Findings in the Needs Assessment:
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1) Majority of stakeholders they don’t have knowledge about HIV/AIDS.
2) They have misconception on STD/HIV/AIDS.
3) They need proper knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS and Condom usage.

“The organization working to promote sexual health after needs assessments with Goal to reduce the incidence of STD/HIV/AIDS among sex workers, partners, clients in Tanuku and its surrounding areas”.

Brief note on the Target Area and Target group:
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Tanuku is the most prominent place for the sex business since ancient times. At the same time in the NH-5 has many industries in this area. The industries are like Sugar factory Oil factories and Textiles. The most of the people came from near by villages from the purpose of business as well as shopping. People also coming from other towns in the sugar cane harvest sessions the lorry drivers and farmers will come to the Tanuku. Hence the town became the center of sex industry in West Godavari district.

At present we have 20 locations and from that locations we have 63 hot spots. In the last year we covered 1391 people from different locations 58% from mobile-based 33% from brothel based and 9% from house based. In this year 2005 – 06 we have to plan meet 300 new population from the same areas. The PSH mobility also is high due to police raids clients availability as well as the role of money is also there. For the psh mobility we have to plan and rectify to find a solution through the target community involvement.

Areas of the project field:
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Name of the Organization: SAMEEKARANA
Place: TANUKU

1) Net working with other organizations for addressing Non sexual Health Needs of the community:
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The organization will establish linkages with Government, Non Governmental organization and other organizations. We having good linkages with the above organizations and wants to strengthen. The identified Non sexual health needs will be referred to the concerned organization and follow up action will be taken to strengthen and deserve more participation and confidence for the community.

Community Mobilization initiatives:
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The project organizes meets for PSHs and also forms small groups. In this process the organization initiate the community-based organization. In this year organization will going to organize 12 PSHs meet and 4 Advocacy meets. The project initiated self-help groups among the PSHs and to improve their saving culture. In this year organization planned to strengthen self-help groups and formed 5 groups. We initiated CBO in the year of 2003 and we are in process to strengthen.

3) Outputs of the advocacy meets:
The advocacy meets aims to smooth running of the project. The organization will go to organize advocacy meets with madams, pimps, brokers, key persons in the community, press people, SHSPs & police.

The following out puts we can draw from the different Advocacy meets:

1) Police:
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• Reduction of Police raids
• The project will have co operation of the Police
• To map new areas of sex workers

2) Madams:
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• PSHs can access services of the project
• To reach more number of PSHs
• To identify new PSHs
• To identify new areas of PSHs
• Increases the condom availability
• Increases condom usage
• PSHs can seek treatment
• Partner treatment will increase
• Identification of STD cases and treatment increases
• Helps social marketing initiatives

3) Broakers:
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• Clients information will be available
• Condom distribution to the Clients and PSHs
• Educate the clients on condom usage
• Helps social marketing initiatives
• Project acquires cooperation for behavior change of the PSHs .
• Helps the PSHs to negotiate the condom
• Increases condom usage

4) Key persons in the community:
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• Project acquire co operation of local power structure
• PSHs have the co operation to stay at their places
• PSHs gets moral support
• Other needs can be addressed

5) Press People:
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• Understand the problem
• Understand the project and gives co operation
• Sensitized about the problems and life’s of high risk persons
• Understands their key role in prevention of STD,HIV/AIDS

6) Immediate Needs:
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•Regarding Immediate Needs of the Community to take their education   childcare and social support. Because there is stigma against the   community in the social structure, so we have to full fill their immediate   needs for their children, orphans and supporting members of their family.