Rupa is a resident of Thallarevu, a village situated a few kilometres away from Kakinada. She was a familiar face in the Linkages drop-in-centre (DIC) and would visit almost every […]Read More
UncategorizedCommunities Help Build Communities
asaxenaThe government of India has been implementing test and treat policy for HIV Programme in India wherein those who test positive for HIV are initiated on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) treatment […]Read More
BlogExperiences from Implementing Harm Reduction in Asia
asaxenaStrong community-led advocacy at the local, national and regional level is crucial to driving domestic investment in high quality, human-rights-based harm reduction approaches if we were to end AIDS, combat […]Read More
UncategorizedUjwala – a field visit that awakened my thoughts on life
asaxenaIt was a dingy, narrow lane with small doors on either sides opening to small houses. This was in a colony in Delhi. Sitara ji, a veteran representative of the […]Read More
BlogA Change of Heart and Attitude
asaxenaI was one of those fortunate ones who recently got an opportunity to visit a project site and become familiar with the real work we do at the grassroots level. […]Read More
Media, Press ReleaseDialogue on health, human rights and policy for transgender people in India
asaxenaThe annual Hijra Habba event is India HIV/AIDS Alliance’s bold statement of visibility, solidarity and advocacy with Transgender and Hijra community. The term transgender encompasses varied gender identities like aravanis, […]Read More
BlogLinkages: Linking for a dignity
asaxena“I always felt like a girl” reflected Golu aka Sitaram Jaiswal aka Sita who identifies herself as kothi* and is now a regular visitor to Thane Linkages Drop-In-Center (DIC). “My […]Read More
BlogA New Dawn
asaxenaTransgender people across the globe are underserved on the issues of health, social wellbeing, economic empowerment, inclusion and on various other structural barriers. Presently, I am attending global meeting on […]Read More
UncategorizedHow far have we come?
asaxena“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” ― Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol “The face of the young woman was covered […]Read More
BlogThe Time for Empowerment is NOW!
asaxenaAs an integral part of our family and society, girls and women always bear a sense of responsibility even at a very young age. Yet, a certain level of insecurity […]Read More
BlogA perfect stitch
asaxenaStory of Karunamayee, 19 year old girl, who surpassed all odds Karunamayee, 19 years old and a resident of Balasore, Odisha owns an apparel designing business and also happens to […]Read More
BlogUnchain me!
asaxenaStory of Babi from Seelampur (North-East Delhi) Babi, an 18 year old girl, lives with her family in the streets of North-East Delhi. Since Babi was a toddler, she has […]Read More
BlogMusku’s struggle for survival
asaxenaMusku Roja’s fight for autonomy over her body and life. Musku Roja, 22 year old woman and a resident of Hasanparthi village in Warangal, Telangana worked as sex worker to […]Read More
BlogNaloxone- The antidote that could have saved my friend
asaxenaFarhan was an amazing guy and a wonderful friend. We were the backbenchers. He was an integral part of the school cricket and football teams and was into all extra-curricular […]Read More
BlogAn ally for life!
asaxenaLearning about the difference between gender, sex and sexuality has been a long journey for me. Until recently, I struggled with understanding gender and sexual identities, and how they are […]Read More
BlogTo be or to BE criminalised?
asaxena The tug of war between legality and illegality that tears them apart Hamlet’s dilemma was whether he should continue to keep living his tormented life in silence, or give […]Read More
BlogMy name is today !
asaxenaIndia is one of six countries that is home to half of the world’s population of young people living with HIV aged 15-19 years old. Young people make up only […]Read More
BlogRJ Rahul- Naam toh sun hi LIYA hoga!
