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Health Service Organizations in North America and Abroad Serving South Asians
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Organizations in Canada
AAPCHO: Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Care Organizations.
1440 Broadway, Suite 510
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-272-9536
Fax: 510-272-0817
Website: http://www.aapcho.org/
Works to improve the health status of Asians and Pacific Islanders within the
United States and its territories, with a special focus on the medically underserved.
This mission is to be accomplished by increasing the quality, accessibility
and availability of comprehensive community based health care that is linguistically
and culturally appropriate for these populations.
AASRA
30030 Mission Blvd., Suite 112
Box 109 Hayward CA 94544
Phone: 510-657-1245 or 510-657-1246 or 1-800-313-ASRA (1-800-313-2772)
Fax: 510-657-6661
Email: Asraa1@aol.com
Aasra, or "shelter" in Hindi, was created in 1990 to provide culturally sensitive services to victims of domestic violence in the Asian Indian community. The mission of Aasra is to provide immediate support to battered women and children and to increase the awareness of the Asian Indian community of the causes and effects of domestic violence on the whole family. Currently, the group meets these goals by hosting a 24-hour hotline which provides victims with immediate support, confidential information and service referrals in several Asian
Asian American Public Policy Institute
4546 El Camino Real, Suite B10-129
Los Altos, CA 94022
Phone: 650-938-8645
Fax: 650-988-8010
Email: kimsingh@juno.com
Addresses issues including domestic violence, child care, HIV and AIDS, lesbian
and language issues. AAPPI works with South Asian women's organizations across
the country and with campus students. AAPPI works with local, state and Federal
governments to help pass legislation that positively impacts issues concerning
South Asian Women.
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF)
942 Market Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94102
http://www.apiahf.org/apiahf
Phone: 415-954-9988
Fax: 415-954-9999
Contact: Betty Hong, Director or
Luella J. Penserga, mailto:penserga@apiahf.org
Asian Perinatal Advocates
655 Clay Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415-616-9797
Contact: Michelle Lee
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
1440 Broadway, Suite 510
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-272-9536
Fax: 510-272-0817
http://www.aapcho.org/
Contact: Cary Virtue, MPH, mailto:cvirtue@aapcho.org
Center for Family and Community Health University of California
Berkeley, School of Public Health
140 Warren Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-7360
Contact: Susan Ivey, MD, -- sliveymd@socrates.berkeley.edu
Indian Community Outreach Program
30030 Mission Blvd. Suite 112
P.O Box 109 Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: 510-649 5840
Maitri
P.O. Box 60111
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Email: maitri@maitri.org or maitri00@aol.com
Phone: (408) 730-4049
Maitri is a free, confidential, nonprofit organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area, that helps South Asian women facing domestic violence, emotional abuse or family conflict. We provide peer support and referrals to legal help, emergency shelters and counselors.
Narika
Address: P.O. Box 14014, Berkeley, CA 94712
Helpline: 1.800.215.7308
Fax: 510.540.0201
Office: 510.540.0754
Website: http://www.narika.org
Narika was founded in 1992 to address the problem of domestic violence in the
South Asian community. Embracing the notion of women's empowerment, Narika set
out toaddress the unmet needs of abused South Asian women by providing advocacy,
support, information, and referrals within a culturally sensitive model
Sahara
18520 1/2 S. Pioneer Blvd. Suite 204,
Artesia CA 90701
Tel: (562) 402 4132
EMAIL: sahara_2@hotmail.com
web: http://www.charityfocus.org/sahara
South Asian Health Collaborative Program
P.O. Box 452 Berkeley, CA 94702
Phone: 510-649-1525
Contact: Sujatha Jesudason, sahc@netwiz.net
The mission of the South Asian Health Collaborative is to improve The health
and social conditions of South Asians in the Bay Area. Towards that end we have
the following goals: 1) build an extensive, broad-reaching, comprehensive coalition;
2) generate representative data to determine the health and social needs of
South Asians; 3) develop a community health plan; 4) address South Asian needs
in the broader API context; 5) identify community resources and publish a community
and service providers resource guide; and 6) develop appropriate and sensitive
methodologies to address South Asian health needs.
South Asian Network (SAN)
18000 Pioneer Blvd., #101
Artesia, CA 90701
Fax: 562-403-0487
SAWI -- South Asian Women's Initiative.
