 and she is currently living with her grandmother who is a tailor by profession. Recently her grandmother also got affected with paralysis because of which she was not in a position to continue stitching clothes for their living. Rani also became partially deaf and her health was deteriorating.
Your generous support have helped us enable them to start a small shop to earn a living. Their financial condition improved and at present, Rani is taking her medicines regularly and adhering to her Anti-retroviral treatment. She is living a healthy life and grateful for the support they received.
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We provided nutrition support for one month and travel support for two months to 33 adolescents living with HIV in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, which has the highest burden of adolescents living with HIV.
Four care givers taking care of orphan adolescents living with HIV were given financial support to enhance their income generation opportunities. This helped them access testing and treatment, comprehensive youth friendly sexual and reproductive health services.
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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!
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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.
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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 30th 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.
This has been an exciting quarter for us. Your support has made all the difference.
Because of you, our Udaya project has been able to reach more than 70 adolescent boys and girls living with HIV. They are now eating healthier, more nutritious food, and they are able to regularly access the care and support services they need. Your generosity is giving them a chance for better lives!
We would like to share some stories of the young people we’ve reached with your support.
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Priyanka
HIV-positive since birth, Priyanka is a 12-year-old girl who lives with her grandmother, an agricultural labourer in the village of Guntur in Andhra Pradesh state. Although she has been receiving treatment since 2010, she is weak from her daily battle against the virus. Sadly due to financial constraints, Priyanka finds it difficult to get the medical care she needs. To make matters worse, she was recently asked to stop attending school when the school learned that she is living with HIV.
With your assistance, Priyanka is now back at school. She has been supported to visit the local Care & Support Centre (CSC). The counsellors at the CSC not only helped her get better, but they also reached out to the staff of her school to help them understand that there is no need to keep Priyanka out of school. She’s now, back at school, eating healthy food, and feels better than ever.
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Raju
Raju is a 15-year-old boy who lives with his elder brother and grandmother in Andhra Pradesh. Raju is also HIV positive. Poor financial conditions and lack of good nutrition coupled with the side effects of his antiretroviral treatment have had a severe impact on his health.
Thanks to your generous donations, Raju is now getting the extra care and nutritional support that he needs and is able to regularly visit his nearby CSC to access much needed services that are improving his overall wellbeing.
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Thank you for supporting adolescents like Priyanka, Raju and many more. 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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During the last quarter, the Udaya project focused on identifying adolescents living with HIV to improve access to HIV testing and treatment services and linkages to other services such as sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Leveraging the ongoing activities of Vihaan, India HIV/AIDS Alliance’s existing care and support program for people living with (PLHIV), a total of 469 adolescents in need of testing were identified in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Parents, caregivers and grandparents were counselled and motivated on the importance of testing, and with family support, at-risk adolescents were referred for HIV testing.
The project is currently working in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra to finalize districts in each state with high burden of HIV adolescents to target for scale up of responsive services and linkages. The Alliance India team along with its state level partners are in the process of organizing skills building for adolescents living with HIV to increase their understanding of treatment adherence and other concerns relevant to young PLHIV. Peer volunteers will be identified to join the skills building process to provide support to other adolescents living with HIV, link them to appropriate services, and increase leadership and advocacy for comprehensive youth-friendly HIV and SRH services.
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