asaxenaThis Friendship day, accept your friends without judgement “I want to be alone.” Greta Garbo, the Hollywood icon during the Golden Era, was famously quoted saying this in one of […]Read More
BlogWINGS of hope for Women who use drugs (WUDs)
asaxena“Due to violence, women have resorted to drug use. Due to drug use, women have become targets of violence”– Pemu Bhutia Senior Technical Officer, India HIV/AIDS Alliance. Spreading WINGS: The […]Read More
BlogNO GOING BACK SECTION 377
asaxenaThe morning coffee just smells perfect in the backdrop of Delhi’s untimely rainy showers in a still pleasantly warm April 2018. The newspaper reads: “Delhi University student’s murder: Ayush, Ishtiyaq […]Read More
Blog, UncategorizedWorld Health Day
asaxena#HealthForAll Every Child Matters It was a cold New Year’s Eve. I was cramped between an eight-month-old infant and her 5-year-old brother, acquainted only in the last eight hours, in […]Read More
BlogA feminist perspective
asaxenaTuberculosis (TB) is more than mere treatment. TB has a human face which I realized when I myself went through it twice in my life. More so now, as I […]Read More
BlogLight at the end of the tunnel
asaxenaDespite the landmark NALSA judgement passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, wherein transgenders are to be recognized as the ‘third gender’, they are discriminated by the society. However, […]Read More
BlogSocial justice – stepping towards action
asaxenaJust distribution of wealth, power and resources lead to social justice for all. It is already recognized that social development and social justice are indispensable for the achievement and maintenance […]Read More
BlogGirls Make Future Bright!
asaxenaNational Girl Child Day is observed on 24th of January every year with the objective of promoting awareness on gender discrimination and ensure more opportunities for girls in the country. […]Read More
BlogARTC and CSC: Two sides of a single coin
asaxenaI joined Alliance India in July as Technical Associate: Monitoring and Evaluation. One of my core responsibility as a data person is to validate numbers and figures presented by state […]Read More
BlogWINGS: a novel approach to reducing violence against women
asaxenaPemu Bhutia, from the India HIV / AIDS Alliance Regional Technical Support Hub, on a novel approach to reducing violence against women. When people look at violence against women they […]Read More
BlogTRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS!
asaxenaJust a day before ‘International Transgender Remembrance Day’, on 19 November 2017, a tragic news slashed in major news media demonstrating ‘lack of political will’ of the Government on responding […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogPeople who use drugs ≠ “addicts”. Stop the labelling.
asaxenaNovember 1st is International Drug Users Day, we stand in solidarity with millions of people using drugs who live their daily lives in harsh, extremely risky environments accentuated by the […]Read More
BlogWhy I chose to be a Mentor!
asaxenaIt was the year 2004, I was sitting on a bench at the Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre (ICTC) awaiting my test result. The waiting period seemed longer than usual. […]Read More
In the news, Press ReleaseInclusion – All citizens equal
asaxenaDelhiites show understanding and compassion, as they get included into the talented, multidimensional world of transgenders and Hijras. The 5th annual “Hijra Habba” resonated with its theme of “Inclusion- All […]Read More
BlogHijra – Accepting them as they are
asaxenaHijra Habba, the signature event of India HIV/AIDS Alliance requires no introduction in the third gender community and to the related stakeholders. Though it is in its early days, but […]Read More
Blog, UncategorizedDrug overdose is not anybody’s choice
asaxenaI was working on a programme back in 2007 in the eastern part of the country that was focused to prevent harm among the people who inject drugs (PWID) and […]Read More
BlogMy friends, my choice: Upholding dignity for LGBT community
asaxenaI realised that their friendship has helped me broaden my horizon, and in turn, being accepting of my LGBT friends has helped me enhance my life and well-being When I […]Read More
BlogSeeing a more equitable India through my window!