San Diego area.
Email: sawi_sd@hotmail.com
Statewide California Coalition for Battered Women
3711 Long Beach Blvd., Suite 718
Long Beach, CA 90807
Phone: 562-981-1202
Fax: 562-981-3202
Sneha
Contact: Sneha, Inc. P.O. Box 271650 West Hartford, CT 06126-1650
Phone: 1-800-58-SNEHA (for Connecticut only)
(203) 272-4296/(860) 233-5684 (all other information)
Fax: 203-272-8624
From elsewhere: (860) 658-4615. Fax: 860-521-1562. .
Email: sneha@sneha.org
Web: http://www.sneha.org
An organization for women of South Asian origin and their families. They offer a support line and provide information about support services when required. . .
Shamokami: (203) 624-8727
Raksha, Inc.
P.O. Box 12337
Atlanta, Georgia 30355
Phone: 404-876-0670
Help Line: 404-842-0725
Email: raksha@mindspring.com
Contact: Aparna Bhattacharyya -- Director@raksha.org
A support network for all South Asians in distress
American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI)
Public Health Committee
17W300 22nd Street, Suite 250
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181-4490
Contact: Bhaswati Bhattacharya, MA, MPH, MD
Email: mailto:bhaswati@aol.com
Apna Ghar
4753 North Broadway Suite 502
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: 773-334-0173
Fax: 773-334-0963
Email:info@apnaghar.org
Website: http://apnaghar.org/indexnew.shtml
Asian Human Services, Inc.
4753 North Broadway, Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: 773-728-2235
Fax: 773-728-4751
Website: http://www.asianhumanservices.org
Contact: Priya Patel Jhawer -- info@asianhumanservices.org
A comprehensive social service agency that includes employment, legal, counselling,
and community health services. Although we are a pan-Asian organization we have
a large South Asian clientele.
Hamdard Center
96 W. Moreland, Suite 10, Addison, IL 60101
Chicago, Illinois
Phone #:(708) 628-9195 .
provides emergency and longterm help, including psychological counselling and referral.
ASHA
P.O. Box 34303
West Bethesda, MD 20827.
Phone: 301-369-0134, (888) 417-2742 (toll free) http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet/asha.html
Contact: Preet Kang, mailto:preetkang@aol.
ASHA is a non-profit women's organization in the Washington D.C.- Baltimore metropolitan area providing support, information and guidance to women from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan. ASHA provides a forum where South Asian women can interact and share their experiences in a friendly and confidential atmosphere
Samhati
6108 Robinwood Road, Bethesda, Md 20817.
Ph#: (301) 229-6597
Sahhati is a non-profit organization of Bangladeshi women in the greater Washington area, was formed in November 1984. The purpose of the organization is to fund projects in Bangladesh, specifically aimed at improving the social and economic conditions of women and children.
South Asian Women for Action (SAWA)
Email: sawa@way.net
A Boston-based, progressive, non-hierarchical collective of women of South
Asian descent.
Michigan Asian Indian Family Services (MAIFS)
19111 W. Ten Mile Road, Suite 122
Southfield, MI 48075
24 Hr. Toll Free Help Hot Line: 1-888-664-8624
24 Hr. Contact Hot Line: 248-351-0077
http://www.maifs.org
Contact: V. Hari - Chair, mailto:venhari@hotmail.com
works in the Detroit area, and will try to arrange suitable help for family crises due to marital problems, divorce, alcohol or drug abuse, parental, spousal or child abuse, cultural issues, legal needs, language translators, or moral support.
Asian Women United of Minnesota
Crisis phone line: 651-646-2261
Business phone line: 651-646-2118
Fax: 651-646-2284
provide advocacy services for Asian battered women of all ethnic groups, 24-hour multilingual crisis line, and community education on domestic violence.
Manavi
P.O. Box 2131
Union NJ 07083-2131
Phone: 908-687-2662
Fax: 908-687-1868
Email: mailto:manavi@worldnet.att.net
SAMHAJ (South Asian Mental Health Awareness in New Jersey)
Program by NAMI NEW JERSEY
North Brunswick, NJ
Phone: (732) 940-0991
Fax: (732) 940-0355
Email: naminj@optonline.net
Purpose: Support for families & individuals suffering from mental illness;
referrals to South Asian mental health providers; support groups; education
about mental illness
Website: http://www.naminj.org
AIWA (Asian Indian Women in America)
Ph#: (973) 992-5210.
