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BRIDGING THE GAP - SAVE PREVENTION TOOLKIT ITS APPLICABILITY TO VARIETY OF SETTINGS INLCUDING MSM AND HIV . SAVE PREVENTION TOOLKIT . WHO DEVELOPED IT ?. 2003 ANERELA+ AFRICAN NETWORK OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS LIVING WITH OR PERSONALLY AFFECTED BY HIV DEVELOPED SAVE AS MORE INCLUSIVE APPROACH
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BRIDGING THE GAP - SAVE PREVENTION TOOLKITITS APPLICABILITY TO VARIETY OF SETTINGS INLCUDING MSM AND HIV
WHO DEVELOPED IT ? • 2003 ANERELA+ AFRICAN NETWORK OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS LIVING WITH OR PERSONALLY AFFECTED BY HIV DEVELOPED SAVE AS MORE INCLUSIVE APPROACH • 2005 ‘CHRISTIAN AID’ ADOPTED SAVE APPROACH AS ITS ORGNISATIONAL APPROACH TO HIV PREVENTION RX CARE & SUPPORT • AFTER WHICH IT HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY MANY ORGANISATIONS AND COUNTRIES
ABC FOCUS ABC APPROACH HAS BEEN USED AS THE FOUNDATION OF COMPREHENSICE HIV PREVENTION POGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD A ABSTINENCE FROM SEX B BEHAVIORAL CHANGE TOWARDS SEX C CONDOM ABC’S SOLE FOCUS IS ON SEXUAL TRANMISSION A FOCUS THAT FAILS TO ADDRESS OTHER MODES OF HIV TRANSMISSION THAT ARE NON SEXUAL YET EQUALLY IMPORTANT ON PREVENTION BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE TESTING CARE AND TREATMENT/ EMPOWERMENT OF CHILDREN YOUTH WOMEN MEN FAMILIES COMMUNITES AND NATIONS
ABC SUGGESTS • OVERCOME INACCURATE CONNECTION INFERRED BY ABC APPROACH – IMMORALITY AND HIV WHICH CREATES STIGMA • ABC APPRAOCH IMPLIES THAT HIV POSITIVE HAVE FAILED AT ABSTINENCE AND BEING FAITH FUL • PEOPLE SHOULD ABSTAIN AND CODOMS ARE LAST RESORT
WHAT IS SAVE PREVENTION TOOLKIT? HOLISTIC AND NON JUDGEMENTAL APPROACH TO HIV BY INCORPORATING THE PRINCIPLES OF ABC WHILST ADDRESSING ITS GAPS BY CONFRONTING ALL STRUCURAL DRIVES OF THE EPIDEMIC
WHO IS THIS GUIDE FOR ? • FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN USING SAVE APPROACH AS PROGRAM FRAMEWORK FOR HIV AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORK • CHIRSITAN AID, OTHER NGOS CBOS FBOS • AINA – ASIAN INTERFAITH NETWORK ON HIV AND AIDS TOO HAS ADOPTED IT • APCOM TOO CAN ADOPT AND USE IT ACROSS • OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATION
How do we Empower • Empowerment through education • Economic empowerment • Gender empowerment • Meaningful involvement and inclusion of PLHIV and affected communities • Promoting inclusion and social transformation
Language Game • Familiarization with works relating to human sexuality which are used or not found in local languages • This exercise is done through group discussion and facilitated report back
Exploring sexual identify and gender roles in society Sex is biological and Gender is cultural How does society perceive manhood and the role of men today What makes a man a man in today’s society How does society perceive feminity and the role of women today What makes a woman a woman in today’s society
A safari to the youth • Take you on the journey back into their youth through story telling exercise where participants close their eyes and relieve a day in the life of their youth
HIV in prison • Prisoners whether male or female are at high risk for HIV infection • We need to be proactive in keeping prisoners safe both in and out of prison
Parmath Niketan Ashram,Rishikesh SAVE Workshop, Assam SAVE Workshop , Mumbai Jamia Milia University, New Delhi SAVE WORKSHOPS ACROSS INDIA-Bringing about Attitudinal change amongst the religious leaders of the country.
Prof. AkhtarulWasey, Head of Dept. of Islamic StudiesZakir Husain Institute of Islamic Studies,Jamia Milia Islamia University
Future FUTURE OF SAVE ….. INERELA+Asia Pacific has been invited to conduct Asia SAVE Workshops by • UNAIDS(Asia Pacific) in Thailand • Myanmar Faith leaders • Thailand Faith Leaders • AINA • Indonesia Faith Leaders • Cambodia Faith Leaders • Philippines Faith Leaders • India Faith Leaders • Key Affected Population of Asia Pacific-7 Sisters
Requests from India to conduct SAVE workshops • Aligarh Muslim University • The Darul Uloom Deoband • Parmath Niketan Ashram At Rishikesh • Golden Temple Amritsar • Art Of Living • NCCI • Key affected Population