asaxenaLast week, I was travelling to Bihar to meet my friend due to some mishappening in his family. I met him after a long gap. While returning, I booked a […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogProject PANKH- Addressing gender based violence among Women Who Use Drugs (WWUDs) in India
asaxenaThe Global Research Institute, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan organised the WINGS (Women Initiating New Goals for Safety) Conference on 5th June, 2017 at Hotel Plaza in Bishkek. The conference focussed at demonstrating […]Read More
Action, BlogCare and Support reloaded
asaxenaFor all of us involved in the fight against the HIV epidemic for the last 15 years and more, it’s been amazing to have witnessed some outstanding achievements. Globally the […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogHarassment in the heart of the city
asaxenaMy name is Prince, and I am a 24 year old guy working in a senior position with a leading multinational company in Delhi. I love to live my life […]Read More
BlogAn unsung hero
asaxenaTrue heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. -Arthur Ashe […]Read More
BlogThe girl child
asaxenaIn her twinkling eyes Shines the promises of a better tomorrow In her tiny toes A million adventures, wait to be undertaken In her fingertips Countless stories and poems, yet […]Read More
Action, BlogData Analysis: More than numbers
asaxenaEvery number has a story to tell. India HIV/AIDS Alliance follows a robust strategic information system built into its programs, translating the data to take informed decisions and improving the […]Read More
Advocacy, Media, Press ReleaseWe Count – Standing up for those that matter
asaxenaNew Delhi- “It’s time for each of us to step up for human rights. There is no action that is too small: wherever you are, you can make a difference. […]Read More
Action, BlogViolence against sex workers, a violation of their rights
asaxenaMainstream dialogues on GBV in India also ignores a significant and vulnerable population of women – female sex workers (FSW). Sex workers are either viewed as women “in need of […]Read More
Action, BlogSamarth: From community involvement to community ownership!
asaxenaIndia HIV/AIDS Alliance initiated the program, Samarth (meaning, empowered), in June 2016, based on the principle of establishing ‘test-treat-adhere-prevent’ cascade for men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender […]Read More
Media, Press ReleaseCommemorating World AIDS Day – Leadership Awards that celebrated emerging leadership and saluted the established
asaxenaNew Delhi- In observance of World AIDS Day 2016 on December 1st, India HIV/AIDS Alliance, with the partnership of National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), UNDP and UNAIDS organized a Leadership […]Read More
Action, BlogShatter the Silence
asaxenaRapes and physical assaults faced by transgenders and hijras are more common than one would like to admit, especially in a country like India wherein patriarchal norms and machismo idea […]Read More
Action, BlogSuccessful sensitisation of Health Care Providers
asaxenaThe meeting hall was occupied by men and women in white clothes, be it sarees, trousers or shirts. Even the shoes and sandals were in the same colour! Aprons in […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogSupport rights-centric programs for drug use: Vienna Commission on Narcotic Drugs
asaxenaAlliance India’s G. Charanjit Sharma was selected to represent India as a civil society speaker at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) on the world drug problem, which took place […]Read More
Action, BlogShakti to the girl child this Vijiya Dushami
asaxenaAkshara (name changed to maintain confidentiality) is an eight year old girl living with HIV. She lost her parents to AIDS some years back, and started living with her brother […]Read More
Media, Press ReleaseSonal Mehta is the New Chief Executive of Alliance India
asaxenaIndia HIV/AIDS Alliance’s Board of Directors selected Sonal Mehta as the organisation’s next Chief Executive, succeeding James Robertson who has served in the role since 2010. With almost three decades […]Read More
Action, BlogUnfinished Business: Transgender Empowerment in India
asaxenaThe recent National Hijra Habba – our 4th – was an enormous success! It was organized as a part of the Amplify Change-funded Wajood project that works in five Indian […]Read More
BlogA Tribute to Agniva Lahiri: A Life That Inspired
asaxenaTo lose a friend is the greatest of all losses. − Pubilius Syrus It is with great sadness that we write in tribute for Agniva Lahiri whose strength and valour […]Read More
Media, Press ReleaseNational meeting highlights priorities for government to protect transgender rights and health
asaxenaDialogue between government and community acknowledges urgent attention needed to protect India’s estimated one million transgender and hijra citizens Friday, 2 September 2016; New Delhi: Transgender and hijra community leaders […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogAn Avoidable Tragedy: Ending Overdose Deaths
asaxenaThe Delhi Police van took the defendants back to Tihar Prison after their hearing. Ramesh (name changed to protect identity) was happy at the thought that he would soon be […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogNew Chief Executive Chosen for Alliance India
asaxenaIndia HIV/AIDS Alliance’s Board of Directors has selected Sonal Mehta as the organisation’s next Chief Executive, succeeding James Robertson who has served in the role since 2010. With almost three […]Read More
Action, BlogMentorship for Improved HIV Prevention in Key Populations
asaxenaSupported by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), India HIV/AIDS Alliance’s Nirantar programme complements the existing national HIV program in helping to ensure quality prevention services in […]Read More
Action, BlogRenewing Abhaya’s commitment to women’s health
asaxenaA woman’s lifetime is a progression from puberty, menstruation, and possibilities of pregnancy to menopause, with a wide range of health issues in-between. India HIV/AIDS Alliance’s Abhaya project, as supported […]Read More
Action, BlogWajood: My Strength Is My Identity
asaxenaMita, a transgender from Karnataka, was admitted in a local hospital in Raichur as she was suffering from appendicitis-related pain. However, she was denied treatment, because she was transgender and […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogAct Against Homophobia and Transphobia!
