SUPPORTED BY Empowered lives. Resilient nations. MULTI-COUNTRY SOUTH ASIA GLOBAL FUND HIV PROGRAMME Sub-Recipient Profiles Youth Health and Development Organization (YHDO) Country Afghanistan Vision/mission Vision: YHDO is committed to healthy lifestyles and dignified life for young people. statement Mission: To assist the Government of Afghanistan in community development and health promotion, especially improvement of sexual health. This includes prevention of HIV and addressing issues related to women, youth and other marginalized groups in the society. Experience Since 2009, YHDO has provided HIV prevention services, including health behaviour promotion implementing MSM to men with high-risk behaviour and vulnerable youth populations, through establishment of and transgender male health centers. focused HIV YHDO also works closely with other non-governmental organizations and other institutions programmes providing HIV and AIDS services to build their capacity and promote an enabling policy environment for prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Main activities • Peer education program (PEP) and outreach services planned for MSA • HIV testing and counselling services Programme Phase 2 • Drop in centre (DIC) services • Social, cultural and educational events • Capacity building of civil society organizations for management of HIV prevention services • Training of health workers on Syndromic Management of sexually transmitted infections Estimated contract US$1,051,410 amount for Phase 2 Number of staff 35 (total in organization) Contact info Dr Abdul Rasheed, Executive Director Youth Health and Development Organization Street No.3, Kart-e-Se, District 6 Kabul, Afghanistan Phone: +93 700 072109 [email protected]; [email protected] http://www.yhdo.org/ MULTI-COUNTRY SOUTH ASIA GLOBAL FUND HIV PROGRAMME Sub-Recipient Profiles Bandhu Social Welfare Society (BSWS) Country Bangladesh Vision/mission Bandhu Social Welfare Society works toward the well-being of stigmatized and socially- statement excluded males and their partners, by providing sexual health services and supporting human rights and alternative livelihoods. BSWS also works for the well-being of sexual minorities by facilitating sexual and reproductive health services and supporting human rights, dignity and livelihoods of their choices. Experience Bandhu Social Welfare Society has increased the capacity of community-based organizations implementing MSM (CBOs) and partners by community systems strengthening, health systems strengthening (HSS), and transgender advocacy and policy development in HIV related services for men who have sex with men (MSM) focused HIV and transgender people. programmes Main activities • Training programme for emergent CBOs and in-country downstream partners planned for MSA • CBO on-site technical assistance and monitoring visits Programme Phase 2 • Produce a range of advocacy and empowering information resources and toolkits • Annual coordination and programme sharing meeting • Regional consultation on faith, HIV and sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) • Convene National Media Advocacy Group to ensure better coverage of MSM, transgender people and HIV related issues • Participate in international and regional advocacy/consultative meetings and workshops to discuss issues related to HIV affecting MSM and transgender/hijra populations • National advocacy meeting on MSM, transgender and HIV related issues with different stakeholders, including Bangladesh Human Rights Commission • National coordination and capacity building meetings with NGO/CBO partners • Ongoing work of a human rights cell within BSWS to monitor human rights abuses in relation to MSM, transgender and HIV related issues • Convene national technical working group meeting • Community system strengthening and advocacy seed funding • Conduct policy research on legal barriers and impediments Estimated contract US$608,471 amount for Phase 2 Number of staff 526, including partners (total in organization); 9 (under MSA Programme) Contact info Bandhu Social Welfare Society 99 Kakrail, 2nd and 3rd Floor Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh. Phone: 88 02 9339898, 9356868, 835604 Fax: 02 9330148 [email protected] MULTI-COUNTRY SOUTH ASIA GLOBAL FUND HIV PROGRAMME Sub-Recipient Profiles Lhak-Sam (BNP+), Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Bhutan Country Bhutan Vision/mission A society where all people living with HIV and affected family members have opportunities for statement a meaningful livelihood, with HIV controlled and its impact eliminated, both within the people living with HIV and the general people. Experience Lhak-Sam was registered as a civil society organization (CSO) on 26 November 2010 with the implementing MSM main