Sankalp सं�कल्प Rehabilitation Trust

Sankalp सं�कल्प Rehabilitation Trust works to improve the quality of life of

drug users & their families.

Mission

About Sankalp

• Founded in 1995 by Eldred Tellis• Philosophy of harm reduction • Outreach workers and peer educators

have history of drug use• Safe injecting education, positive living • Drop-in Centres at Mumbai Central,

Kurla, Ulhasnagar, and Bhiwandi• TC at Arthur Road Prison • Project Nivara (Shelter)• Income Generation & Sustainable

Livelihood Projects

Drug Most Commonly Used: Brown Sugar

• Poppy/Heroin Derivative

• Fixing & Chasing

Continuum of Treatment

DROP-INCENTRE

S DETOX CAMP

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

SHELTER

NIVARA

PRISON THERAPEUTI

C COMMUNITY

DISCHARGE HOME

REFER FOR JOBS

ICTC & STI TREATMENT

TERMINAL CARE

GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

PROJECT HUNAR-

COMPUTER

TRAINING

REFER TO REHABILITATION

CENTRETB SCREENING & TREATMENT

SELF REFERRALS

JOB WORK WITHIN SANKALP

Community Outreach

• Behavior Change Communication

• Needle/Syringe Exchange

• Condom Distribution

• Abscess Management

Drop-in Centres

• Clinic, nutrition, ambulance, hospital referrals • Opioid Substitution Therapy• 1-1 and group counseling• Community clean ups, rallies, & training

To reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS and facilitate access to health care for injecting drug users and their families.

Prison Therapeutic Community To provide treatment and legal advocacy to incarcerated drug users and prevent HIV transmission in the prison population.

• Medical care and treatment referrals

• Group and 1-1 counseling sessions

• Education, Yoga, & meditation workshops

• HIV/AIDS awareness

• Legal intervention and prison staff training

Detoxification Camps To provide a structured environment where clients taper off

OST and develop their plans for staying drug free.

• Tapering off minimum OST dose within 3 days

• Medical assistance • Post-camp follow-up plans• HIV/AIDS Prevention

Education • Peer educator training

Project Nivara (Shelter) To provide critical care and medical advocacy to street-

based drug users.

• Treat infections and abscesses• Palliative care for HIV+ clients • Refer critical patients for hospitalization• Motivate to return home

Project HunarTo give drug users the skills they need in order to earn

small amounts of income; and to empower them to transition into mainstream society.

• Visual recognition English learning programme 

• Computer programme and typing education

• Medical clinic, nutrition, and residential care 

• Exercise, yoga, and meditation sessions

• 1-1 and group counseling

Success Stories Abdul-Migrated from Bangalore, lost an arm and a leg in a train accident, now a peer trainer for Hunar and a teacher for income generation projects

Meena-Fled from a abusive family in Goa, experience dealing drugs, now the peer counselor for our ladies DIC, empowering others to make positive choices

Volunteer Send an email to sankalp.trust@gmail.com stating your interest.

• Awareness programmes, family visits, documentation,  or computer training programme support.

• College students are welcome.• Writers, artists, and filmmakers can help with our awareness

programmes.• Place a Sankalp banner on your website, tell people about our work,

or consider us for your next fundraiser.

Contact Us

Sankalp Rehabilitation Trust 1st Floor, S.S. Bengali School

Thakurdwar Rd.Charni Road (East) Mumbai 400 002

Tel: (+091) 022 6525 2686Email: sankalp.trust@gmail.com

Website: www.sankalptrust.org