Youth Voices: Life with HIV in Contemporary India India boasts the world’s largest young population, with over 808 million individuals, or 66 percent of the total population, aged below 35. […]Read More
Blog, StoryEmpowering Transgender Community to create an Equal World
Ashima PhadiyalHi, I am Radhika. I face many challenges as a Trans woman when it comes to finding my place in society. The lack of respect and acceptance from others makes […]Read More
Article, BlogCombating Stigma and Discrimination Among People Living with HIV
Sukhender KumarStigma and discrimination remain significant challenges for individuals affected or living with HIV, negatively impacting their well-being and impeding HIV prevention and care efforts. Government, non-government organisations and civil society […]Read More
Blog, StoryUnderstanding the Significance of HIV Testing: Impact on Individuals, Relationships, and Society
Sukhender KumarHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) attacks the immune system, weakening the body’s ability to fight infections and diseases. It is transmitted through contact with infected blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast […]Read More
Blog, StoryThe Struggle of Embracing Identity- International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
Ashima Phadiyal“I’ve never had an interest in fading into the background and becoming invisible. Let’s start with this powerful quote: ‘I am who I am because I have chosen to be […]Read More
Blog, StoryThe Essential Role of Social Protection Schemes for People Living with HIV
Sukhender KumarSocial protection schemes are essential for people with HIV, as they face various economic, social, and health-related challenges. These schemes can help ensure that people living with HIV have access […]Read More
Blog, StoryMarriage is only between a biological male and biological female,” Centre tells Supreme Court
Arya VatsaBasing its argument on personal laws, the Government of India in its affidavit to the Supreme Court said that ‘’the concept of marriage is a concept essentially emanating from personal […]Read More
Blog, StoryDo We Count? “Our health is also health”
Alliance IndiaWhen Parminder (name changed) called me on this particular day, I was feeling incredibly powerless. She had asked for assistance since her husband was in dire need of support for […]Read More
Blog, Media, Press ReleaseAlliance India urges WHO to stop promoting stigma and discrimination against Gay and Bisexual men
Anurag PaulAccording to ILGA World’s State-Sponsored Homophobia report, 69 countries have laws that criminalise homosexuality, and nearly half of these are in Africa. Even in countries where gay and bisexual men […]Read More
Blog, Media, Press ReleaseAlliance India condemns violence against the transgender community
Anurag PaulAlliance India condemns the atrocities committed by Delhi police officials from Dabri Police Station early morning today, where they gave death threats and assaulted five transgender residents, including one staff […]Read More
Article, BlogWorld Health Day 2022: Fostering a movement to create societies focused on well-being
Anurag Paul In 2020, the world witnessed an unprecedented global health emergency – the COVID-19 pandemic. Engulfing major continents, the pandemic induced nationwide lockdowns, and mobility restrictions and brought normal life […]Read More
BlogInternational Transgender Day of Visibility 2022: Defining the visibility from a wider approach beyond the access to inclusive services
Amrita Sarkar March 31 is dedicated to celebrating the existence of transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide. This special day is known as the International […]Read More
BlogWorld Day of Social Justice 2022: Movement towards achieving Social Justice for People Living With HIV
Sukhender KumarOn February 20, the World Day of Social Justice is observed across the globe. This day is celebrated to raise awareness towards social inequality on gender, sexual orientation, biological prejudice, […]Read More
BlogNational Youth Day 2022: Support us today to support your tomorrow
Amrita SarkarNational Youth Day is observed on January 12 to observe the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. This particular date is also known as ‘Yuva Diwas’. Swami Vivekananda’s speech at the […]Read More
Blog, ReportWorld AIDS Day 2021: End Inequalities. End AIDS. End Pandemics.
Sukhender KumarThis year India marks 35 years since the first case of AIDS was reported, and 17 years (2004) since free ART medication was introduced by the Government of India for […]Read More
BlogTrans rights are human rights
Amrita SarkarTransgender people follow the gender norms of the opposite sex assigned at their birth and they exist in all parts of the world with their native identities and other intersectionality. […]Read More
BlogInternational Human Rights Day 2021: Reducing inequalities and advancing human rights for HIV Key Population
Fazlur Rahman GulfamThe year 2021 marks the 73rd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which declared that “recognition of the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all […]Read More
BlogTransgender Day of Remembrance 2021- From equality to equity
Amrita SarkarTransgender community members exist in all parts of the globe. Based on the high prevalence rate; HIV/AIDS has been considered as a major health issue or challenge for the community […]Read More
BlogLove them and let them love you!