President: Anju Bhargava
email: aiwaemail@aol.com
Formed in 1980, it works in career development, acculturation, health, education and general welfare to aid in the growth of vibrant Asian/ South Asian American communities.
Bangladeshi Mahila Samiti
Ph#: (718)-689-0017
CACF - Coalition of Asian American Children and Families
120 Wall St., 3rd floor, New York, NY 10005
Phone: (212) 809.4675
Fax: 212.344.5636
www.cacf.org cacf@cacf.org
Muslim Women's Committee
Ph#:(212)-316-6446
Nav Nirmaan
87-08 Justice Ave., Ste LA,
Elmhurst NY 11373-4575
Phone: 718-478-4588
Fax: 718-476-5959
http://www.homestead.com/navnirmaan/nnf.html
Email: navnirmaan@worldnet.att.net
Dedicated to serving persons suffering from Alcoholism and Chemical Abuse, Domestic
Violence and Family Problems, through: Prevention, Education, Intervention and
Referral
New York Asian Women's Center
24-hr hotline. (212) 732-5230
Pragati
mailto:PRGTIINC@aol.com
Shomokami
Ph#: (203)-624-8727
Sikh Women's Association
Ph#: (718)-699-1593
SAAA (South Asia AIDS Action)
Phone: 212-239-1451 Ext. 6126
SAKHI for South Asian Women
PO Box 20208
Greeley Square Station NY, NY, 10001
Phone: 212-868-6741, Hotline (212) 695-5447
Fax: 212-564-8745
http://www.sakhi.com/
Contact: Prema Vora, sakhiny@aol.com
SAMAR (South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters Inc)
55-13 96 St.
Rego Park, NY 11368
email: samarinfo@aol.com
Phone: 718 592 0821
Fax: 718 592 5848
Website: http://www.samarinfo.org
Purpose: SAMAR (South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters Inc) an official recruitment group of the National Marrow Donor Program. SAMAR is a non profit organizatioon that reaces out to the South Asians and Minority communities to register volunteer marrow/stem cell donors in the national registry.
Workers' Awaaz
P.O Box 2547
Long Island City, NY 11102
Phone: 718-707-9432
Seeks to organize South Asian women workers to obtain justice and power in the
fight against our exploitation and abuse, particularly as immigrant women who
work in the home and other industries.
KIRAN
Address: Kiran Inc., P.O. Box 3513, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-3513.
Crisis Hotline: 919-865-4006 (Please leave a message and a KIRAN volunteer will call you)
Email: kiraninc@hotmail.com
Domestic Violence and Crisis Services for South Asians in North Carolina. KIRAN promotes the self-reliance and empowerment of South Asians in crisis through confidential services such as outreach, peer support and referrals free of charge. KIRAN serves people from or with ties to South Asian countries. It is non-profit, confidential, non-religious, multi-cultural and multi-lingual.
SAWERA
P.O. Box 91242
Portland, OR 97291-0242
Phone: 503-778-7386
( Please leave a message and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.)
Email: sawera@sawera.org
Home page: http://www.www.sawera.org
(South Asian Women's Empowerment and Resource Alliance) is a resource referral for local South Asian women in need; it will aid victims of domestic violence and help newcomers network with the rest of the community. It will also support and publicise progressive grassroots women's movements in South Asian countries
Sewaa
P.O. Box 43622, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215)62-SEWAA
Daya
P.O. Box 571774
Houston, TX 77257
Phone: 713-914-1333
Offers peer support, referrals, transportation, legal advocacy, outreach/ education.
Saheli
P.O. Box 3665
1806 S. 5th Street
Austin, TX 78764-3665
Phone: 512-703-8745
http://www.main.org/saheli/
Email: saheli@usa.net
Chaya.
P.O. Box 12917
Seattle, WA 98111-4917
Phone: Toll free- 1-877-922-4292 Office- 206-275-2493
Email: chaya@oz.net
Provides translation and interpretation services, referrals to shelters, counseling, medical services, legal and immigration services, community outreach, and training.
