Empower HIV Survivors with care & social support

More than 2.1 million Indians are HIV-positive, making India the third largest population of people with HIV after South Africa and Nigeria. Women and children constitute 44% of a total number of persons living with HIV in India. Only 49% of the patients were on Antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2016. In the absence of proper intervention, more than 10,361 infected babies will be born annually (NACO technical report, 2015). More than 69,000 people lost their lives from AIDS-related illnesses across the country in 2017 and 88,000 Indians were diagnosed with HIV (UNAIDS 2018). Though we have made some progress, our efforts are in danger of dissipating unless they are consolidated. Research suggests that new cases are on the rise again in India while awareness about HIV/AIDS is dipping.

We work around Prevention – preventing transmission of HIV through targeted programming, education and awareness campaigns, Provide CARE: educate people living with HIV/AIDS about available treatment, ensuring access to care, and improving their well-being and EMPOWER vulnerable and affected communities by building vocational skills, supporting access to income generation opportunities, and linking them to social welfare schemes.

Our Care & Support Centers are located strategically very close to the communities and the ART Centers. It’s also a Drop-In-Center where communities, especially women and girls can access information, guidance and support. We have 360 such Care & Support Center across 32 states and union territories in India.

Our bold vision is to end AIDS in India by 2030 and to eventually build healthier communities in India. Through our pan-India response and intervention, we are striving for zero-new infection, zero-AIDS related deaths, and zero cases of discrimination in the communities where we work.