1. Community-based Peer Led Intervention (CPLI)
    Funder: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) | Location: East Delhi | Since: 2020
    The programme works with children and adolescents aged 10-18 years who are prone to or already using substances. It aims to prevent substance use and to support affected young people so that they can return to a safe and healthy routine.
    Trained peers reach young people in their own communities. Individual and group counselling is provided, and awareness sessions explain the harms of substance use. Gamified and sports-based activities keep adolescents engaged in positive routines. Those who need further help are referred to de-addiction and health services.
    About 10,000 youth have been reached so far. They have been educated through sports and supported against substance use. Read More…
  2. Targeted Intervention (TI) for MSM: South West Delhi
    Funder: Delhi State AIDS Control Society (DSACS) | Since: 2010
    The Targeted Intervention is an HIV prevention and care programme for the men who have sex with men (MSM) community, which is vulnerable to HIV and often difficult to reach. Services are provided in a respectful and non-judgemental manner.
    Peer educators reach community members through outreach, share information on HIV prevention, and link them to health check-ups and to medicines. About 25,000 community members have been reached. The programme has improved their lifestyle and helped them receive timely medicines and health check-ups.
  3. Targeted Intervention (TI) for MSM: East Delhi
    Funder: Delhi State AIDS Control Society (DSACS) | Since: 2013
    This Targeted Intervention follows the same approach in East Delhi. It provides HIV prevention and care through peer-led outreach, health check-ups and linkage to medicines.
    About 22,000 community members have been reached. They have benefited from an improved lifestyle and timely access to medicines and health check-ups.
  4. Women Sashakti Project
    Funder: SBI Foundation | Since: 2024
    Location: Meet Nagar, Shahdara, Seelampur, Seemapuri, Jagatpuri and Laxmi Nagar
    Under the SBI Foundation’s interventions under the Women Empowerment vertical Sashakti project, SES has proposed “promoting holistic development and building capacities of 2,300 women through Psychosocial Counselling Centre addressing Violence Against Women in communities.” The project supports women in communities that have limited access to services. The project has established Psychosocial Counselling Centre offering integrated legal aid support, healthcare, and counselling services and social protection support. Support groups and community awareness programs to empower 2,300 women and create a lasting support network over next two years. Geographical Coverage: The six colonies identified for the project implementation are Lakshmi Nagar, Jagatpuri, Meet Nagar, Seemapuri, Seelampur, and Shahdara of East Delhi. Read More…
  5. Care and Support Centre (CSC)
    Target group: People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) | Linked ART centres: Safdarjung Hospital, AIIMS and NITRD, New Delhi
    Background. Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) is the treatment that keeps people living with HIV healthy and helps prevent the progression of HIV to AIDS. Treatment must be taken regularly and for life. However, some people who are diagnosed with HIV never start ART, and others stop attending the ART centre. These people are called “lost to follow-up” (LFU). Without treatment, their health declines and the risk of transmission continues.
    Objective. To trace people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS who are not on ART or who have dropped out of treatment, and to link them to ART centres so that they start and continue treatment regularly.
    Strategies.
    • Tracing and follow-up: Identifying people who are not on ART or are lost to follow-up, and tracing them through the available contact details.
    • Individual counselling: One-to-one counselling on the importance of timely and regular treatment, adherence to medicines, and clearing fears and myths about ART.
    • Linkage to ART centres: Referring and linking persons to the ART centres at Safdarjung Hospital, AIIMS and NITRD, New Delhi, and guiding them through the process.
    • Adherence support: Regular follow-up to ensure that medicines are taken on time and check-ups are not missed.
    • Family and peer support: Involving family members and peers so that the person receives support at home and in the community.
    • Referral to other services: Linking persons to health, nutrition and social support services when needed.
    Outcome. Persons who were lost to follow-up have been successfully traced and brought back into follow-up, so that they can resume and continue their treatment. Through regular follow-up and counselling, they are supported to stay connected to the ART centre.
    Significance. The CSC acts as a bridge between the community and the ART centres. By finding those who have dropped out of care and bringing them back to treatment, it contributes to better health for people living with HIV and to the wider goal of controlling the spread of HIV.