HIV/AIDS is a huge problem in the Namakkal District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Here, intense drought caused by the absence of the monsoons is resulting in a major labour migration among the population. And this is leading to an increased risk of the spread of HIV/AIDS. Another important factor contributing to the spread of HIV/AIDS is road transport which is a major form of employment in this region. Drivers have unsafe contact with prostitutes and then take the disease home with them and their wives are frequently widowed. Relief services lack sufficient resources and are too sparsely distributed to be effective in dealing with the problem. Many children are direct or indirect victims of HIV/AIDS because they become infected or because their parents die from the disease. Lack of knowledge among people in the children’s environment also means that they are often stigmatised and discriminated against.

 

Society for Serving Humanity creates community support for people with HIV/AIDS, and raises awareness of the problems on a local level in order to combat discrimination.

In Calcutta, over 100,000 children don’t have roofs over their heads. Particularly the girls are at high risk of abuse and violence on a daily basis. The project for the integration of street children provides shelter and education within a private school, side by side with children from the highest social circles. They follow classes together, and learn with and from each other. A new society is formed, cutting through all castes.

HIV/AIDS is a huge problem in the Namakkal District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Here, intense drought caused by the absence of the monsoons is resulting in a major labour migration among the population. And this is leading to an increased risk of the spread of HIV/AIDS. Another important factor contributing to the spread of HIV/AIDS is road transport which is a major form of employment in this region. Drivers have unsafe contact with prostitutes and then take the disease home with them and their wives are frequently widowed. Relief services lack sufficient resources and are too sparsely distributed to be effective in dealing with the problem. Many children are direct or indirect victims of HIV/AIDS because they become infected or because their parents die from the disease. Lack of knowledge among people in the children’s environment also means that they are often stigmatised and discriminated against.

 

Society for Serving Humanity creates community support for people with HIV/AIDS, and raises awareness of the problems on a local level in order to combat discrimination. This project intends to create facilities for a training centre of SSH, to make the organisation more sustainable.