FINANCIAL SUPPORT MOTIVATED FROM CHURCH

A joined initiative had been initiated by DAPCU and WNP+(Wokha Network of Positive People) for financial Support from the church. The initiative started in the month of February 2019. The aim to motivate church for financial support was started due to non-availability of Sponsoring project like VIHAAN Helpdesk of NNP+ Kohima under Alliance India HIV/AIDS since December 2017 which resulted in nonpayment of house rent and to support the staff.

There was a set of meeting with the church Mission & evangelism committee of Wokha Town Baptist Church in order to be materialized. The following are proposed to the Church Committee

Sl No	Particulars	Amount	Months
1	House Rent	Rs. 3000/pm	12 months
2	2 Outreach Workers	Rs. 7000*2	12 months
3	Office maintenance	Rs.500	12 months

After much deliberation, the financial support was granted in the month of April 2019 with some deduction/omit. In the meeting, it was also decided that the fund will be drawn on a monthly basis from the accountant office of the church. 

        Details below:

Sl No	Particulars	Description	Period	Amount
1	House  Rent	January 2019-December 2019.Backdated	12 months	Rs.3000*12
2	Honorarium for outreach worker	1 person	12 months	Rs. 7000*12
			Total	Rs. 1,20,000 (One lakh twenty thousand)

      

DAPCU PEREN DISTRICT TEAM INITIATIVES - "EMPOWER"

                                                     ‘Empower’

 Empower was initiated in the year 2013 by DAPCU Peren which aims to provide quality education to the children infected and affected by HIV in the Peren district. So that one day these children will able to bring qualitative changes in their family as well as the PLHIV community and society as a whole. It was observed that most of the PLHIV in the Peren district are from poor Economic background and hardly manage with their daily needs, the Expenditure on their daily needs medical expenses and education comes to a perplex and many a time the education expenses become the least importance, This will adversely affect the future of their family. Keeping those things in mind Empower committee sponsored their educational expenses.

Empower is a district-specific initiative and it is not a fund/support received from any Govt. sector. It is purely a contribution of the individuals who have contributed to the future of Children living with HIV and their families. In order to monitor and ensure proper the utilisation of fund and the activities, a Committee was formed with the approval of Deputy Commissioner Peren (2013)

The committee members consist of.

  1. ADC Peren – Chairman

 2. Dy. CMO /DACO- Member Secretary 

 3. DPM (NRHM)- Member

 4. President DLN- Member

 5. Vice President DLN-Member

 6. Dapcu Staff –Member.

With the support of the officers and the individual the “empower” becomes a very successful activity in building the future of the CLHIV.  Under this initiative 23  CLHIV have received the benefit since 2013. The first beneficiaries are pursuing 11 standards and some will be appearing HSLC exam this year. This report would be incomplete if we fail to acknowledge the donors who selflessly contributed to the cause since 2013 and make this initiative a fruitful one.

                 

Empower 2018-2019

The Empower committee decided:

To link the CLHIV to different schemes in Govt. sector particularly (schemes on education).

Fund drive activities to continue in the district and support the educational of CLHIV whenever required.

Preference to be given to the students who are studying in Govt. school to encourage the children to study in Govt. school.

Activities conducted.

 6 children were supported with the amount received from the donors.

 2 were linked to Pre Matric scholarship

 1 linked to a free basic computer course supported by Nehru Yuva Kendra.

   

Action Plan( 2019-2020)

The committee to link all the CLHIV eligible for Pre Matrict scholarship and to link in the 2019-2020 session.

Booklet for Fund drive distributed and to disburse the collected amount on need basis of the CHILV for 2019-2020 in August 2019.

           

The committee decided to support any CLHIV who are excel in studies and wish to pursue their higher education.

                                                       ‘Poor PLHIV travel cost’

Peren is a district where 80% of the population lived in rural areas, and many villages are hard to reach areas. HIV doesn’t discriminate any Population even to the rural area, many clients were detected positive from a rural area in the district. These populations fully depended on agriculture for their livelihood and from a poor economic background, where their treatment become a Secondary and many clients doesn’t have money for their treatment even though they were tested positive and need to avail the facilities. 

In order to achieve the 90/90/90 goal and encourage HIV positive clients to access ART and Continue their treatment and to make sure that all the positive clients are initiated on ART, DAPCU Peren initiated “Travel Cost for Poor PLHIV” in 2016

Activities carried out under this initiative:

 i). The activity for fundraising was started in August 2016. Dapcu Peren in Coordination with the HIV facilities in the district organized a Fate day in which the total amount of 60,000 was earned, the same amount was invested in a Calendar project in 2017 and in which 96,600 the total amount of earned for the Activity

The initiative was reviewed in all the HIV facilities coordination meetings.

ii). An amount was fixed base on the area to the nearest ART/FIARTC.

 iii). The counselor and the field staff to recommend the clients based on the Counseling of the clients and Dapcu to take the final decision to allot the travel cost.

iv). The preference will be given to the newly detected clients and lost to follow clients  to make sure  that 90/90/90 goal is achieve and as to part of 0 LFU campaign in the district. The benefit will be given in cash and the counselor/field staff to counter Sign the slip.