Alliance for South ASIAN AIDS PREVENTION
20 Carlton Street, Suite 126, Floor M (College subway station)
Toronto, Ontario
M5B 2H5
Canada Email: asaap@asaap.ca
Executive Director: Subha Sankaran
The Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention is a community based South Asian agency committed to the prevention of the spread of Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and to improving the quality of life of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
Website: http://www.asaap.ca
Provincial Association of Transition Houses of Saskatchewan (PATHS)
Web: http://www.hotpeachpages.org/paths/list.html
Provides shelters, safe houses and crisis centers for battered women and their children in Saskatchewan.
Montreal
SAW Community Center
Ph#: (514) 485-9192.
Email: sawcc@cam.
South Asian Women's Association
Ph#:(514)-937-4714
Vancouver, B.C.
South Asian Women's Center: (604) 739-4505 or (604) 325-6637
Punjabi Women's Association: (604) 581-6941
Burnaby Multicultural Society: (604) 299-4808
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Ashiana
PO BOX 367,
Sheffield, S1 1HX
TEL: (+ 44-114) 2555740
Contact: ashiana@btconnect.com
Asian women's refuge, located in South Yorkshire, UK. Run by women who understand the cultural background and specific needs of Asian women, we offer advice, support and safe accommodation to women and children fleeing violence and abuse in the home.
Imkaan
76 Brewer Street
London W1
Contact: Sumanta Roy
email: sumanta@imkaan.fsnet.co.uk
Imkaan is a national research, policy and advocacy initiative that supports Asian women experiencing domestic violence
Naz Project London, Palingswick House
Location: 241 King Street, London W6 9LP
Phone: 020 8741 1879 Fax 020 8741 9609
Email: naz@naz.org.uk
Director of Naz Project London: Bryan Teixeira
Objectives: Naz Project London provides HIV, AIDS and sexual health support
services to the South Asian, Middle Eastern, North African, Horn of African
and Latin American communities in London
Website: www.naz.org.uk
Newham Asian Women's Project
661 barking road
Plaistow, London E13 9EX
tel. +44 20 8472 0528 EX.
DIRECTOR: Anjum Motala
email: a.mouj@nawp.org
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BANGLADESH
AL-FALAH BANGLADESH
Address: 14/1, Sir Syed Road
Mohammedpur
Dhaka 1207 Country: Bangladesh
Telephone: +880 2 813 08 27 +880 291 11512
Fax: +880 281 15386 (Attn: Alfalah)
e-mail: alfalah@citechco.net
Ahmed Illias Executive Director
Description Prevention; counselling; condom promotion; STD treatment; education;
advocacy; coordinating body.
BANDHU SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIETY
106 Kakrai
Dhaka #1000
Country: Bangladesh
Telephone: +880 2 9339898
Fax: +880 2 83115224
e-mail: bandhu@bdmail.net
Shale Ahmed Contact
Description Drop-in centre; support groups; counselling; advice and information;
education and prevention; field programmes; projects collaboration with other
agencies.
BANGLADESH WOMEN'S HEALTH COALITION
Address: 10/2 Iqbal Road
Mohammedpur
Dhaka 1207 Country: Bangladesh
Telephone: +880 2 8110974 +880 2 8110975 +880 2 8122876
Fax: +880 2 8117969
e-mail: bwhc@bdonline.com
Julia Ahmed Deputy Director-RTI/STD/AIDS Program
Description Clinic based STD management; counselling; Peer education; condom
promotion; skill development of sex workers; community based awareness raising
program; clinic based comprehensive reproductive health care.
CAAP - Confidential Approach to AIDS Prevention
House No 63 Block D, Road 15
Banai
Dhaka-1213 Country: Bangladesh
Telephone: +880 2 9884266
Fax: +880 2 9884266
e-mail: caap@citechco.net
Halida Hanum Khandaker Executive Director
Description: Telephone counselling; education; home care; pre and post-test
counselling.
CENTER FOR RURAL & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (CRSD)
62 Satish Sarker Road
Gendaria
Dhaka 1204 Country: Bangladesh
Telephone: +880 2 234468
Chowdhury Habibullah Sarafat.. Executive Director
Description: Prevention programme amongst the under privileged; prevention and
development work with adolescents; legal rights.
