Tag Chanura Kol

Action, BlogOut of the Shadows: Women who Use Drugs in India

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Women who use drugs are collectively failed by India’s HIV response! This systemic neglect involves government departments, civil society and the private sector. While government programs have done well to […]Read More

17
July
2014

Advocacy, BlogBeyond Punishment: A Conversation about the Government of India’s Support for Drug Users

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Rajesh Nandan Srivastava, India’s Director of Narcotics Control, was in Vienna last month to attend the High-Level Segment of the 57th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). […]Read More

16
April
2014

Action, BlogRegistering for a Healthy Life: Chanura Kol Helps Women Who Inject Drugs

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Chochong was married at the young age of 15. Unable to cope with her husband’s abuse, she was tempted to try drugs. It was an easy way for her to […]Read More

14
May
2013

Action, BlogDetox and a New Life: Supporting Options for Women Who Inject Drugs in Manipur

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Alliance India’s Chanura Kol project offers a range of harm reduction services for women who inject drugs to help them lead a better life. Detoxification is the most important option […]Read More

18
April
2013

Action, BlogCoffee, Noodles and Harm Reduction: A Menu to Reach Women Who Use Drugs in Manipur

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In an effort to increase uptake of essential harm reduction services in Manipur, India, the Chanura Kol project did more than expand its service menu to reach women who inject […]Read More

22
March
2013

Action, BlogUniting Against Discrimination: Women form advocacy groups to respond to cases of violence

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Alliance India understands the power of community participation and engagement. In partnership with the Manipur-based local NGO, Social Awareness Service Organisation (SASO), the Chanura Kol project has established four Core […]Read More

27
December
2012

Advocacy, BlogWomen Out Loud: New UNAIDS/UNWomen Publication Cites Our Chanura Kol Project

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UNAIDS and UN Women recently released Women Out Loud, a new report on women living with HIV and the key role that they play in ending the epidemic. A UNAIDS feature […]Read More

13
December
2012

Advocacy, BlogIn the Midst of Sisters, a New Bud Blossoms

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Anouba Mayol means ‘new bud’ in Meitei, the official language of my home state, Manipur. Anouba Mayol is also the name of the support group I belong to. I am […]Read More

19
October
2012

Action, BlogHIV positive women who inject drugs provided with emergency support

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Over the last year, Chanura Kol has reached out to more than hundred women who inject drugs, many of whom are HIV positive and all of whom were in need of […]Read More

4
September
2012

Advocacy, BlogGetting High, Getting Laid: Harm Reduction Sessions by Alliance India, Tuesday, 24 July

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We invite you today (Tuesday, July 24, Global Village Harm Reduction Zone, 4.30 – 6.00pm) for the panel discussion on Living Harm Reduction: Lessons Learned from three Continent at AIDS 2012. […]Read More

24
July
2012