Aakriti GuptaI didn’t know who a transgender was until I started my professional journey at Alliance India. Coming from a science background, I always thought transgender persons were only those people […]Read More
BlogTiding over the second wave of COVID-19
Sharmistha GhoshOn 31st December 2019, the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO), from Wuhan city, China. Due to unrestricted international travelling and aggravated […]Read More
BlogYou are who you choose to be: International Youth Day 2021
Aakriti GuptaI believe that the youth are critical agents of change towards a better future and hence each of their precious lives matters. On International Youth Day, designated as an awareness […]Read More
BlogI may be different but I am not wrong
Tara Rana“We are forced to take on to streets, to create a commotion and a drama in hopes that maybe we can have a small breakthrough in reaching out to the […]Read More
BlogHuman Rights Day 2020: Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights
allianceindiaThis 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
Blog“Female Sex Partners of People Who Inject Drugs” can be the game changers for India’s HIV Response
Anurag PaulIn many parts of Asia, the HIV epidemic is concentrated amongst the male members of the people who inject drugs (PWID) community, and their female sexual partners (FSP) who may […]Read More
BlogResponding to Gender-Based Violence and Intimate Partner Violence amongst Female Sex Partners of People Who Inject Drugs
allianceindiaWomen, 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
BlogCOVID-19 crisis intensifies stigma for people living with HIV
allianceindiaDuring 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
BlogWhen a gas stove can heal and bring food to the table
Anurag PaulVarsha Joshi, an outreach worker received a list of people who have missed their antiretroviral (ART) treatment to provide follow up care and support services. In the list was a […]Read More
BlogHelping in the betterment of a family
Anurag PaulRakesh (name changed) is a six years old boy living in Surendranagar (Gujarat), with his grandfather who is 70 years old and is unable to carry out any physical activity. […]Read More
BlogLearning to celebrate effeminacy
Anurag PaulMy name is Rohan Mathews and I am the Clinic Manager for the Samarth programme of Alliance India in Bangalore. I identify myself as a gender-fluid, pansexual person. I have […]Read More
BlogThe hero in us
Anurag PaulBhikhabhai Raval is differently-abled person due to childhood polio, now 40 years old, he is living with HIV. For the past six years, he has been working as an Outreach […]Read More
BlogRecovery from drugs and finding my family again
Anurag PaulMy name is Rajkumar Singh and I live in Dehradun with my wife and two children. I used to be dependent on drugs. I started taking drugs from the age […]Read More
BlogLaunching the #Faith4HarmReduction PSA– Commemorating the Global Day of Action and the Support Don’t Punish Campaign in times of COVID-19
Anurag PaulIn India, it is estimated that there are about 8,50,000 people who inject drugs (PWID) as per the study “Magnitude of Substance Use in India” commissioned by the Ministry of […]Read More
BlogEmergencies demand more dedicated efforts
Anurag PaulMy name is Dipak Chakraborty and I am one of the field mobilizers of the Samarth project presently operational in Hooghly as well as Howrah districts of West Bengal. I […]Read More
BlogCOVID-19 exists and cyclone hasn’t stopped us
Anurag Paul“The more we get together, the happier we’ll be”- Nirupama (name changed) learned this in school while she was 12 years old. Today after 10 years she could actually realize […]Read More
BlogHoping for a better life
allianceindiaI 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
BlogWe will reach you…
allianceindia“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
BlogPeople who use drugs – Somewhere between lockdown and unlockdown
allianceindia“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
Blog, UncategorizedFeelings of a community representative during the COVID-19 induced lockdown
allianceindiaIt 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
BlogFrom Opioid Dependent to being Atmanirbhar (Self- Reliant) – An Inspiring Story Of Women Who Use Drugs in Kapurthala
allianceindiaAmeena (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
BlogChanging HIV to “Human Intelligence Victory”
Anurag PaulAllapuzha District Network of People Living with HIV (ADNP+) is a community-based organization working for the wellbeing of People Living with HIV/AIDS. Girija is working as Project Coordinator with Vihaan […]Read More
BlogBetween a Rock and a Hard Place