CHRISTIAN COMMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT IN BANGLADESH (CCDB)
Address: 88 Senpara Parbatta
Mirpur-10
Dhaka -1216 Country: Bangladesh
Telephone: +880 2 801971-3 +880 2 9010650 +880 2 9010817
Fax: +880 2 803556
e-mail: ccdb@bangla.net
Dilruba Karim Senior Program Officer
Description: Staff education programm; HIV/AIDS awareness for CCDB's grass root
people in rural Bangladesh and among students/youth and sister networking agencies;
training of outreach workers and peer educators; development of IEC material;
safe blood campaign; Secretariat of HIV/AIDS & Human Rights Forum; HIV/AIDS
and mobility Research programme; media monitoring.
CRPD
Address: 242 Free School Street Ground Floor
Kathal Bagan
Dhamondi - Dhaka 1205 Country: Bangladesh
Telephone: +880 2 8614040
Fax: +880 2 8620378
Email: khanmanirul@hotmail.com
Contact: Manirul Islam Khan
Description Advocacy;design and distribution of IEC materials.
HIV/AIDS AND STD ALLIANCE BANGLADESH (HASAB)
4/1 Iqbal Road
Mohammadpur
Dhaka 1207 Country: Bangladesh
Telephone: +880 2 8123021 +880 2 9132644
Fax: +880 2 8122786
e-mail: hasab@bdmail.net
Habiba Tasneem Chowdhury
Description Support NGOs/CBOs by providing: technical support; capacity building;
information exchange; funding.
JAGRATA JUBA SHANGHA (JJS)
Address: 96 South Central Road
Khulna 9100
Country: Bangladesh
Telephone: +880 41 731013 / 730146
Fax: +880 41 730146
Attn: Jagrata Juba Shanga
e-mail: jjs@khulna.bangla.net
ATM Zakir Hossain Executive Director
Description Counselling; condom promotion; STD treatment; education; advocacy.
MANEESHA
Address: House 8-1/A Pallabi Mirpur
Dhaka-1216 Country: Bangladesh
Telephone: +880 2 9003251
Jahanara Alam Chowdhury Director
Description Maternal and child health and family planning; HIV prevention and
awareness programmes; school health programme; treatment.
MEDICAL COMMUNICATION NETWORK
Address: 8/4 Eastern Plaza
Hatirpool
Dhaka - 1205 Country: Bangladesh
Telephone: +880 2 9661439
Fax: +880 2 8616934
e-mail: khanmanirul@hotmail.com
or mik-manir@yahoo.com
Manirul Islam Khan Contact
Description Medical related information; reproductive health.
NATIONAL STD/AIDS NETWORK BANGLADESH
C/O VHSS
272-274 Baitul Aman Housing Society
Road No1, Adabar Shyamoli
Dhaka -1207 Country: Bangladesh
Telephone: +880 2 811 2962 +880 2 811 5755 +880 2 811 7547
Fax: +880 2 811 3253
e-mail: vhss@citechco.net or vhss@bttb.net
Nasir Uddin Executive Director
Description Alliance of 200 organisations from government, non-government, donor
and private sectors who are actively involved or interested in launching STD/AIDS
programmes.
NAYI UNNAYAN SHAKTI Women's Power for development
823/A Khilgaon
Dhaka-1219
Country: Bangladesh
Telephone: +880 2 7213270
e-mail: afrojnus@bdmail.net
Afroja Parvin Executive Director
Description Women led NGO working on STD/AIDS prevention.
SYLHET JUBO ACADEMY (SJA)
Address: PO Box # 120
Sylhet
Country: Bangladesh
Telephone:+880 821 723200
e-mail: sja@x-pert.net
AHM
Faisal Ahmed Executive Director
Description: Active in 265 villages of 4 districts; advocacy; sexual health
education; one-to-one education; referrals for better management, using Go-NGO
health resources to reach the community; prevention and targeted interventions
aimed at those with high risk behaviour.
VOLUNTARY HEALTH SERVICES SOCIETY (VHSS)
Address: 272-274 Baitul Aman Housing Society
Road No1, Adabar Shyamoli
Dhaka -1207 Country: Bangladesh
Telephone:
+880 2 811 2962 +880 2 811 5755 +880 2 811 7547
Fax: +880 2 811 3253
e-mail: vhss@citechco.net or vhss@bttb.net
Nasir Uddin Executive Director
Description National coordinating organization of health NGOs in Bangladesh; networking; policy advocacy & lobbying; capacity building; prevention work; awareness raising; workshops and seminars; training; peer counselling; publications and IEC materials; dissemination of information etc.
