Leading from The South Grant Making Program Category Frontline Defenders

Progress Report

“Leading from The South Grant Making Program Category Frontline Defenders”

Project

 

Supported by: Women Fund Asia

Implemented by:  Ashar Alo Society (AAS)

 

Title: Information Sharing Session

  1. Background

Ashar Alo Society (AAS) is a not-for-profit organization, working in Bangladesh for near about 2 decades towards improving the life of the marginalized people, particularly of People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLHIV). AAS works in effective partnership with national and international donors and community-based organizations, as well as with national governments. AAS portfolio has included HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care, health and nutrition; women’s empowerment; civil society strengthening; advocacy and networking. AAS also acquired a leadership position in HIV prevention and care in Bangladesh by forging partnerships with similar organizations.

 

With support of Women’s Fund Asia (WFA), AP is working for the “Leading from The South Grant Making Program Category Frontline Defenders” project. Ashar Alo Society (AAS) is an organization of Women PLHIV working for those women who are infected with and affected by HIV and AIDS, for improving the quality of life, ensuring rights and services, encouraging greater & meaningful involvement, empowering and capacity enhancement of women PLHIV group and contributing to HIV prevention in Bangladesh. This intervention is expected to ensure a quality of life and stigma & discrimination free society for the infected and affected Women PLHIV in Bangladesh. During this project there will be scope of sharing information on HIV/AIDS, human rights and gender based violence among vulnerable women at risk or women living with HIV/AIDS. As a part of this intervention, has organized an Information Sharing Session on 21st June’23 at meeting room of Ashar Alo Society (AAS), Dhaka and around 12 PLHIV women PLHIV has participated in the Session.

 

  1. Objective(s):

 To sharing information on HIV/AIDS, human rights and gender based violence among

vulnerable women at risk or women living with HIV/AIDS

 

  1. Expected results/outcome:

 Participants will have a clear understanding on information about HIV/AIDS, human rights

and gender based violence

 Participants will be more knowledgeable and will be able help other community members

 Participants will be encouraged on joining on advocacy and awareness activities of AP and

 

  1. Participants:

Number of participants: 12

Level of participants: Vulnerable women at risk or Women living with HIV/AIDS

 

  1. Methodology:

 Sharing Session

 Open discussion

 Question & answer

 

  1. Facilitation team

 Project Coordinator, AAS

 Peer Counselor, AAS

 

  1. Meeting schedule

 Date: 21.06.2023

 Time: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

 Venue: Meeting room of Ashar Alo Society (AAS), Dhaka

 

Program Pictures:

 

Title: Home-Visit for Solving Problem and Ensuring Treatment

  1. Background

With support of Women’s Fund Asia (WFA), AAS is working for the “Leading from The South Grant Making Program Category Frontline Defenders” project. Ashar Alo Society (AAS) is a not-for-profit organization, working in Bangladesh for near about 2 decades towards improving the life of the marginalized people, particularly of People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLHIV). AAS works in effective partnership with national and international donors and community-based organizations, as well as with national governments. AAS portfolio has included HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care, health and nutrition; women’s empowerment; civil society strengthening; advocacy and networking. AAS also acquired a leadership position in HIV prevention and care in Bangladesh by forging partnerships with similar organizations. During this project there will be scope of going on home-visits to these vulnerable women living with HIV/AIDS or at risk of infected by HIV/AIDS. As a part of this intervention, AAS has decided to go on homevisits on 13th June’23 at Dhalla, Singair, Manikganj in the house of Yeasmin Akter, a HIV positive women who is sick and not taking her ARV medicine due to some family issues. To help Yeasmin Akter with with her situation and solve the issues, Ashar Alo Society (AAS) had went to her house and properly gave her and family members counselling.

 

Program Picture

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