allianceindiaDear 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
BlogInternational Sex Workers’ Day – 2020
allianceindiaOn 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
BlogWorking in the COVID-19 response call centre: Experience of a Vihaan field worker
Anurag PaulAshok is working as Project Coordinator in Vihaan Care and Support Centre in Bijapur (Karnataka). He has completed his masters in social work in 2010 and from the last 10 […]Read More
BlogYUVA: The power to change
Anurag PaulThe Network of Maharashtra People with HIV (NMP+) is a partner of Alliance India’s Vihaan Programme since 2013. NMP+ had established a youth forum, YUVA, in 2016 for youth and […]Read More
BlogAlliance India’s COVID-19 Response: Ensuring essential gender-sensitive harm reduction services for women who use drugs in Manipur
Anurag PaulAccording to the World Drug Report 2019, globally, some 35 million people, up from an earlier estimate of 30.5 million reported in 2016, are affected by drug use disorders and […]Read More
BlogWomen in Sex Work – The community at the heart of Alliance India’s COVID-19 Response
Anurag PaulThe term “marginalized” refers to a person, group, or concept treated as insignificant or peripheral. What is typically marginalized groups like women in sex work, LGBTQ groups, people living with […]Read More
BlogLife of a harm reduction field worker in the times of COVID-19
Anurag PaulMy name is Jayanta Kumar Singh. I have been working for the health and human rights of people who use drugs for the past 18 years. Currently, I am part […]Read More
Blog“Where there’s a will, there’s a way”
Anurag PaulThe country is presently going through the most unexpected challenge ever posed to humanity, and to compound matters, a countrywide lockdown has been announced to ensure social distancing in an […]Read More
Blog‘Not a tomboy or not a lesbian but a transman’
allianceindiaMy 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
BlogProvision of harm reduction service in the lockup of a police station
allianceindiaI 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
Blog, ReportLeaving no stone unturned to deliver urgent relief for transgender and hijra communities
Anurag PaulIn their hour of need, the transgender and hijra communities in and around Noida, Uttar Pradesh received urgent relief measures and encouragement from our local partner, Basera Samajik Sansthan, a […]Read More
Blog, Programme Update“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change”-Wave of change
Anurag PaulDue to COVID-19 pandemic, the entire nation has been under lockdown since 23 March 2020. As per the government guidelines, both at the center and state level, citizens were asked […]Read More
BlogIn India’s Chennai, a Community of People Who Use Drugs are Scripting an Inspiring Story during Lockdown
allianceindiaAlmost 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
BlogAlliance India Reopens Today
allianceindiaAlliance 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
Blog, UncategorizedAlliance India’s harm reduction programme ensures the welfare of women who use drugs registered with our programme in Kapurthala, Punjab
allianceindiaThe 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
Blog, UncategorizedThey keep the wheels turning
allianceindiaMeet 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
BlogA new mother living with HIV receives life-saving medication
Anurag PaulSeema (name changed) recently gave birth to a healthy baby boy, a rare moment of joy for the family. The family is reeling under the lockdown as their financial condition […]Read More
Blog, StoryBreaking the chain of sexual oppression in the times of COVID-19
Anurag PaulRohan Mathews works as Clinic Manager for the Samarth programme of Alliance India in Bangalore. He identifies himself as a gender-fluid, pansexual person. He has been working with Samarth since […]Read More
Blog, Programme UpdateEnsuring health, nutrition and justice for marginalised women and girls in the COVID-19 response
Anurag PaulIn India out of the 8, 50,000 people who inject drugs (PWID), more than 80% of them were found to be sexually active with their female sex partners (FSP). Of […]Read More
BlogAlliance India’s COVID-19 Response: Ensuring HIV services for the key population during the lockdown period
allianceindiaRecently, 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
BlogAlliance India’s COVID-19 Response: Ensuring essential services for the people who use drugs
allianceindiaIn 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
BlogWe must feed our own communities during the lockdown
allianceindiaCommunity 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
BlogSave lives, no matter the circumstances!