aim to provide and promote leadership, education and capacity building to people living and transgender with HIV (PLHIV) and their families, establish linkages with regional and international networks focused HIV of PLHIV. Encouraged by the Ministry of Health, the group expanded to other districts and set its programmes mission to create and promote a strong support system based on solidarity, social networking and people’s participation for addressing and taking collective action towards effective responses to HIV/AIDS and its impact. While Lhak-Sam has limited experience implementing programmes with a specific focus on men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people, the organization does have extensive experience working with key populations, which includes MSM and transgender people, on human rights, advocacy, outreach and education, organizational development, HIV care and support, and strategic information. Main activities • Human Resource skills: skills building for service delivery, advocacy and leadership. planned for MSA • Community-based activities and service delivery, use and quality. Programme Phase 2 • Advocacy, communication and social mobilization. Estimated contract US$48,905 amount for Phase 2 Number of staff 10 (total in organization); 2 (under MSA Programme) Contact info Lhak-Sam (BNP+) Changjalu, Olakha Thimphu, Bhutan Phone: 02- 340878 Fax: 02- 337687 http://www.lhaksam.org.bt [email protected] MULTI-COUNTRY SOUTH ASIA GLOBAL FUND HIV PROGRAMME Sub-Recipient Profiles National STI & HIV/AIDS Control Programme (NACP) Country Bhutan Vision/mission To reduce new STI and HIV infections and provide continuum of care to people living with and statement affected by HIV. Experience National STI & HIV/AIDS Programme collobrated with UNDP Bhutan and the Multi-Country implementing MSM South Asia Global Fund HIV Programme during Phase 1 on two studies: Mapping and Size and transgender Estimation of Men who have Sex with Men in Bhutan; and Formative Assessment on Stigma and focused HIV Discrimination Impacting Universal Access to HIV and Health Services for Men who have Sex programmes with Men and Transgender People in Bhutan. Main activities • Capacity building of health workers to cater to male sexual health planned for MSA • High level advocacy meetings with focus on equitable access to services and Programme Phase 2 decriminalization and stigma & discrimination • Building strategic information through a formative assessment for Integrated Biological Behavioural Surveillance (IBBS) Estimated contract US$93,222 amount for Phase 2 Number of staff 3 (total in organization) Contact info Sonam Wangdi, Programme Officer National STI & HIV/AIDS Control Programme Thimphu, Bhutan [email protected] MULTI-COUNTRY SOUTH ASIA GLOBAL FUND HIV PROGRAMME Sub-Recipient Profiles Humsafar Trust Country India (Mumbai) Vision/mission Vision: A holistic approach to the rights and health of sexual minorities and promoting rational statement attitudes to sexuality. Mission: We strive for the human rights of sexual minorities and for the provision of quality health services to MSM and Tritiya panthi (TG). Experience Since 1994, HST work towards the human rights of sexual minorities and the health of MSM implementing MSM and Tritiya panthi (TG), with intention to this work HST will lead to acceptance and equality of and transgender sexual minorities and a healthier community, The Humsafar Trust is India’s first community based focused HIV organization of sexual minorities and works in four thematic areas health, advocacy, research programmes and capacity building. Main activities • Training on sensitization of government and key stakeholders, law enforcement agency and planned for MSA judicial members on issues affecting MSM regarding HIV and human rights. Programme Phase 2 • Media fellowship programme for media persons print and electronic. • In country training on MSM sexual and reproductive health (SRH) • Community system strengthening and advocacy seed funding. • Regional training on ‘Treatment as Prevention’ for MSM and TG people by a regional network of people living with HIV • Building capacities of CBOs and CSO and service providers on roll out of NACO MSM Operational Guidelines • Capacity building trainings for MSM CBO staff for improved service delivery • Pilot training on health sector stigma to improve HIV service delivery for MSM people • Convene national media advocacy group, to ensure better coverage of MSM and HIV related issues • CBO on-site technical assistance and monitoring visits to build the capacity of CBOs, coordination meetings with national stakeholders, NACO and SACS • Conduct study on relevant topic to improve strategic knowledge on MSM for improving the HIV response to better address their needs Estimated