Tag Vihaan

Action, BlogWorld Health Day and Depression: Let’s talk

James Robertson

Deepak (name changed) found out about his HIV infection at a blood donation camp. It devastated him! Not yet out of his post graduate college, he did not have the […]Read More

7
April
2017

Action, BlogeMpower: Technology amplifies our power

James Robertson

The information technology and mobile revolution has taken the world by a storm; it has made our lives easier, access to information better and organize our data better to make […]Read More

16
March
2017

Action, BlogShakti to the girl child this Vijiya Dushami

asaxena

Akshara (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

11
October
2016

Action, BlogA Day to Remember

asaxena

On 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

13
April
2016

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

24
January
2016

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

22
January
2016

Advocacy, BlogChoti Si Asha: A Little Hope

Sreekumar V

The HIV-positive mother of a newborn passes the first six months of her baby’s life in painful hope. Every moment she frets: is my baby positive or negative? The situation […]Read More

27
March
2015

Advocacy, BlogIn My Veins

Sreekumar V

During my visit to child care homes in Andhra Pradesh in 2014, I met several children who were orphaned or had lost one parent. Almost all of them were living […]Read More

13
March
2015

Advocacy, BlogAn Extended Family for PLHIV: Vihaan Care & Support Centres

amrita

During a recent regional review meeting, the Vihaan team caught up with Prashant Malaiya, Deputy Director Madhya Pradesh State AIDS Control Society to learn more about his perspective on the […]Read More

16
January
2015

Advocacy, BlogBeyond the Worries: Vihaan’s PLHIV Support Groups

amrita

People living with HIV (PLHIV) often find themselves facing questions they can’t answer. Many of them are reluctant to raise their concerns with family and friends. Take the case of […]Read More

14
January
2015