Anurag PaulIn Mizoram (a state in northeastern India), drug use has gone up to alarming levels. The recent study, “Assessment of standards of care in services for people who use drugs […]Read More
Blog, UncategorizedAlliance India: Emerging Challenges of COVID-19 and Community Action
allianceindiaOn 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
Blog, UncategorizedInternational Transgender Day of Visibility: Visibility Matters!
allianceindia31st 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
BlogWorld TB Day 2020
allianceindiaOn 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
BlogBreaking barriers and building new ceilings: Reflections on gender roles & societal norms
Anurag PaulBinary gender identity has been the basis for social construct in society since the time immemorial defining gender roles and expectations from both sexes in society such as men are […]Read More
BlogMy Experience of Surviving TB Twice
Tara RanaHealth is a precious commodity. In good health, we feel like we could conquer the world and in illness, we feel like a pile of laundry. Going through a prolonged […]Read More
BlogExperiences from Implementing Harm Reduction in Asia
asaxenaStrong community-led advocacy at the local, national and regional level is crucial to driving domestic investment in high quality, human-rights-based harm reduction approaches if we were to end AIDS, combat […]Read More
BlogA Change of Heart and Attitude
asaxenaI was one of those fortunate ones who recently got an opportunity to visit a project site and become familiar with the real work we do at the grassroots level. […]Read More
BlogLinkages: Linking for a dignity
asaxena“I always felt like a girl” reflected Golu aka Sitaram Jaiswal aka Sita who identifies herself as kothi* and is now a regular visitor to Thane Linkages Drop-In-Center (DIC). “My […]Read More
BlogA New Dawn
asaxenaTransgender people across the globe are underserved on the issues of health, social wellbeing, economic empowerment, inclusion and on various other structural barriers. Presently, I am attending global meeting on […]Read More
BlogThe Time for Empowerment is NOW!
asaxenaAs an integral part of our family and society, girls and women always bear a sense of responsibility even at a very young age. Yet, a certain level of insecurity […]Read More
BlogA perfect stitch
asaxenaStory of Karunamayee, 19 year old girl, who surpassed all odds Karunamayee, 19 years old and a resident of Balasore, Odisha owns an apparel designing business and also happens to […]Read More
BlogUnchain me!
asaxenaStory of Babi from Seelampur (North-East Delhi) Babi, an 18 year old girl, lives with her family in the streets of North-East Delhi. Since Babi was a toddler, she has […]Read More
BlogMusku’s struggle for survival
asaxenaMusku Roja’s fight for autonomy over her body and life. Musku Roja, 22 year old woman and a resident of Hasanparthi village in Warangal, Telangana worked as sex worker to […]Read More
BlogNaloxone- The antidote that could have saved my friend
asaxenaFarhan was an amazing guy and a wonderful friend. We were the backbenchers. He was an integral part of the school cricket and football teams and was into all extra-curricular […]Read More
BlogAn ally for life!
asaxenaLearning about the difference between gender, sex and sexuality has been a long journey for me. Until recently, I struggled with understanding gender and sexual identities, and how they are […]Read More
BlogTo be or to BE criminalised?
asaxena The tug of war between legality and illegality that tears them apart Hamlet’s dilemma was whether he should continue to keep living his tormented life in silence, or give […]Read More
BlogMy name is today !
asaxenaIndia is one of six countries that is home to half of the world’s population of young people living with HIV aged 15-19 years old. Young people make up only […]Read More
BlogRJ Rahul- Naam toh sun hi LIYA hoga!
