SISTER CONCERN: SOCIAL WORKS
Project name: BCI Program on STI/HIV/AIDS in Central Region
Project period: March 2002-March 2004-preveious project Oct 1994 to 14 March
2002
Geographic area:
Nine district of Central region- 450 KM highway (Dhanding, Chitwan, Makwanpur,
Bara, Parsa, Rautahat, Sarlahi, Mahottari and Dhanusa).
Target group: FSWs and their clients
Goal:
Reduce high-risk behaviors and increase STI service utilization among the target
populations i.e. FSWs and their clients.
Strategies:
GWP will network and coordinate with the government institutions, NGOs, CBOs
and grassroots level organizations and developing networks and build its own
capacity in all level as well. For this purpose, BCI program of GWP focused
on;
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Scale up outreach activities in a project districts by mobilizing outreach
educators and trained peer communicators rightly from the target group to
increase in knowledge and skills for safer sex practices and consistent condom
use among the FSWs and their clients.
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Promote STI services provided by AMDA/STI project for regular check-up
and treatment of most at risk populations.
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Initiate outreach support to a small numbers of people living with HIV/AIDS
(PLWHA) through existing BCI program.
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Activities/Interventions:
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Community assessments
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One-on one outreach/educational contacts activities with high risk behaving
group like FSWs and their clients
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STI case referral and management
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Condom promotional activities among the high-risk behaving population
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Training/orientation to target audience
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Group discussion and interaction
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Peer education training and peer educator mobilization
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Drop in Center based information and communication for the targeted population
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Care and counseling for People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and their care
givers and family members
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School education
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Street drama, film show
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Condom/AIDS day celebration/observation
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Advocacy meeting with district level concerned stakeholders
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Coordination/networking among with others organization against HIV/AIDS
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Support DACC
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Distribution of IEC/BCC materials
Partnerships:
FHI Nepal
Major accomplishments
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Changes in risk behaviors of target populations as they found practicing
safer sexual behaviors by using condom during casual sex encounters (BSS fourth
round data-2001 refers that Consistent condom among the clients of FSWs Male
Labors: 45 % (it was 23% in 1999) Clients of FSWs-Transport workers 60% (which
was 36 % in 1999)
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Condom carrying behaviors is increased by 100% as compare to 1998 situation.
At that time around 28 % FSWs used to carry condom during their mobility but
it was found that about 55 % of FSWs now carry the condom as of BSS 2001.
Similarly, clients are also habituated to carry and buy the condom.
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Increased on treatment seeking behaviors of STI the target population's
knowledge on STI/HIV/AIDS and condom use is increased so far
This NGO has considerable experience on highway base HIV/AIDS/STI prevention
and control. Outreach is the most successive component during its BCI campaign.
Local support and through support of the concerned GO/NGO/CBOs are the most
essential part for the successful program intervention.
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