Transforming 300 HIV infected / affected childrens bitter life into sweet

Children who were infected / affected by HIV/AIDS face a lot of issue day to day. In our target areas children are becoming orphans(single/double) due to their parents status. Few children who were born with HIV becomes victims in the society. The common issues they face are poverty and lack of proper education, health, food, shelter and even proper clothing.

School drop-outs, child labor, child trafficking, and sexual exploitation, drug abuse, inducement in illegal activities, stigma & discrimination, lack of psycho–socio–economic support, lacking ART drug adherence, malnutrition & lack of health are common among these victims. They suffer mentally as well as physically and are left without any hope or future to live a life. Neglected by family, neighbors and community they are put to suffer a lot more, not just limited to these.

PDNP+ aims at the following actions:

Education support – re-enrollment, evening tuition, life skills education, technical and other computer skills through regular schools and through special coaching centres, providing education materials, paying school fees, play and sports materials. Provide support to higher education and vocational trainings and education and facilitate them to get jobs based on their interest, talent and qualification.

Providing psychosocial counseling – both at the Institution and at community level through trained counselors and health educators,including health care, and treatment adherence.

Ensure access to health insurance to these children and facilitate availability.

Provide/increase access to safer shelter, Food and micro nutrients, safe and clean drinking water and quality education

Capacity building of the families/care-takers of the PLHIV Children

Overall PDNP+ aims at Transforming 200 HIV infected /affected children bitter life into sweeter one in and around Perambalur district,Tamil Nadu.

The impact of the project will be:

-300 infected/affected children will be benefited at the end of one year

-Children will feel confident from mental stress and to face life challenges

-Education will improve through evening tuition classes.

-Children physical health improved due to nutrition

-Children will have availed health insurance

-Child labor,child trafficking,sexual abuse and sexual exploitation among these children will be drastically decrease

reduced stigma and discrimination

-Care takers of the children are trained on Child care and rights.