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
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
Article, Press Release, StoryEmpowering the Transgender Community: Alliance India Initiates Transgender ID Card Registration Drive
Arya VatsaNew Delhi, 11th May 2023 — Alliance India, a leading development organisation, organised a transformative camp aimed at empowering the transgender community by facilitating their registration on the National Transgender […]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
Press Release, StoryInnovaccer Provides Support to Ensure Quality Health Services to Children Living with HIV
Arya Vatsa 04th May 2023 – Innovaccer Inc., the data platform that accelerates healthcare innovation, announced its collaboration with Alliance India, a development organisation, for carrying out social responsibility activities such […]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
StoryFitting in is overrated. It’s time to embrace your uniqueness
Anurag PaulPriyam Ghosh identifies herself as a lesbian feminist, a queer scholar, and has been working as an Assistant Professor in IP University affiliated college teaching media to undergraduate students. She […]Read More
StoryWe are just looking for your support because coming out is a very scary thing to do
Anurag PaulCharvi Agarwal is a software engineer and lives in New York. She grew up in New Delhi, where she also completed her Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering. She earned her Master’s […]Read More
StoryI am not straight, I like girls, not boys and will never like them the way I feel about feminine human beings
Anurag PaulDr Kasturi Chakraborti is a dentist and a public health researcher specialising in mental health research by profession. She is an internationally published author on research pertaining to self-harm and […]Read More
StoryPride Month 2021: Visibility, mainstreaming and inclusion matters most
Anurag PaulEvery year in the month of June, we celebrate Pride Month globally where we celebrate our friends and family members who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ). […]Read More
StoryThe COVID-19 pandemic through a transgender person’s lens
Deeksha MishraManisha (name changed), a resident of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, has been living alone for almost a decade owing to alienation from her family who were not ready to accept her identity. […]Read More
StoryNever too late to save one more life
Tara RanaPhoto used for representation purpose only. Ronit, (name changed) had been on treatment for HIV for over a year when he was diagnosed with multi-drug resistant-drug tuberculosis (MDR-TB). He was […]Read More
StoryMimmalini chala miss avutunnanu (I miss you a lot)
Tara RanaThe doctor-patient relationship drenched in warmth and a personal touch might sound impossible in today’s times, but for Dr Macha Dileep this bond was particularly strong because he had known […]Read More
StoryA value driven life
Tara RanaEvery time Saika travels for work she has to ensure a hundred different things at home are in place first, as she leaves her toddler son behind in the care […]Read More
StoryLearning to live with HIV takes efforts and courage
Tara Rana“I love my father because he always brings toys and gifts for me. He takes me on a picnic or to see animals in the zoo. He is the best […]Read More
StoryBringing a life to the world
Anurag PaulAfter the imposition of the nationwide lockdown in March 2020, South (24 PG) Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (SNP+) Care and Support Centre (CSC), Balasore, Odisha team were busy […]Read More
StoryThe strength and mettle of a doctor at the forefront of the COVID-19 and HIV response
Tara RanaDr Amit Tripathi is not just a doctor but a friend to his patients. He hears them out without being judgemental and they know that their secrets are safe with […]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
Programme Update, StoryA friend in need is a friend indeed
Anurag PaulOften, we hear a lot of negative stories of police in print, electronic and social media, especially during this lockdown period. At times, however, they are extremely supportive. These champions […]Read More
StoryCharity begins at home but shouldn’t end there!
Anurag PaulGuddu aka Aarti who turned 25 this year lost her mother during her early years after which her father had remarried. There are seven members in her family. Aarti is […]Read More