USER AND TECHNICAL MANUAL FOR
AASTHA
STRATEGIC BEHAVIOUR COMMUNICATION (SBC) MATERIAL (Communication material for STI/HIV Prevention among the CSWs)
Family Health International (FHI) is implementing the Aastha (“To care about”) project in Mumbai and Thane
districts of Maharashtra as part of the Ahavan India AIDS Initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
since 2004. The project aims to reduce the incidence of HIV/STIs among sex workers (SWs) and their
partners through strategic behavior communication (SBC), condom provision and STI services.