2013-2016
COMPREHENSIVE HIV CARE IN INDIAN SLUMS
© Cartier Philanthropy / Cyril le Tourneur
2013-2016
KEEP A CHILD ALIVE
Co-founded in 2003 by AIDS activist Leigh Blake and pop singer Alicia Keys as an emergency response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Keep A Child Alive (KCA) is committed to empowering children and young people with the necessary resources, confidence and opportunities to reach their full potential. We funded KCA’s Bhavishya project to improve the health and wellbeing of people living with HIV in Pune, India.
CHALLENGE
© Cartier Philanthropy / Cyril le Tourneur
ACTION
The Bhavishya programme works in Yerwada, an underserved slum neighbourhood of Pune in Maharashtra, to create a model of comprehensive clinic- and community-based HIV care and economic empowerment.
High quality residential care is provided by the Sahara Aalhad Centre, where adults and young people can access clinical services, physiotherapy, and psychological, psychiatric and nutritional assistance.
Clinics, located in the Wagholi area and the Yerwada slums, provide comprehensive outpatient HIV care and support, including basic health consultations, home visits, family testing and food supplies for the most vulnerable.
Pediatric and adolescent HIV care and support are provided by a team of doctors to complement the services offered by the two Bhavishya clinics.
Women and young people living with HIV participate in self-help groups where they receive vocational training courses, and gain access to small loans to start businesses and improve their economic independence.
Vulnerable families are also connected with government schemes and social services for access to HIV testing, care and treatment.
IMPACT
PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV TREATED
in the Sahara Aalhad Centre
PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV RECEIVED CARE
as outpatients in the Yerwada slums
WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV TRAINED
to acquire new job skills
PATIENTS CONNECTED TO GOVERNMENT SCHEMES
for access to HIV testing, care and treatment
