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Media, Press ReleasePress Release: The Launch of Faith For Harm Reduction Manual

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On 23 October 2020, at 11.30 am, Alliance India, together with URI, Parmath Niketan and UNOICT is launching the Training Module for sensitising Faith-Based Communities on Health and Rights-Based Approach […]Read More

19
December
2020

BlogHuman Rights Day 2020: Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights

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This year’s Human Rights Day focuses on the devastating fallout of COVID-19 pandemic on the marginalised groups, children, and women and the need to “build back better by ensuring human rights are […]Read More

10
December
2020

BlogResponding to Gender-Based Violence and Intimate Partner Violence amongst Female Sex Partners of People Who Inject Drugs

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Women, marginalized because of drug use, HIV and gender inequalities are amongst the most affected due to the health and social consequences of COVID-19. The impact is even more severe […]Read More

6
August
2020

BlogCOVID-19 crisis intensifies stigma for people living with HIV

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During regular meetings with Vihaan programme team, the outreach workers shared many instances of stigma and discrimination faced by people living with HIV when they were provided assistance by Vihaan […]Read More

20
July
2020

BlogHoping for a better life

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I am Kanchan Devi, 35 year old married woman living with HIV. I live in the Hajipur district of Bihar. My husband is a driver by profession and we are […]Read More

17
June
2020

BlogWe will reach you…

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“Hurry up Saraswati! It is almost 1 o’clock. If we cannot reach there within an hour we might get stuck in rain”, Joytikona shouted. Saraswati rode her bike as fast […]Read More

12
June
2020

BlogPeople who use drugs – Somewhere between lockdown and unlockdown

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“People who use drugs and lock-ups” are more often than not discussed in conjunction in most parts of the world. This has little to do with the COVID-19 pandemic ‘per […]Read More

12
June
2020

Blog, UncategorizedFeelings of a community representative during the COVID-19 induced lockdown

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It was all of a sudden when we came to know on 23rd March 2020 that from next the morning- “You can’t go out, you can’t have access to public […]Read More

11
June
2020

BlogFrom Opioid Dependent to being Atmanirbhar (Self- Reliant) – An Inspiring Story Of Women Who Use Drugs in Kapurthala

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Ameena (name changed) is a 34 year old woman who is the sole earning member of her family. She has three young children and works as a daily wage worker […]Read More

5
June
2020

BlogBetween a Rock and a Hard Place

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Dear Paramjit, It has taken me a few days to put my thoughts together and write to you. I apologize for the delay in communicating. It’s just that sometimes, you […]Read More

3
June
2020

BlogInternational Sex Workers’ Day – 2020

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On 2 June 1975, approximately 100 sex workers occupied Saint-Nizier Church in Lyon, France, to express their anger about their criminalized and exploitative living conditions. On 10 June at 5 […]Read More

2
June
2020

Blog‘Not a tomboy or not a lesbian but a transman’

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My preferred name is Shyam Ghosh. I identify myself as a 33 years old transman and today I want to share with you, my journey of transition from Shampa to […]Read More

19
May
2020

BlogProvision of harm reduction service in the lockup of a police station

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I am Kishorchand (Bungo), the state coordinator for the Drug User Forum of Manipur supported through the Harm Reduction programme of Alliance India. On the evening of 1st May 2020, […]Read More

15
May
2020

BlogIn India’s Chennai, a Community of People Who Use Drugs are Scripting an Inspiring Story during Lockdown

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Almost half of Tamil Nadu’s total COVID-19 cases are from the state capital Chennai alone, which is also the most populous district of the state’s 37 districts. The state government […]Read More

11
May
2020

BlogAlliance India Reopens Today

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Alliance India announces the opening of its offices today with all precautions in place. We are proud to stand in solidarity with the thousands of field workers and partners across […]Read More

4
May
2020

Blog, UncategorizedAlliance India’s harm reduction programme ensures the welfare of women who use drugs registered with our programme in Kapurthala, Punjab

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The women-centric harm reduction site at the Kapurthala Civil Hospital, Punjab since the start of the lockdown had initiated the implementation of take-home doses of Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) to […]Read More

3
May
2020

Blog, UncategorizedThey keep the wheels turning

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Meet Our Outreach Workers At The Forefront of COVID-19 Response Shahid, an outreach worker in Kutchh district of Gujarat went door-to-door delivering antiretroviral (ART) drugs to 196 people living with […]Read More

29
April
2020

BlogAlliance India’s COVID-19 Response: Ensuring HIV services for the key population during the lockdown period

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Recently, Alliance India’s Samarth programme responded to an urgent situation and saved a person from a tragic fate. Samarth is a community-led programme on HIV screening and treatment linkage for […]Read More

17
April
2020

BlogAlliance India’s COVID-19 Response: Ensuring essential services for the people who use drugs

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In the first week of April, Alliance India convened a virtual meeting involving public health experts from Delhi (AIIMS) and Punjab (Mental Health Programme, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) […]Read More

17
April
2020

BlogWe must feed our own communities during the lockdown

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Community participation key to fighting pandemic: WHO expert, Times of India, 17th April, 2020 Dipika Thakur is a transgender activist residing in the North-West district of Delhi. She works with […]Read More

17
April
2020

Blog, UncategorizedAlliance India: Emerging Challenges of COVID-19 and Community Action

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On 24th March, the Government of India directed a national lockdown for 21 days in a bid to contain the novel coronavirus. The unprecedented situation has left the poor and […]Read More

11
April
2020

Blog, UncategorizedInternational Transgender Day of Visibility: Visibility Matters!

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31st March is observed as ‘International Trans Remembrance Day’ across the globe to voice transgender issues, salute transgender leaderships and engage in policy reforms towards creating an enabling environment. In […]Read More

1
April
2020

BlogWorld TB Day 2020

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On the eve of World TB day, March 24th, many will remember the spring of 2020 as the time that COVID-19 became a pandemic. The virus spread from a few […]Read More

24
March
2020