BURMA
UNAIDS
Address:c/o WHO
7th Floor Yangon International Hotel
No330 Ahlong Road
Rangoon Country: Burma
Telephone: +951 212 604 9
Fax: +951 212 605
e-mail: guest.whomm@undp.org
Jennifer Ashton Country Programme Adviser
Description Surveillance; advocacy; training; technical support; coordinating
role; strengthening of national capacity.
India
AIDS DESK UELCI
94 Purasawalkam High Road
Chennai 600 010 Country: India
Telephone: +91 44 643 2454 +91 44 532 9108
Fax: +91 44 643 1144
e-mail: guruclin@md3.vsnl.net.in
Contact:
Sheila Shyamprasad Coordinator
Description Awareness programmes and workshops throughout India; information
centre; counselling; outpatient clinic; bi-monthly newsletter "Poorna Jeevan";
support groups; testing; prevention of vertical transmission programme.
AIDS PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROJECT
Voluntary Health Services (VHS)
Adyar
Chennai
600113 Country: India
Telephone: +91 44 2355048 +91 44 2352965
Fax: +91 44 2355018
e-mail: apac@vsnl.com
Contact: A Sivan
Description Intervention among truckers, sex workers and general population;
funding to NGOs; NGOs training.
Anweshi Women's Counselling Centre
near YWCA, Cannanore Road, Kozhikode 673 001
Run a counselling, mediation and resource center for women facing any kind of abusive situation. If writing to them, please enclose a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage.
Centre for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes (CEHAT)
(Research Center of Anusandhan Trust)
2nd Flr, B.M.C. Maternity Home,
135, A-E, Militry Road, next to Lok Darshan,
Bamandaya pada, Marol, Mumbai - 400 059
Phone: (+91) (022) 8519420
Fax: (+91) (022) 8505255
Email: cehat@vsnl.com
CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (CSRD)
34/767 Eyyappadi House
Civil Station
Malaparamba PO
Calicut
Pin-673009 Country: India
Telephone:
+91 495 371376
e-mail:
titot@md3.vsnl.net.COM
Contact:
Tito Thomas Director
Description Sex workers project.
CHILD IN NEED INSTITUTE
Address:
Post Box No.16742
Calcutta 700027
Country: India
Telephone:
+91 33 467 8192
Fax:
+91 33 467 0241
e-mail:
cini@vsnl.com
<http://www.cini-usa.org> Contact:
S N Choudhury Director
Description Support; care for children
HUMSAFAR TRUST, THE
Address:
PO Box 6913
Santacruz West
Mumbai 400054
Maharashtra Country: India
Telephone:
+91 22 613 6227
Fax:
+91 22 613 6227
e-mail:
humsafar@vsnl.com
<http://www.humsafar.org>
Ashok Row Kavi Chairman
Description Counselling; helplines; STI testing and diagnosing services; voluntary
testing facilities; condom distribution; drop in center; documentation center;
production of IEC material; referrals; support groups.
Address:
B/01, Siddhachakra Apts,
Ellisbridge
Ahmedabad 380 006 Country: India
Telephone:+91 79 6575282
Fax: +91 79 6575962
e-mail:
inn94@hotmail.com
Description Conferences; training and capacity building; information dissemination; advocacy - lobbying; networking; research; documentation.
INP+ INDIA NETWORK OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS
Address:
Flat 6, 93 South West Boag Road
T.Nagar,
Chennai-33, Tamil Nadu 600 017 Country: India
Telephone:
+91 44 4329580
Fax:
+91 44 4329582
e-mail:
inpplus@vsnl.com
<http://education.vsnl.com/inpplus/index.html>
Description National network of, for and by people living with HIV/AIDS. Directions
and technical assistance to state level networks; advocacy and networking.
LAWYERS COLLECTIVE -HIV/AIDS UNIT
Address:
7/10 Botawalla Building
2nd Floor
Horniman Circle
Fort Mumbai 400 0023 Country: India
Telephone:
+91 22 267 6213/9
Fax:
+91 22 2702563
e-mail:aidslaw@vsnl.com
<http://www.hri.ca/partners/lc>
Anand Grover Project Director
Description Legal aid; workshops on legal and ethical issues; advocacy; advice
and support to individuals and organisations.