V). An audit committee was formed with the Program Manager TFA, Counselor ICTC Ahthibung and Data Manager OST Jalukie as members.

As part of this initiative 5 PLHIV request for the travel and recommended by the counselor and Program Manager and 5 PLHIV received the Benefit in the 2018-19. 23 PLHIV received this support in the till date.

Implementation of Mobile ICTC & Strategy development to organize the campaign among General Population by DAPCU,North Tripura

HIV/AIDS screening is very much mandatory throughout all Vulnerable, ANC’s & equally important among the general population considering the elimination of HIV/AIDS. So, thinking the perspective & with the objective of mass screening, DAPCU, North Tripura has taken the initiative of mass screening in different Brickfield workers in the various brickfield, Tea Garden Labourers in various Tea Gardens, slum areas, Jails, village markets, Gaon Panchayats, Motor Vehicle Syndicate points, Indian Oil Depot,   communities where people can’t access the health facility due to distance  &  targeted population are not covered through Targeted Intervention projects etc.  Here, concept & implementation of Mobile ICTC is the prime aspect to get it done.

The sub-populations that are more vulnerable or practice high-risk behavior or have higher HIV prevalence levels are the target group for counseling and testing services in the country. In last year’s, clients accessed counseling and testing services in the ICTC throughout the country.

HIV counseling and testing service is a key entry point to the prevention of HIV infection and to treatment and care for people who are infected with HIV. When availing counseling and testing services, people can access accurate information about HIV prevention and care and undergo an HIV test in a supportive and confidential environment. People who are found HIV negative are supported with information and counseling to reduce risks and remain HIV negative. People who are found HIV positive are provided psycho-social support and linked to treatment and care.

So, in those identified places, DAPCU has made the effort to intervene as these populations are also equally important to get screened for HIV/AIDS. They always don’t avail the facility of ICTC’s & F-ICTC’s & they don’t have consciousness on HIV/AIDS too.  DPM & DIS, DAPCU has visited in Labour Welfare Department & Met with District Labour officer regarding the significance of HIV/AIDS screening & lesson of consciousness on HIV/AIDS of Brickfield, Tea Garden laborers. In this way, DAPCU has communicated & made liaisoning with various Gaon Panchayats, Market committee, community & tried to convince them to gather mass population for organizing M-ICTC Campaign. Sometimes we got helped from Panchayat Raj Training Institute & local PRI bodies, respective PHC. Thus, the mass population has been screened who sometimes can’t access the facility of General Health System & don’t visit ICTC. So, those untouched populations have been screened for HIV/AIDS.

Thus, Mobile ICTC has been organized for mass screening. In these M-ICTC campaigns, with the screening of HIV/AIDS, the general population has been aware of HIV/AIDS & received various necessary information on health.

DAPCU North Tripura conducted the campaign as following dates in last 2018-19 FY & April,19  to August 2019:-

Ø  In last 2018-19 FY, total of 1805 clients have been screened. 6 clients got re-active & confirmed as HIV Positive. These campaigns  were  organized at Manuvalley Tea Estate, Shova Bagan, Jagannathpur Tea Estate (Unakoti Dist), Damcherra Bazar, Jalabassa Bazar, Brajendranagar, Sanicherra (North Tripura), etc.

Ø  Since April 2019 to September 2019 total of 496 clients have been screened through M-ICTC & No positive detected. These campaigns were held at Dharmanagr Brickfield, Chinibagan Brickfield,  Ganganagar Tea Garden, Huplongcherra Tea Garden in North Tripura. In M-ICTC maintained a complete methodology of HCTS.

Ø  This is most well observed that after conducting & sensitization through M-ICTC , health consciousness behavior & approach have been developed  among people  & with  self motive attend ICTC’s & F-ICTC’s at different health institutions.

Ø  DAPCU has collaborated with existing health facility & NHM to leverage & reach the service to hard to reach areas. Mobilized General population, pregnant women & other vulnerable population through networking with the local community members, field-level Government health institutions, Self-help Groups & NGO’s etc.

Thus, this has been observed that, in several places, through several means, M-ICTC have been organized & General population have been covered.

Here, this is very much necessary to mention the whole procedure has been achieved through the integrated effort of DAPCU. In each sphere, DAPCU staff have managed. Such as DPM & DIS communicated to organize & on the spot facilitated to do. M&E reported & helped to maintain records. Dist. The accountant helped to organize the said programs. Here, a team of M-ICTC Van was involved & AD-ICTC leads to make successful the campaign. .Here, TI, N-TI, ICTC’s also helped a lot. Obviously, local authority & various Govt. Departments helped to organize & conduct the campaign.

Photos:

                                           Fig1: MICTC at Churaibari Brickfield

                                             Fig2: M&E, DAPCU in M-ICTC at Ranirbari Tea Estate

                                         Fig3: DIS, DAPCU at M-ICTC campaign at Indian Oil Depot,                                                                         Dharmanagar, North Tripura with Transport workers

Fig4: DPM, DAPCU at M-ICTC Campaign at Indian Oil Depot, Dharmanagar, North Tripura & message to workers.

Fig5: AD-ICTC, TSACS in M-ICTC campaign at Indian Oil Depot, Dharmanagar, North Tripura & message to  Transport drivers