asaxenaThis Friendship day, accept your friends without judgement “I want to be alone.” Greta Garbo, the Hollywood icon during the Golden Era, was famously quoted saying this in one of […]Read More
BlogWINGS of hope for Women who use drugs (WUDs)
asaxena“Due to violence, women have resorted to drug use. Due to drug use, women have become targets of violence”– Pemu Bhutia Senior Technical Officer, India HIV/AIDS Alliance. Spreading WINGS: The […]Read More
BlogNO GOING BACK SECTION 377
asaxenaThe morning coffee just smells perfect in the backdrop of Delhi’s untimely rainy showers in a still pleasantly warm April 2018. The newspaper reads: “Delhi University student’s murder: Ayush, Ishtiyaq […]Read More
Blog, UncategorizedWorld Health Day
asaxena#HealthForAll Every Child Matters It was a cold New Year’s Eve. I was cramped between an eight-month-old infant and her 5-year-old brother, acquainted only in the last eight hours, in […]Read More
BlogA feminist perspective
asaxenaTuberculosis (TB) is more than mere treatment. TB has a human face which I realized when I myself went through it twice in my life. More so now, as I […]Read More
BlogLight at the end of the tunnel
asaxenaDespite the landmark NALSA judgement passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, wherein transgenders are to be recognized as the ‘third gender’, they are discriminated by the society. However, […]Read More
BlogSocial justice – stepping towards action
asaxenaJust distribution of wealth, power and resources lead to social justice for all. It is already recognized that social development and social justice are indispensable for the achievement and maintenance […]Read More
BlogGirls Make Future Bright!
asaxenaNational Girl Child Day is observed on 24th of January every year with the objective of promoting awareness on gender discrimination and ensure more opportunities for girls in the country. […]Read More
BlogARTC and CSC: Two sides of a single coin
asaxenaI joined Alliance India in July as Technical Associate: Monitoring and Evaluation. One of my core responsibility as a data person is to validate numbers and figures presented by state […]Read More
BlogWINGS: a novel approach to reducing violence against women
asaxenaPemu Bhutia, from the India HIV / AIDS Alliance Regional Technical Support Hub, on a novel approach to reducing violence against women. When people look at violence against women they […]Read More
BlogTRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS!
asaxenaJust a day before ‘International Transgender Remembrance Day’, on 19 November 2017, a tragic news slashed in major news media demonstrating ‘lack of political will’ of the Government on responding […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogPeople who use drugs ≠ “addicts”. Stop the labelling.
asaxenaNovember 1st is International Drug Users Day, we stand in solidarity with millions of people using drugs who live their daily lives in harsh, extremely risky environments accentuated by the […]Read More
BlogWhy I chose to be a Mentor!
asaxenaIt was the year 2004, I was sitting on a bench at the Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre (ICTC) awaiting my test result. The waiting period seemed longer than usual. […]Read More
BlogHijra – Accepting them as they are
asaxenaHijra Habba, the signature event of India HIV/AIDS Alliance requires no introduction in the third gender community and to the related stakeholders. Though it is in its early days, but […]Read More
Blog, UncategorizedDrug overdose is not anybody’s choice
asaxenaI was working on a programme back in 2007 in the eastern part of the country that was focused to prevent harm among the people who inject drugs (PWID) and […]Read More
BlogMy friends, my choice: Upholding dignity for LGBT community
asaxenaI realised that their friendship has helped me broaden my horizon, and in turn, being accepting of my LGBT friends has helped me enhance my life and well-being When I […]Read More
BlogSeeing a more equitable India through my window!
asaxenaLast week, I was travelling to Bihar to meet my friend due to some mishappening in his family. I met him after a long gap. While returning, I booked a […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogProject PANKH- Addressing gender based violence among Women Who Use Drugs (WWUDs) in India
asaxenaThe Global Research Institute, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan organised the WINGS (Women Initiating New Goals for Safety) Conference on 5th June, 2017 at Hotel Plaza in Bishkek. The conference focussed at demonstrating […]Read More
Action, BlogCare and Support reloaded
asaxenaFor all of us involved in the fight against the HIV epidemic for the last 15 years and more, it’s been amazing to have witnessed some outstanding achievements. Globally the […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogHarassment in the heart of the city
asaxenaMy name is Prince, and I am a 24 year old guy working in a senior position with a leading multinational company in Delhi. I love to live my life […]Read More
Action, BlogBuilding on our values: A quiet accountant
James RobertsonA quiet accountant in an organization that deals with more than 500 partners, more than 80 staff members, more than five government departments and more than five donors, is easy […]Read More
Action, BlogWorld Health Day and Depression: Let’s talk
James RobertsonDeepak (name changed) found out about his HIV infection at a blood donation camp. It devastated him! Not yet out of his post graduate college, he did not have the […]Read More
Action, BlogDream Work through Team Work : Inclusive Alliance
James RobertsonComing Together Is A Beginning; Keeping Together Is Progress; Working Together Is Success.” – Henry Ford I am but an ordinary man with ordinary issues. These issues range from career […]Read More
Action, BlogCall to action on the Transgender Day of Visibility
James RobertsonOn 17/2/2017, I felt severe pain in my shoulder and decided to visit a hospital. On reaching there, I proceeded to the OPD (Out Patient Department) registration desk. The female […]Read More
Advocacy, Blog, UncategorizedDreams do come true!
