Udaan Trust is an Indian non-governmental organisation operating in the state of Maharashtra. It is the first HIV/AIDS organisation founded by homosexuals living with HIV/AIDS.[1] Udaan focuses on issues of sexual health within the homosexual and transgender communities, particularly with regard to the prevention of HIV/AIDS. In order to accomplish this, Udaan provides services such as condom distribution, sex education, counseling, and medical services to at-risk populations.[2]
Udaan also attempts to increase awareness of issues relevant to the rights of homosexual and transgender individuals and people living with HIV/AIDS. The organisation does not merely provide services to these individuals - it is meant to reflect their interests, as Udaan employs MSM, TG, and PLHA people (men who have sex with men, transgender, and people living with HIV/AIDS, respectively).[3] Each of the six members of the board of directors is a person living with HIV.[citation needed]
Udaan operates within the framework provided by Avert Society, a joint enterprise of the U.S. and Indian governments. It was among a number of similar organisations criticised as ineffective by India's National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) in June 2011.[5]
HistoryEdit
Udaan Trust founded in 1992, in the state of Maharashtra.
On March 7, 2011, officials of the U.S. Agency for International Development visited Udaan to conduct a review of its work.[6]
On March 13, 2011, Udaan donated two ambulances to the Gurdaspur police and staffed them with drivers and paramedics.[7]
ReferencesEdit
^ abU.S. Agency for International Development: Directory of Associations of People Living with HIV/Aids, July 2004 2012-01-27 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 19, 2012
^Udaan Trust: Objective 2013-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 19, 2012
^Staff writer (June 24, 2002). . The Times of India. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
^Udaan Trust: Projects 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 19, 2012
^Sumitra Deb Roy (June 23, 2011). . The Times of India. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
^AVERT: USAID Team Visit, March 7, 2011 April 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 19, 2011
^"2 ambulances donated to Gurdaspur police". The Tribune (India). March 14, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
External linksEdit
Official website
August 27, 2023
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