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HIV/AIDS have become a growing concern in the state of Tamilnadu. At this juncture TANSACS and TNCDW joined hands to educate SHG women on HIV/AIDS with the objective of reducing the incidence of HIV/AIDS. TNVRC a Resource Centre of TNCDW was identified as the implementing agency in partnership with the district Project Implementation Units of TNCDW.
Why Women are more Vulnerable?
Biological factors
Transmission of infection is more efficient from Men to Women than from Women to Men
Social factors
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Gender Inequities
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Low awareness
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Poverty
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Violence |
Women have an instinct for nurturing, armed with knowledge and information on HIV/AIDS they would share it with their families, their neighbors, relatives acquaintances friends and community. The message is sure to disseminate and benefit large number of persons towards protection and safe sex.
Rationale of the programme
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89% of the HIV affected people belong to the age group of 15-49 and 1/3rd of them comprise of women. Since the women in the SHG belong to this age group HIV/AIDS awareness training is very necessary.
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Women SHGs are spread through out the length and breadth of the state and are networked effectively through NGOs and Panchayat level federations. They can be mobilized easily and reached with a short time through cascade mode of training.
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The training is unique in that it is imparted by women SHG members who are themselves the trainers and trainees in turn at different levels. PLF trainers train the animators of SHG and the animator in turn train the SHG members. This has a very strong and positive peer group influence.
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The cost of training one SHG women is just Rs.25/-, which makes the whole project unique in terms of its wide reach among rural women in the most cost effective way. |
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