NAZ FOUNDATION (INDIA) TRUST, THE
Address:
D45 Gulmohar Park
New Delhi 110049
Country: India Telephone:+91 11 656 7049/ +91 11 656 3929
Fax: +91 11 685 9113 e-mail:
nazindia@bol.net.in
Anjali Gopalan Contact
Description Support; advice; information; education; prevention; HIV Clinic;
care home for PLHA.
PEOPLES HEALTH ORGANISATION
Address:
Municipal School Building
JJ Hospital Compound
Mumbai-400008 Country: India
Telephone:
+91 22 3718020 +91 22 3738999
Fax:
+91 22 3864433 e-mail:
ihoaids@vsnl.com
<http://www.wwindia.com/iho>
Contact:
I S. Gilada Secretary General
Description Human rights; production of cost-effective models of medical care;
prevention among sex workers, women and children; awareness raising; advocacy;
newsletter.
POPULATION COUNCIL
Address:
Zone 5A Ground Floor
India Habitat Centre
Lodi Road
New Delhi
110 003 Country: India
tel...+91 11 464 29 01 +91 11 464 29 02 +91 11 464 400
Fax: +91 11 464 29 03 e-mail:
monica@pcindia.org
<http://www.popcouncil.org>
Contact: Saroj Pachauri
Description Support; advice; information; education; prevention.
POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL
Address:
C-445 Chittranjan Park
New Delhi 110 019
Country: India
tel +91 11 648 7589 +91 11 648 5022
fx +91 11 646 7419 e-mail:
carol@psi.org.in
http://www.psiwash.org#
Contact: Carol Squire
Description Behaviour change; health information; social marketing
POSITIVE PEOPLE
Address:
Maithili Apts
St. Inez, Panjim
Goa 403 001 Country: India
ph..+91 832 431827 / +91 832 424396
Fax: +91 832 232084 e-mail:
ppeople@goatelecom.com <
<http://goacom.com/community/positivepeople>
John Pinheiro Contact
Description STD, HIV, sexual and reproductive health projects. Intervention;
BCC programmes and health camps with sex workers and truckers; information and
education programmes for educational institutions, women, youth, industrial
and health care workers; counselling services; care and support; self-help groups
and referral services; training for teachers, nurses, volunteers and peer educators;
advocacy; documentation.
Pragatisheel Mahila Manch,
11 N. Ho Chi Minh Road, Sarania,
Behala, Calcutta 700 061.
SAKSHI
B-67 South Extension Part-1, First Floor
New Delhi-110065.
Tel: 4643946/4623295 .
Email: s.sakshi@mailcity.com
A Violence Intervention for Women and Children -- works on sexual harassment, sexual assault, child sexual abuse and domestic violence. Focuses on equality education for judges, implementation of the 1997 Supreme Court Sexual Harassment Guidelines, outreach and education.
Sachetna, 31, Mahairban Road, Calcutta.
SNEHA
Madras, India
Voluntary-based organization offering emotional support to the lonely, the depressed and the suicidal in Madras, India http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet/sneha.html
Socio-Legal Aid Research and Training Center, P-112 Lake Terrace, Calcutta.
SOUTH ASIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
Address:
Institution Office, Administrative
CA-1-D, Munirka
New Delhi 110 067 Country: India :
tel +91 11 6161958
fax+91 11 6181578 e-mail:
sardi@del6.vsnl.net.in
<http://www.sardi.org>
Ashutosh Saxena Convenor
Description Networking of organisations electronSTD/HIV INTERVENTION PROGRAMME
Address:
All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health
110, C. R. Avenue
Calcutta - 700 073 Country: India
Telephone:
+91 33 241 5253 +91 33 241 6200 +91 33 241 6283
Fax:
+91 33 241 2539
e-mail:
sjana@giascl01.vsnl.net.in/ship@cal.vsnl.net.in
Contact:
Smarajit Jana Project Director
Description Provision of Health Services including STD treatment, behaviour
change, communication and information; condom programme; community development
and mobilisation for sex workers; research and training
ically; HIV and AIDS in workers intervention strategies; research and bulletin board.
