Shram Shakti Project (SSP) - News

February 2, 2001

The project is intervening among sex workers, industrial workers

and their wives in Asansol subdivision of West Bengal, India for

prevention and control of STD/HIV. It is a CARE-India initiative.

Two important events happened in January 2001.

a.. A team of 28 people from Tamil Nadu visited us to observe

SSP activities. They were partners of the AIDS Prevention and

Control (APAC) project operating in the state with funds from

USAID. This was a learning exercise to help them in initiating

STD/HIV prevention and control activities amongst industrial

workers in Tamil Nadu. While touring the project, they kept

on asking what is the magic behind establishing such good rapport

with the industries. As a continuation to the learning exercise,

a program associate of APAC is scheduled to visit the project

for 4 days in February.

b.. The project has been intervening in one area of Eastern

Coalfield Limited since April 1999. It had to put off its

expansion plans into other areas in second year owing to funds

crunch. But now, management of other areas wants to replicate

the activities on their own. The area medical officer of

one such area came down to SSP office with a request.

On 22nd January, a workshop was conducted with around

thirty people (doctors, paramedics and supervisors).

The company bore the entire expenses. SSP only acted as

the resource. The general manger of the area was also present.

He directed his medical officer to initiate long term activities

with guidance from CARE, money would not be a constraint.

Dr.A.K.Agarwal

" Shram Shakti Project "

Email:<sspcare@...>

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