Problems faced by PLHA

& the role of NGOs

GROUP B11

DISCRIMINATION

By Family• Different room to stay; Separate wardrobe• Not allowed to perform household activities• Not allowed to live in the house

By Society• Treated as untouchables• Stop visiting houses with HIV infected people

By Hospitals• Given last preference in queues• Doctors charge them higher for treatment

By Schools• Children with HIV+ parents are discriminated against• HIV+ students denied admissions

By Companies• PLHA are removed from their jobs

OTHER ISSUES

Awareness• Lack of Awareness on Govt. schemes• Psychological block that they can’t work for longer hours

Role of media• -ve news reported, mostly• Success stories are almost never written about

AADHAR

• Formed by PLHA; for the PLHA

Aim• Support group• Social network• Create income opportunities• Better Healthcare and Nutrition• Remove stigma and discrimination

Support Group for PLHA

Try and contact HIV infected people

Members have been trained on how to counsel

Visit different places to advocate on several myths held by people

Create awareness on different scheme available for PLHA

Avenues to improve the efficiency of different schemes• Bank accounts for all HIV infected people by DENA Bank

• Helps in obtaining the benefits of the scheme better

Social Network

• Association of 2500-3000 people• All the workers are HIV +ve• Visit houses for counselling- awareness

on myths• Visit people neglected by relatives• Festivals are celebrated together;

creates a sense of togetherness

Create income opportunities & Funding

Training to develop skill-setCatering and CookingTailoring and Sewing skills

Generate income through Catering services and setting up food stalls in prominent

places; • Plagued by people frequently falling ill

Sewing machines at Aadhar office

Create income opportunities & Funding

Resolve issues of firing people on grounds of being HIV+

Govt. schemes to fund a part of the school fee (Rs.2000/ year) for children of PHLA

Further discrimination by principals in some schools

Better Healthcare and Nutrition

1. World bank’s project2. Jatan project Free transportation facility

3. Jeevandeep projectTo mainstream the issues of HIV in the important programme /

Department / stakeholders of public and private sector (GO, NGO, CBO, FBO, Hospital, Media, Lawyers etc.)

To create Zero stigma level in the district.To sensitize vulnerable group especially youth and women for the

preventing spread of HIV in these group.

Better Healthcare and Nutrition

4. Antyoday Anna Yojana

Remove Social stigma and discrimination

• Counsel hospitals, factories and households

• Separate wards were removed; Combined with the general wards

Drop in Center (DIC)• To promote social acceptance of People living with HIV and to end stigma

& Discrimination. • To provide access to information for people living with HIV • Counseling & Capacity Building of people living with HIV/AIDS.

Immediate problems to address

Donations -> Help only in resolving short-run solutions

Need means of employing PLHA, as a long term strategy

Need funding in terms of raw material

Employes people to produce finished goods; generates income

THANK YOU!!

Store No.32 in the food festival at IIM A