Swayam,
11 Balu Hakkak Lane,
Calcutta 70017.
Phone: 2803429; 2803688.
Email: swayam@cal.vsnl.net.in
Women's Rights Initiative
63 / 2, First floor, Masjid road
Jungpura, New Delhi.
Ph: 4316925 / 4313904 / 432101.
Email: wri@vsnl.net .
WRI runs a pro bono legal aid cell for domestic violence cases and are also associated with law reforms in the area of domestic violence.
Majlis, Bombay. (Flavia, Veena or Saumya) - 618 0394
Swaadhar, Bombay. (Jyoi Kelkar) - 872 0638
UNDP-HIV and Development Project
South & South West Asia Project
Address:
UNDP
55- Lodi Estate
New Delhi-110003 Country: India
Telephone:
+91 11 463 2339 +91 11 463 2602
Fax:
+91 11 463 1647
e-mail:
hivproj.in@undp.org
http://aidsouthasia.undp.org.in>
Contact:
Sonam Yangchen Rana Project Coordinator
Description Project to raise awareness and understanding of the development
determinants and consequences of HIV epidemic and to enhance the region's capacity
to respond in an effective and sustainable manner.
Vimochana
2124 16th B Main 1-A Cross, HAL IInd Stage,
Bangalore 560038.
Phone: + 91-80- 526 9307.
Deals with many women's issues from domestic violence to labour issues. Activities range from counselling, service provision, education and outreach, mobilizing and organizing, activism.
Nepal
COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (CHDC)
P.B. No. 2041 Kathmandu
Country: Nepal
Telephone:+977 1 523751 / 523771 / 535862
Fax: +977 1 521831
e-mail:
imharc@enet.com.np& pumdv@ccsl.com.np
Purnima Gurung President
Description Support; accommodation; medical support; counselling; health education;
testing; prevention; IEC materials production and distribution; condom promotion.
LIFESAVING AND LIFEGIVING SOCIETY (LALS)
PO Box 7151 Kathmandu
Country: Nepal
Telephone:+977 1 413976 +977 1 413576
Fax:
+977 1 416417
e-mail: lals@infoclub.com.np
Dhruba Man Shrestha President
Description Harm reduction for HIV/AIDS; prevention and control through behaviour
change intervention; education & outreach; counselling; primary health care;
referrals and networking; training; peer education; drop in centre; research;
IEC materials development; needle exchange; condom education and distribution;
technical assistance to NGOs.
MAITI NEPAL
PO Box 9599 Gausala
Kathmandu Country: Nepal
Telephone:+977 1 494816 +977 1 492904
Fax: +977 1 481848 +977 1 492055
e-mail:info@maitinepal.org
Web: http://www.maitinepal.org
Contact:Anuradha Koirala
Description Work with women sex workers.
RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE (RECPHEC)
Information and Documentation Unit
PO Box 117 Bagbazar
Kathmandu Country: Nepal
Telephone:+977 1 225675 +977 1 243891
Fax: +977 1 22 5675
e-mail:recphec@infoclub.com.np
Shanta Lall Mulmi Executive Director
Description Resource centre: information provision; publications; training;
awareness; prevention; advocacy; health and development programmes at field
level.
SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND
Address:P.B No 2218 Kathmandu
Country: Nepal
Telephone:+977 1 412598
Fax: +977 1 410375
e-mail:jchandy@savechildren.org.np
Joseph Chandy HIV/AIDS Project Advisor
Description Prevention, education and support aimed at street children, servants
and children and women in difficult circumstances.
SEDA/NEPAL
Address:PO Box 93 Pokhara
Country: Nepal
Telephone:+977 61 23805
Fax: +977 61 23805
e-mail:seda@stdhiv.cnet.wlink.com.np
Rajendra Adhikari Executive Director
Description STD and HIV prevention with sex workers and their clients.
WATER, SANITATION & RURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (WSRRDC)
Prithvi Chowk
c/o Anna Purna Advertising
Pokhara Country: Nepal
Telephone:+977 61 24095
Fax: +977 61 24095
Contact:Birendra Sharma Chairman
Description Advocacy; rehabilitation of PLWHAs in the community; awareness campaigns;
HIV/AIDS orientation to the police, the army, students and women of rural community.
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