Harm Reduction and Care in Yining City
Organisation
XJHAPAC
Project Focus
Reduce stigma and discrimination against PLWHA; introduction and development of harm reduction strategies in communities; reduce drug related harm through needle and syringe exchange; and develop a model of home base care.
Background
Target Groups/Participants
Project Activities
Outcomes
Individual Impacts: Family Group Impacts: Community Impacts: Significant changes in awareness, community support for project activities including needle and syringe exchange and the delivery of home based care, community involvement in the provision of care to PLWHA. Other Impacts: Greater general understanding within communities; Development of contactually appropriate mechanisms for the delivery of the comprehensive project. Lessons Learned: Problems Encountered: There are varying degrees of commitment by religious leaders in delivering key messages. Beneficiary Comments: Stakeholder Comments:
Evaluation
Donors
Project Cost
Project Start Date
15 October 2003
Project End Date
15 April 2005
Creative Exchange Projects
HIV/AIDS: The Creative Challenge
Subjects
Drugs/Substance Misuse, HIV-AIDS/Reproductive Health, Indigenous People/Indigenous Knowledge
Creative Activities
International Region
East/South East Asia
UK Region
Date Entered
15 September 2004