James RobertsonScared and troubled over my health, I would take ten to twelve pills a day. Those were the old days of desolation, circa 2006, when I had just learnt that […]Read More
Action, BlogeMpower: Technology amplifies our power
James RobertsonThe information technology and mobile revolution has taken the world by a storm; it has made our lives easier, access to information better and organize our data better to make […]Read More
Action, BlogHer long road to safety
James RobertsonHer face bears the gruesome scars of countless beatings, yet she stands strong and says, “Ab main meri Jeevan ke liye ek nayi kahani likhoongi” (Now, I will write a […]Read More
Action, BlogYes! I am a Mentor! – Shantanu’s story of getting a PAN card
James Robertson“Mujhe bahut achcha lag raha hai ki jo kuch maine seekha hai us jaankari ko aaj mai doosre logon tak pahunchane mei saksham hu. Nirantar ki madad se aaj mere […]Read More
BlogAn unsung hero
asaxenaTrue heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. -Arthur Ashe […]Read More
BlogThe girl child
asaxenaIn her twinkling eyes Shines the promises of a better tomorrow In her tiny toes A million adventures, wait to be undertaken In her fingertips Countless stories and poems, yet […]Read More
Action, BlogData Analysis: More than numbers
asaxenaEvery number has a story to tell. India HIV/AIDS Alliance follows a robust strategic information system built into its programs, translating the data to take informed decisions and improving the […]Read More
Action, BlogViolence against sex workers, a violation of their rights
asaxenaMainstream dialogues on GBV in India also ignores a significant and vulnerable population of women – female sex workers (FSW). Sex workers are either viewed as women “in need of […]Read More
Action, BlogSamarth: From community involvement to community ownership!
asaxenaIndia HIV/AIDS Alliance initiated the program, Samarth (meaning, empowered), in June 2016, based on the principle of establishing ‘test-treat-adhere-prevent’ cascade for men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender […]Read More
Action, BlogShatter the Silence
asaxenaRapes and physical assaults faced by transgenders and hijras are more common than one would like to admit, especially in a country like India wherein patriarchal norms and machismo idea […]Read More
Action, BlogSuccessful sensitisation of Health Care Providers
asaxenaThe meeting hall was occupied by men and women in white clothes, be it sarees, trousers or shirts. Even the shoes and sandals were in the same colour! Aprons in […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogSupport rights-centric programs for drug use: Vienna Commission on Narcotic Drugs
asaxenaAlliance India’s G. Charanjit Sharma was selected to represent India as a civil society speaker at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) on the world drug problem, which took place […]Read More
Action, BlogShakti to the girl child this Vijiya Dushami
asaxenaAkshara (name changed to maintain confidentiality) is an eight year old girl living with HIV. She lost her parents to AIDS some years back, and started living with her brother […]Read More
Action, BlogUnfinished Business: Transgender Empowerment in India
asaxenaThe recent National Hijra Habba – our 4th – was an enormous success! It was organized as a part of the Amplify Change-funded Wajood project that works in five Indian […]Read More
BlogA Tribute to Agniva Lahiri: A Life That Inspired
asaxenaTo lose a friend is the greatest of all losses. − Pubilius Syrus It is with great sadness that we write in tribute for Agniva Lahiri whose strength and valour […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogAn Avoidable Tragedy: Ending Overdose Deaths
asaxenaThe Delhi Police van took the defendants back to Tihar Prison after their hearing. Ramesh (name changed to protect identity) was happy at the thought that he would soon be […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogNew Chief Executive Chosen for Alliance India
asaxenaIndia HIV/AIDS Alliance’s Board of Directors has selected Sonal Mehta as the organisation’s next Chief Executive, succeeding James Robertson who has served in the role since 2010. With almost three […]Read More
