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Hope and Resilience: Anusha's Story
Helping Children Grow to Be Healthy, Confident Adults MARCH 2009 — Through the Salaam Baalak Trust, Nasrin, now 18, left her adoptive family, which lived on the street. She has received facilities and training related to health, nourishment, education, clothing, counseling, psychosocial support, and life-skills education. She also has completed a diploma in computer training.
Balasahyoga Program Focuses on Families
FHI Implements Four Projects Funded by Grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Aastha Project Cited as Model The FHI-implemented Aastha Project was cited as a model by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at the 2006 International AIDS Conference in Toronto. The foundation recognized the project's innovative approaches to the challenge of reducing the incidence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections for sex workers in the Mumbai and Thane districts of Maharashtra.
Supporting Locally Based, Family-Centered Care
FHI Supports Research on Antiretroviral Therapy in India As the coordinating and operations center for the National Institutes of Health-funded HIV Prevention Trials Network, FHI is providing expertise in site assessment, study design, protocol development, and staff training for a study on the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy in preventing transmission of HIV in couples in which only one partner is infected. Expanding Contraceptive Options for Indian Couples To expand the number of contraceptive options available to women and couples, we are studying the factors that lead women to adopt or reject Depo Provera, an injectable contraceptive, as a family planning method. We are also promoting Depo use among women who desire a long-acting method and for whom injectable contraceptives are safe and appropriate.
Aastha Strategic Behavioral Communication Manual JUNE 2009 — The Aastha ("to care about") program is designed to reduce the incidence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among sex workers and their partners through strategic behavioral communication (SBC) and other interventions. This manual provides material for 11 interactive SBC sessions and is aimed at key populations such as bar girls and home-based, transgendered, and male sex workers for whom specific SBC material was not previously available. The manual presents the information in interesting ways to facilitate behavior change and is designed to encourage dialogue between the sex workers and peer educators. Aastha is part of the Ahavan India AIDS Initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
FHI/India Supportive Supervision Training Manual Now Online FEBRUARY 2009 — A new manual now online is being used to train the outreach workers who are key to the success of the FHI-managed Aastha Project of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in the Mumbai and Thane districts of Maharashtra. With this training, the outreach workers can more ably manage and provide supportive supervision for peer educators engaged in reducing the incidence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among sex workers and their partners.  FHI/India Staff Co-author Peer-Reviewed Papers in IAS Journal
 JANUARY 2009 — Staff of FHI's office in India co-authored eight peer-reviewed papers in the special December 2008 supplemental issue of AIDS, the official journal of the International AIDS Society. Abstracts may be viewed online and AIDS subscribers may access PDFs.
New Tools to Help Improve STI Clinic Care
JULY 2008—Family Health International, with support from the India AIDS Initiative (Avahan) of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has developed several guides to help clinic supervisors and staff provide the best possible level of care for their clients.
Peer Educator Intermediate Training Manual (2009) Life Skills Education Toolkit (2007, PDF, 4.6 MB)
FHI's strong partnerships with U.S. and host-country governmental agencies, international NGOs, universities, and local and faith-based organizations play a vital role in our high-quality research and programs.
FHI's office in India is here to help. If you want to learn more about the office, visit the Contact Web page. |
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MARCH 2009 — Anusha, 13, has been taking care of herself for many years, finding food and continuing her studies. When her CD-4 count rose too high, she found it difficult to walk the 3 kilometers to school. Then, she was found by FHI/India's Balasahyoga program, which now helps her get proper nutrition, ARV treatment, and a bike to get to school on.
MARCH 2009 — Through the FHI/India Balasahyoga program, families like that of Sunkari Parvathi can get access to a range of programs and services, including housing assistance, school materials for children, support groups, and income generating activities.
JANUARY 2009 — The Balasahyoga program in Andhra Pradesh supports 40,000 HIV-affected households with comprehensive services to children and their families across five care domains: health, psychosocial support, education, nutrition, and food security. 