asaxenaMay 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, and the theme for 2016 is “Mental Health & Wellbeing.” As I hear this theme, I am reminded of a […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogUNGASS 2016: ‘Harm reduction saved my life’
asaxenaThe following remarks were presented on April 21st in plenary at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Drugs in New York. Namaste! My name is Charanjit Sharma and […]Read More
Action, BlogUnited Nations, Divided on Drugs
asaxenaVienna hosted the 59th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), a high-level commission convened by the UN Office of Drug Control (UNODC) to discuss drug policy reform. […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogUnfinished Business for Transgenders in India
asaxenaToday, it is two years since the historic Supreme Court of India NALSA judgment, which acknowledged transgenders and Hijras of India as Third Gender, thus giving legal recognition to this […]Read More
Action, BlogA Day to Remember
asaxenaOn my recent visit to Alliance India, two of my colleagues, Abhina and Mona, kindly took time out of their busy schedules to introduce me to two community-based organizations (CBOs) […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogFind TB. Treat TB. Together We Can End TB.
asaxenaOne in three people worldwide are infected with tuberculosis (TB). The risks of HIV-TB co-infection among PLHIV dramatically increases as dormant TB infection turns active and becomes life-threatening. Extra-pulmonary TB […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogTB-HIV Collaboration in India
asaxenaTB-HIV Collaboration in India India is extremely vulnerable to tuberculosis (TB), as out of the 2.1 million people living with HIV, 110,000 are co-infected with TB (Global Tuberculosis Report 2015, […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogRainbows of Hope for India’s PLHIV
asaxena“I walk a lonely road, the only one that I have ever known.” As I listen to these lyrics by the American rock band Green Day, I reflect on the […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogDignity and Respect: Realizing the Rights of Sex Workers
asaxenaAs the world marks International Sex Workers’ Rights Day on March 3rd, I wonder how India with its norms of patriarchy and caste-based hierarchy will realize the rights of women […]Read More
Media, Press ReleaseGlobal Fund Executive Director Visits Alliance India
asaxenaNew Delhi — Dr Mark Dybul, the Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, visited India HIV/AIDS Alliance to learn more about our Vihaan care […]Read More
Action, BlogA Tribute to Ngairangbam Ratan Singh: Leader, Teacher and Friend
asaxenaFor could the grave his soul comprise, Earth would be richer than the skies. –John Donne (1572-1631 ) We are moved and honoured to write in tribute to Ngairangbam Ratankumar […]Read More
Media, Press ReleaseAlliance India Prepares for Departure of CEO
asaxenaNew Delhi — India HIV/AIDS Alliance today announced that Chief Executive Officer James Robertson has notified the Board of Directors that he plans to step down by July, concluding six […]Read More
ActionBeautiful like Diamonds in the Sky
asaxena“Congratulations, it’s a boy!” The room erupts with laughter and applause. The family hug each other and start planning a party for the entire village. The father beams in the […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogInvisible and Vulnerable: Girls Living with HIV
asaxena“Hi, I am Tara. I wanted to go to college but was forced into marriage when I was barely 17 years old. After marriage, I contracted HIV from my husband. […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogAn Equal Society: Going Beyond Transgender and Hijra Welfare
asaxenaIs equality an illusion? This question troubles me from time to time. I never quite find the answer. The 2014 judgement by India’s Supreme Court that recognized and protected the […]Read More
Action, BlogPositive Power!
asaxenaOn the occasion of World AIDS Day 2015, I could not help but ponder on what the day means to me and so many others like me who are living […]Read More
Media, Press ReleaseParliamentarians join hands to strengthen India’s HIV response
asaxenaNew Delhi (November 30, 2015): In observance of World AIDS Day 2015 on December 1st, parliamentarians from across party lines came together today in the capital to enhance India’s HIV […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogA star crossed relationship : Contraceptives and women in India
asaxenaAccess to contraception is every woman’s right, but if you ask a woman in India about her experience buying contraceptives, she will probably let you know how harrowing it was! […]Read More
Action, BlogHarm Reduction Works: Putting People First
asaxenaOne of my friends in Manipur recently ventilated his feelings that his ethnic group is being killed by drugs, insurgents, regular clashes and low fertility rate. Drugs, however, were the […]Read More
Advocacy, Blog“Miniscule” but Powerful!
asaxenaThe LGBT rights movement in the country has nearly come to a standstill. The heart-breaking decision by the Supreme Court in 2013 setting aside the High Court’s judgement that decriminalized […]Read More
Press ReleasePriya Dutt joins hands with gay rights activists to show solidarity against discrimination
asaxenaNew Delhi (August 19, 2015): The 3rd National Solidarity Event saw gay rights activists across India come together to consolidate efforts towards the realization of health and human rights for […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogDispersing the fog of discrimination
asaxenaYou may say I’m a dreamer But I’m not the only one I hope someday you’ll join us And the world will be as one – John Lennon A dream […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogFor the people, of the people, by the people: Toward self-managed treatment for PWUD
asaxenaToday, thousands of people who use drugs (PWUD) in India benefit from harm reduction services. There are over 150 NGO-operated Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) centres in the country. In addition, […]Read More
Press ReleaseRemembering Dr Suniti Solomon, a Pioneer in India’s HIV Response
asaxenaNew Delhi, July 28, 2015 – Dr Suniti Solomon, the Founding Director of YRG CARE and a board member of India HIV/AIDS Alliance passed away peacefully this morning in Chennai. […]Read More
Blog, UncategorizedRemembering Dr Suniti Solomon, a Pioneer in India’s HIV Response
asaxenaDr Suniti Solomon, the Founding Director of YRG CARE and a board member of India HIV/AIDS Alliance passed away peacefully on July 28 2015, in Chennai. Dr Solomon’s experience covered […]Read More
In the newsOur identity creates obstacles for us: Transgender activists
asaxenaJuly 4, 2015; New Delhi: For the transgender (TG) and Hijra communities, visibility is the biggest challenge as it invites derision and discrimination from people and compounds their problems. This […]Read More
In the newsVisibility is our biggest challenge, say transgender activists
asaxenaJul 03, 2015; New Delhi: For the transgender (TG) and Hijra communities, visibility is the biggest challenge as it invites derision and discrimination from people and compounds their problems. This […]Read More
In the newsAt Transgender Meet, Minister Says BJP Against Bias on Basis of Sexual Orientation
asaxenaJuly 2, 2015; New Delhi: In an attempt to create a broader platform for issues affecting the transgender community in India, the Delhi-based India HIV/AIDS Alliance organised the Third National […]Read More
Media, Press ReleaseHundreds of hijras and transgenders push for full access to health, education and employment opportunities
asaxenaHundreds of hijras and transgenders push for full access to health, education and employment opportunities New Delhi (June 30, 2015): More than 350 hijras and transgenders across the country came […]Read More
Media, Press ReleaseDelhi joins the Support. Don’t Punish Global Day of Action for better drug policies that prioritise public health and human rights.
asaxenaCitizens take to the streets to protest current drug policies and call for an end to the senseless criminalization of drug users New Delhi (June 26, 2015): Participants from across […]Read More
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